Name

Urban Projects

Legal name

URBAN PROJECTS SARL

Website

https://urbanprojects.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Consulting

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), State/Provincial Housing, Urban/Regional Planning & Community Development (BPAIABAM), Housing Development, Construction & Rehabilitation Programs (BPAIANAB)

Keywords

• Urban planning consulting
• Territorial analysis
• Urban programming
• Public sector consulting
• Land use planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Urban Planning Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for urban planning projects including territorial analysis, urban programming, and operational project management for public sector clients. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with municipalities and intercommunal structures, typically procured through public tender processes or direct contracting for specialized studies and AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Urban Projects provides urban planning and territorial development consulting services to French local governments and intercommunal structures. Core offerings span three domains: territorial analysis and prospective (PLU, SCOT, master plans), urban programming and composition, and operations production including feasibility studies, ZAC operational procedures, urban financing engineering (PUP, increased TA), public utility declarations, and contractual policy dossier support for Bourg Centre Occitanie and similar programs. The firm is co-led by two urbanist co-gérants and assembles multidisciplinary teams including architects, a landscape designer, and a public law lawyer to deliver projects from strategic conception through operational implementation.

Product overview

Urban Projects is a consulting firm and urban planning bureau based in Montpellier, France, providing services across three core domains: Analysis and Territorial Prospective, Urban Programming and Composition, and Operations Production. The company offers a comprehensive suite of urban planning services including Local Urban Plans (PLU), ZAC management, feasibility studies, urban financing strategies, operational procedures, and contractual policy support. These services are delivered through a team of urban planners, architects, and legal experts to guide local authorities through all stages of their urban development projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Territorial Analysis and Prospective (Analyse et Prospective Territoriale) Strategic consulting service for French municipalities and intercommunal structures covering the study of urban evolutions, prospective analysis, and elaboration of urban planning documents (PLU/PLUi, Schémas directeurs, SCOT) used to structure territorial development.
• Urban Programming and Composition (Programmation et Composition Urbaine) Consulting service defining efficient development programs and projecting their spatial representation, with the financial dimension as the cornerstone, delivered to municipalities and developers for urban projects.
• Operations Production (Production d'Opérations) Combined consulting service piloting multidisciplinary design teams for complex urban projects and defining/implementing operations across their legal and financial dimensions for public-sector maîtres d'ouvrage.
• Urban Planning Documents — PLU and Communal Maps (Documents d'Urbanisme) Elaboration, modification, and compatibility procedures for local urban plans (PLU/PLUi) and communal maps (cartes communales), including Déclaration de Projet (DP) and Déclaration d'Utilité Publique (DUP) procedures for French municipalities.
• Intercommunal Master Plans (Schémas Directeurs Intercommunaux) Intercommunal master planning services covering economic infrastructures, soft mobility, and housing strategies across multi-municipal territorial structures.
• Pre-operational Studies and Urban Programming (Études Pré-opérationnelles et Programmation Urbaine) Pre-operational studies and urban programming for new neighborhood developments, supporting municipalities and developers in defining project briefs and operational feasibility.
• Feasibility Studies (Études de Faisabilité) Feasibility studies for requalification, extension, and creation of activity parks, advising public-sector clients on technical and financial viability.
• Urban Financing (Financement de l'Urbanisme) Fiscal strategy and urban financing consulting covering Projet Urbain Partenarial (PUP), Taxe d'Aménagement majorée, and ZAC participations for French local governments.
• ZAC Operational Procedures (Procédures Opérationnelles ZAC) Implementation and monitoring of operational procedures for ZAC (Zones d'Aménagement Concerté) and permits to develop (permis d'aménager), delivered to local authorities and developers.
• Contractual Policy Dossier Support (Accompagnement Montage Dossiers Politiques Contractuelles) Advisory service supporting municipalities in preparing Bourg Centre Occitanie applications and other contractual policy dossiers for regional development funding.
• AMO for Design Teams (AMO Maîtrise d'Oeuvre et Concepteur) Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) services for contracting authorities to oversee design and engineering teams on complex urban and architectural projects.
• Public Utility Declaration (Déclaration d'Utilité Publique) Public utility declaration (DUP) procedures and administrative follow-through for projects requiring expropriation or major public works authorization in France.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ client renewal rate demonstrating sustained trust and satisfaction

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SYNAEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-traitant (co-contractor) with SYNAE on the economic component of the SCOT du Biterrais territorial coherence scheme. UP provides specialized urban planning expertise as part of multi-firm consulting consortiums for large-scale territorial planning projects.
• Agir en VilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-traitant (co-contractor) with Agir en Ville on the RN568 road requalification master plan for CA Pays de Martigues. Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams for complex urban requalification projects.
• Terre d'AvanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-traitant in the ANCT framework agreement for engineering support services to territories in PACA and Occitanie regions. Partnership enables access to national public sector consulting opportunities.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)OthersFramework agreement partner for national engineering support services to French territories. UP participates as co-contractor in consortium delivering planning and urban development consulting services under the national cohesion policy framework.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ARTELIA: ARTELIA is a large French multi-disciplinary engineering firm with urban planning, mobility and territorial development capabilities, frequently competing in public sector framework agreements that overlap with UP's service lines.
• Ingérop: Ingérop is a French engineering and consulting group offering urban planning, infrastructure and territorial development services to public sector clients, comparable as a broader incumbent in overlapping mandates.
• Egis: Egis is a major French engineering and consulting group with urban planning, territorial development and AMO practices serving public sector clients across France — a broader incumbent competing for the same framework agreements and large urban mandates as UP.

Regional players

• ADAGE (Agence d'urbanisme de l'agglomération de Montpellier): ADAGE is the urban planning agency for the Montpellier metropolitan area, providing territorial analysis, urban programming and planning support to local authorities in UP's home market of Hérault/Occitanie.
• Agence d'Urbanisme et d'Aménagement Toulouse aire urbaine (AUAT): AUAT is a publicly-funded urban planning agency serving Toulouse-area local authorities on territorial planning, PLU/SCOT and urban programming — comparable to UP in service mix but operating as a regional public agency in Occitanie.

Direct peers

• Even Conseil: Even Conseil is a France-based urban planning and territorial development consultancy providing PLU, SCOT, urban programming and operational support to local authorities, competing head-to-head with UP on similar municipal mandates.
• Futur Proche: Futur Proche is a France-based urban planning consultancy specialized in PLU, SCOT and territorial coherence schemes for local authorities, comparable in offering and scale to UP.
• Citadia Conseil: Citadia is a French urban planning and development consultancy serving municipalities and intercommunal structures on PLU, SCOT, ZAC and urban programming mandates — directly overlapping UP's core service offering and public-sector client base.
• Urba-Pro: Urba-Pro is a small French urban planning bureau advising communes on PLU, urban programming and development studies, comparable in scale and service mix to UP.
• Aucop (Atelier d'Urbanisme de la COmmune de Paris): Aucop is a French urban planning agency providing PLU/SCOT revision, urban programming and development consulting to public sector clients, directly comparable to UP in service portfolio and client type.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/up-urban-projects

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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