Caudex Paysage

What Caudex Paysage does

Caudex Paysage is a French landscape architecture and territorial strategy agency founded in June 2015 by Simon Lacourt and Clément Bollinger, both Paysagistes DPLG, and headquartered in Lyon. The firm delivers landscape design, territorial strategy consulting, and project management services (maîtrise d'œuvre) to public and private clients, with a primary focus on state services, local communities, and municipalities across France. Its service portfolio spans territorial and large-scale landscape studies, public and private master planning, and management/action plans for natural spaces, supplemented by participatory consultation workshops and graphic representation services. The stated operating geography covers at least eight French regions plus overseas Île de la Réunion and a cross-border France-Luxembourg mission.

The firm's production toolkit combines GIS, the Adobe suite, CAD software, and hand drawing with infographics to produce plans, cartographies, block diagrams, axonometries, profiles, and transects at all scales from small gardens to large territories. Caudex differentiates through its "économie du paysage" approach, which integrates spatial design with biodiversity, local raw materials, and territorial economy. Its proprietary 50-hectare demonstrator site in Bugey (acquired 2018) provides a field research and validation platform unavailable to most competitors, enabling empirical testing of landscape approaches across degraded woodland and agricultural fallow land, with a farmstead serving as technical workspace and processing facility.

Caudex generates revenue through public procurement contracts (marchés publics) and direct private commissions, with pricing tailored per project scope and no standardized tiers disclosed. Distribution is direct and project-based: the firm responds to public calls for tender and engages private clients through collaborative development. The 2018 Palmarès des jeunes urbanistes recognition from the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion underpins its public-sector positioning. Operationally, Caudex is structured as a partnership co-led by its two founders with five associate project managers, administrative staff, and a small field team, supported by a broad network of consortium partners (Interland, Fabriques Architectures Paysages, Acadie, Carbone 4, Germe&Jam, Transitec, Biotope, Soberco Environnement) that enable it to bid on complex multi-disciplinary public mandates beyond a 15–20 person in-house bench.

Name

Caudex Paysage

Legal name

Caudex

Website

https://caudex.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Caudex Paysage is a Lyon-based landscape architecture and territorial strategy agency founded in 2015 that delivers landscape design, master planning, and management plans to French public institutions and municipalities, supported by a 50-hectare demonstrator site in Bugey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Territorial Strategy Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Territorial strategy consulting
• Urban planning consulting
• Public space design
• Environmental management plans

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Contracts: Government contracts through public procurement (marchés publics) including studies, consulting, and project management for state services, communities, and public institutions.
2. Private Client Services: Services for private groups, companies, and individuals including master contracting (maîtrise d'œuvre) for private projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Caudex is a landscape architecture and territorial strategy agency delivering studies, master planning, and management/action plans for public and private territories across scales ranging from small gardens to multi-thousand square-kilometer regions. Core offerings include territorial and grand landscape studies, public and private master planning (maîtrise d'œuvre), and natural-space management plans, supported by embedded participatory consultation and graphic representation. The firm works primarily for French state services, municipalities, metropolitan authorities, and national parks, with selected private commissions.

Product overview

Caudex is a landscape architecture and territorial strategy agency offering three core service lines: territorial and landscape studies, public/private master planning, and management action plans. The agency uses participatory approaches and graphic representation as integrated service modules. Projects span landscape plans, natural park management, public space design, and territorial workshops for ecological transition. Founded in 2015 by Simon Lacourt and Clément Bollinger, the firm operates from Lyon and manages a 50-hectare demonstrator site in Bugey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Études territoriales et de grand paysage Territorial and large-scale landscape studies encompassing regional planning, ecological transition strategies, and landscape diagnostics across diverse territories, delivered for French public-sector clients at scales ranging from small sites to multi-thousand square-kilometer regions.
• Maîtrise d'œuvre publique ou privée Public and private space master planning including design, project management, and construction supervision for parks, natural spaces, schools, urban developments, and other designed environments delivered as maître d'œuvre for public authorities and private clients.
• Plans de gestion et d'action Management and action plans for natural spaces, parks, and sensitive ecological areas, including short, medium, and long-term strategic planning with audits of current management practices and frameworks for strategic evolution of ecological spaces.
• Plan de Paysage Landscape plans for communities and inter-municipal territories that integrate landscape strategy with urban planning documents, delivered for French municipalities, EPCIs, and national parks.
• Plan de gestion de parc naturel Natural park management plans including audits, analysis of current management practices, and strategic evolution frameworks for ecological spaces such as urban natural parks and sensitive natural areas.
• Maîtrise d'œuvre d'espaces publics Public space master planning for green spaces, schools, natural areas, and recreational facilities combining landscape architecture design with project management and supervision.
• Atelier des Territoires Territorial workshops for co-constructing ecological transition strategies with local authorities, combining training and action-oriented project development across local, regional, and national sessions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognition as winner of the 2018 Palmarès des jeunes urbanistes by the French Ministry of Territorial Cohesion

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le Sens du PaysagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on urban natural park management plan for La Feyssine (45 ha) in Villeurbanne. Caudex as consortium member working with Le Sens du Paysage as lead.
• MABOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for La Feyssine park management project.
• BiotopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for La Feyssine park management project providing ecological expertise.
• Site ForestierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for La Feyssine park management project with forestry expertise.
• Fabriques Architectures PaysagescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner with Caudex in consortium for Agriparc Bouisses-Grèzes (140 ha) project in Montpellier. Multiple project collaboration.
• EstranminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Agriparc Bouisses-Grèzes project.
• Soberco EnvironnementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Agriparc Bouisses-Grèzes project with environmental expertise.
• VerdiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Agriparc Bouisses-Grèzes project.
• Sol & CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Agriparc Bouisses-Grèzes project.
• InterlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner with Caudex for landscape plan of Île de la Réunion (24 communes, 2,512 km²). Ongoing collaboration on multiple territory projects.
• LEU PaysageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Île de la Réunion landscape plan project.
• InterlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandataire (lead) for cross-border IBA Alzette Belval project (France-Luxembourg, 13 communes). Multiple national workshop collaborations.
• CerescominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for cross-border IBA Alzette Belval prefiguration mission.
• AuxiliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for cross-border IBA Alzette Belval prefiguration mission.
• Carbone 4minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for cross-border IBA Alzette Belval prefiguration mission providing carbon/energy expertise.
• TransitecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Grand Chambord landscape plan providing mobility and traffic expertise.
• Jardins d'HistoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Grand Chambord landscape plan.
• MageominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Moselle restoration project in Épinal.
• DLD architecteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead architect for Morancé school rehabilitation project with Caudex as landscape partner.
• Germe&JamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandataire (lead) for Nantes sud urban renewal study with Caudex as landscape partner. Historical connection - Clément Bollinger directed their public space and landscape cell for 7 years.
• Fabriques Architectures PaysagescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Boudré sensitive natural space project.
• RespublicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Boudré sensitive natural space project.
• GibouléesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Boudré sensitive natural space project.
• Crescendo conseilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Boudré sensitive natural space project.
• Connivence conseilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Boudré sensitive natural space project.
• AcadiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandataire (lead) for grand territory project in Hérault (9 EPCI, 2,900 km²) with Caudex as partner.
• FabriquescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for national territory workshop in Mâconnais Sud Bourgogne and Pays Vesoul Val de Saône.
• Blézat ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for national territory workshop project.
• Soberco environnementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for national territory workshop project.
• ETNO architectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for national territory workshop project.
• GexpertiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Girancourt communal natural space feasibility study.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agence TER: Leading French landscape architecture and urban planning firm operating nationally on territorial strategies, master plans, and public spaces — directly comparable to Caudex on project type, client base (French municipalities and state services), and design philosophy.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: Veteran French landscape architecture firm with deep public-sector credentials (notably Lyon Confluence), specializing in large urban and territorial projects. Comparable to Caudex in scale ambition and public-client orientation.
• Wagon Landscaping: French landscape architecture practice with comparable size profile, focused on public space, ecological transition, and participatory design — closely matching Caudex's positioning and method emphasis.
• Interland: French landscape architecture firm collaborating with Caudex on multiple projects (Île de la Réunion, IBA Alzette Belval). Directly comparable on territorial strategy mandates and public-sector client roster.
• Fabriques Architectures Paysages: French landscape architecture studio that is both a partner and a direct competitor of Caudex on several flagship mandates (Agriparc Bouisses-Grèzes, Boudrê). Highly comparable on project type and ecological-transition positioning.
• Latitude Paysage: Independent French landscape architecture firm working on public space, urban planning, and territorial projects — comparable in scale, methodology, and public-client focus.
• Arpenture: French landscape architecture practice with strong public-sector portfolio (plans de paysage, public space maîtrise d'œuvre) — closely comparable service offering and client mix.
• Atelier Jacqueline Osty & Associés: Established French landscape architecture practice working on large-scale public parks, urban projects, and territorial studies — comparable in service mix (maîtrise d'œuvre, plans de paysage) and French public-sector client base.

Broad incumbents

• West 8: Internationally established landscape architecture firm with large-scale urban and territorial projects across Europe. Comparable on project type and ecological/master-planning mandates, though operating at materially larger scale.

Emerging players

• HYL: Emerging French landscape architecture firm with overlapping interest in ecological transition, public space, and participatory methods — comparable in early-stage positioning and methodology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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