Caue De Haute-savoie

What Caue De Haute-savoie does

CAUE de Haute-Savoie (CAUE 74) is a French public interest association (association d'intérêt public) established in 1977 and headquartered in Annecy. It provides free architectural, urban planning, and environmental advisory services to local authorities, project holders, and citizens across the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its mission is to promote quality architecture, sustainable territorial development, and landscape stewardship, operating as one of the departmental Councils for Architecture, Urbanism, and the Environment (CAUEs) created under French law.

The organization delivers its mandate through four service lines: Conseil & accompagnement (advisory to project holders and local authorities, supported by a network of practicing architect-conseils), Aménagement & innovation (territorial planning and experimentation), Pédagogie & culture (school programs, exhibitions, and the L'îlot-S cultural venue), and Formation (professional training). It also operates two reference platforms — the Observatoire Références project media library and the Observatoire Paysages de Haute-Savoie landscape monitoring tool — plus a digital training portal at formations.caue74.fr. The technical foundation is essentially informational and consultative; there is no indication of proprietary software, AI/ML systems, or scalable technology platform beyond standard web-based content delivery.

CAUE 74 is funded primarily through the Taxe d'aménagement (planning/development tax), with support from the Haute-Savoie Department, and is affiliated with the national FNCAUE federation. Advisory services to citizens and local authorities are provided free of charge; training and paid programs represent the only direct revenue-generating commercial line. The president, Joël Baud-Grasset, also serves as president of FNCAUE. Notably, the organization has publicly raised a funding alert ("Les CAUE sont en danger") regarding over €1.5 billion in allegedly uncollected and reversed planning tax for 2024–2025, indicating material financial pressure on the CAUE network's funding base.

Name

Caue De Haute-savoie

Legal name

CAUE de Haute-Savoie

Website

https://caue74.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAUE de Haute-Savoie is a French public-interest association providing free architectural, urban-planning, and environmental advisory services, professional training, and cultural programming to local authorities, project holders, and citizens across the Haute-Savoie department, funded via the planning tax (taxe d'aménagement).

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Product category

Architectural and Urban Planning Advisory Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Historical Sites (712120), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG), Permitting Strategy, Applications & Agency Negotiation (EUAHAAAD), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Architectural advisory services
• Urban planning consulting
• Professional training programs
• Landscape observatory services
• Cultural education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Annecy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxe d'aménagement (Planning Tax): CAUE 74 is financed by the Taxe d'aménagement (planning tax). The organization has reported significant financial challenges with over 1.5 billion euros allegedly not collected and reversed for the 2024-2025 period, placing many CAUEs in financial distress.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CAUE 74 is a public interest association that delivers free architectural and urban planning advisory services to project holders and local authorities, operates professional training programs on urban planning, architecture, landscape, and environment, runs cultural and educational outreach (school programs, exhibitions, heritage events), and maintains landscape and project observatories documenting territorial evolution in Haute-Savoie, France. Its services are organized around four thematic poles: Conseil & accompagnement, Aménagement & innovation, Pédagogie & culture, and Formation professionnelle.

Product overview

CAUE 74 is a non-profit public interest association (association d'intérêt public) that provides advisory, educational, and cultural services related to architecture, urban planning, and environmental stewardship in Haute-Savoie. The organization offers free consultation services to project holders and local authorities, professional training programs, and operates observatories documenting landscape and architectural projects. Its offerings include the Observatoire Références (project media library), Observatoire Paysages (landscape monitoring), L'îlot-S cultural venue, and various training and educational programs organized around four thematic poles: Conseil & accompagnement, Aménagement & innovation, Pédagogie & culture, and Formation.

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Products and services

• Conseil et accompagnement (Advisory and Accompaniment Service) Free advisory and accompaniment services delivered to project holders and local authorities on architecture, urban planning, and environmental matters, including a deployed network of practicing "architectes conseil" available to construction candidates.
• Aménagement et innovation (Planning and Innovation Service) Territorial development and innovation services including land use planning support and experimentation initiatives aimed at sustainable development outcomes.
• Pédagogie et culture (Education and Culture Program) Educational and cultural actions including school programs (Les Enfants du Patrimoine), heritage awareness initiatives, and public exhibitions on architecture, landscape, and environment.
• Formation professionnelle (Professional Training) Paid professional training programs covering urban planning, architecture, landscape management, environmental issues, land development, and legal updates for territorial actors.
• Observatoire Références (References Observatory) Digital platform documenting projects, realizations, and approaches supported by CAUE 74, functioning as a media library and resource center for architectural and planning reference material.
• Observatoire Paysages de Haute-Savoie (Landscape Observatory) Landscape observatory documenting and monitoring the evolution of Haute-Savoie's landscapes through photographic records and territorial analysis.
• L'îlot-S (Cultural Venue) Cultural venue operated by CAUE 74 hosting exhibitions, workshops, events, and educational activities on architecture, heritage, landscape, and environment for the general public.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FNCAUEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FNCAUE (Fédération Nationale des CAUE) is the national federation of French Councils for Architecture, Urbanism, and Environment. CAUE 74 participates in national events including the Summer Universities, coordinates with other CAUEs on shared initiatives, and accesses collective resources through this federation.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CAUE de la Gironde (CAUE 33): Departmental CAUE in Nouvelle-Aquitaine covering a diverse metropolitan-rural territory. Comparable in offering the full four-pole service model and operating a magazine/observatory resource, similar to CAUE 74's Observatoire Références.
• CAUE de la Drôme (CAUE 26): Departmental CAUE in the same region with a comparable rural-mix territorial profile to Haute-Savoie. Shared mission around landscape, architecture, and environmental advisory, with similar training and cultural programming.
• CAUE des Bouches-du-Rhône (CAUE 13): Departmental CAUE covering the Marseille metropolitan area within the same Mediterranean climatic and territorial profile. Relevant peer for scaling CAUE programming in densely populated and rapidly developing areas.
• CAUE de l'Ain (CAUE 01): Departmental CAUE in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with the same legal structure, mission, and service portfolio as CAUE 74. Comparable headcount scale and a similar mix of free advisory, professional training, and cultural programming.
• CAUE de Paris: Departmental CAUE in Paris operating the same statutory public-interest advisory model, often considered a flagship CAUE. Provides a useful benchmark for branding, observatories, and cultural programming at scale.
• CAUE du Rhône (CAUE 69): Departmental CAUE serving the Rhône (Greater Lyon metropolitan area). Operates the same advisory, training, and observatory model under the FNCAUE umbrella; useful benchmark for an urbanised version of CAUE 74's mandate.
• CAUE de l'Hérault (CAUE 34): Departmental CAUE on the French Mediterranean coast with the same public-interest association mandate. Provides a useful peer for advisory and training programming under high-growth territorial pressure comparable to Haute-Savoie.
• CAUE de Savoie (CAUE 73): Neighbouring departmental CAUE covering Savoie, with the same public-interest association mandate, advisory/training/cultural offerings, and FNCAUE federation membership. Directly comparable in scope, funding model, and service mix to CAUE 74.
• CAUE de l'Isère (CAUE 38): Departmental CAUE serving Isère (Grenoble area) within the same region. Larger scope than CAUE 74 but identical mandate, FNCAUE membership, and four-pole service structure (conseil, aménagement, pédagogie, formation).

Broad incumbents

• Sites & Cités remarquables de France: National association of protected heritage sites and CAUE-aligned territories convened with the Ministry of Culture. Operates in the same architectural and urban-heritage policy space as CAUE 74, with overlapping elected-official and territorial networks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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