commune de berchem-sainte-agathe - gemeente sint-agatha-berchem

Name

commune de berchem-sainte-agathe - gemeente sint-agatha-berchem

Legal name

Commune de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Gemeente Sint-Agatha-Berchem)

Website

https://berchem.brussels

Company type

Public

Founded year

1830

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Civil registry services
• Urban planning permits
• Local public services
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berchem-sainte-agathe

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Taxation and local taxes: The commune collects local taxes including property taxes (précompte immobilier), parking fees in green zone, and various administrative fees for services.
2. Administrative fees and charges: Fees for official documents, certificates, permits, and administrative services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The commune de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe delivers local government administrative and public services to its residents and local businesses. Core offerings include population registry and civil status services (births, marriages, identity documents, foreigners services), urban planning and permit processing, environmental management and waste coordination, social welfare (via subsidiary CPAS), childcare (crèches) and youth services, senior services, cultural and sports programming, and public safety liaison. Services are accessible in French and Dutch via the town hall counters (with Thursday evening hours by appointment) and the IRISbox digital platform.

Product overview

The commune de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe operates as a municipal government providing public services to residents. The core offering consists of administrative services (population registry, civil registry, foreigners services), accessible via IRISbox online appointment system. Supporting services include environmental management, urban planning, youth and childhood facilities (crèches, schools), senior services, cultural events (Berchem News newsletter, Berchem Summer Festival, Grande Kermesse), and sports/recreational facilities. The commune uses Microsoft Forms for event registrations and provides accessibility features including audio versions of Berchem News via Ligue Braille.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Administrative Services Core municipal government services including population registry, civil registry, foreign affairs services, and general administrative procedures accessible to citizens via town hall counters and IRISbox digital appointments.
• Environmental Services Environmental management including Nature & Ecological Transition, waste collection coordination with Bruxelles-Propreté, sustainability initiatives, Plan Climat, and ecological transition programs for residents.
• Urban Planning and Development Services Urban planning services including building permit processing, public inquiries, development planning, sanctioning of administrative infractions, and public space management within the commune.
• Youth and Childhood Services Communal childcare facilities (crèches), Petite Enfance services, youth services for ages 12+, francophone education, and extracurricular activities including health consultations in partnership with ONE.
• Senior Services Services for elderly residents including recreational activities, home assistance, community support programs, and specialized activities such as Semaine du Bien-être animal events held at senior residences.
• Cultural and Sports Facilities Communal cultural venues, sports facilities, francophone library services, and organized events including Berchem Summer Festival, Grande Kermesse, Fête du Vélo, and local marchés.
• Public Safety and Prevention Services Local police liaison, crime prevention programs, community mediation, Plan Général d'Urgence et d'Intervention (PGUI), and sanctions administratives for public order within the commune.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• STIB (Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles)minorOthersThe commune collaborates with STIB for public transport information and infrastructure projects. STIB conducts maintenance work on roads within the commune (e.g., asphalt repairs on Brusselstraat near Dilbeek boundary).
• CPAS (Centre Public d'Action Sociale)coreOthersThe Public Center for Social Welfare operates semi-independently within the commune to provide social support services, financial assistance, and integration support to residents in need.
• Bruxelles-PropretécoreOthersRegional agency responsible for waste collection and street cleaning. Reorganizes garden waste collection and operates mobile Recypark campaigns in the commune.
• ONE (Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance)coreOthersONE organizes regular health consultations for young children (ONE consultations) at communal childcare facilities, providing free health monitoring for infants and toddlers.
• Ligue BrailleminorOthersLigue Braille provides audio readings of Berchem News publications, making the commune's official newsletter accessible to visually impaired residents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Commune de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean: One of the 19 Brussels-Capital Region communes with comparable population scale and a similar demographic and socioeconomic profile. Provides the same basket of municipal services (civil registry, urban planning, social welfare via CPAS, crèches, cultural programs) to local residents.
• Commune de Schaerbeek: Large bilingual Brussels commune operating under identical Brussels bilingual governance requirements. Delivers the same suite of municipal administrative, social, cultural, and urban planning services to residents, with comparable Irisbox integration.
• Commune de Koekelberg: Small Brussels commune of similar size profile to Berchem-Sainte-Agathe. Operates as a directly comparable local government authority with the same regulatory mandate, revenue model (local taxes and fees), and service portfolio including CPAS social welfare arm.
• Commune de Ganshoren: Another of the smallest Brussels communes with a comparable resident population scale. Functions as a near-identical local government unit delivering administrative, social, cultural, and urban planning services under the same regional regulatory framework.
• Commune de Jette: Brussels commune operating the same bilingual municipal service delivery model. Provides directly comparable administrative services, crèches, senior services, cultural programming, and CPAS social welfare via the same legal and operational framework.
• Commune d'Evere: Mid-sized Brussels commune with similar bilingual administrative structure. Comparable municipal scope: population registry, civil status, urban planning, environment, youth and senior services, and community cultural programming.
• Commune de Saint-Gilles: Bilingual Brussels commune operating under identical Irisbox and regional e-government integration. Comparable municipal service breadth, including administrative, social, cultural, and urban planning functions delivered to a dense urban resident base.
• Commune d'Auderghem: Brussels commune with similar administrative structure and service portfolio. Provides directly comparable municipal services under the Brussels-Capital Region regulatory framework, including bilingual civil registry, urban planning, and CPAS social welfare operations.
• Commune de Forest: Bilingual Brussels commune operating under the same Irisbox regional platform. Delivers a comparable municipal service portfolio including administrative, social welfare (CPAS), youth, senior, cultural, and urban planning services to its resident population.

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel: The capital commune of the Brussels-Capital Region and largest of the 19 municipalities. Operates the same municipal service mandate at greater scale, with the Irisbox platform originating from the City of Brussels e-government initiative that Berchem-Sainte-Agathe has since integrated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1082berchem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sint-agatha-berchem-1082

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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