communaute intercommunale reunion est

What communaute intercommunale reunion est does

Communauté Intercommunale Réunion Est (CIREST) is a French Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) — a public intergovernmental authority that pools resources and coordinates services across six communes in eastern La Réunion: Bras-Panon, Plaine des Palmistes, Saint-André, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Rose, and Salazie. The entity serves a combined population of 129,147 residents and operates with a governance structure comprising 46 elected officials including a President (Joé Bédier, elected April 2026) and 14 Vice Presidents. CIREST's mandate spans territorial planning (SCOT Est), environmental management (waste collection, recycling, three drinking water production plants operational since 2021), public transport (school transport, TCSP, vélo), cultural infrastructure (MEDIAEST network of 10+ libraries), economic development (SAP/PLIE programs supporting 646 return-to-employment cases annually), tourism promotion (Est Aventures, PIVE Salazie), and digital service delivery via its cirest.fr portal and the Kitritou mobile app.

CIREST's technology stack is built around a web-based Geographic Information System (SIG/geoportail) for cartography and spatial planning, integrated with self-service portals for school transport enrollment, waste collection scheduling, and bin/service requests. The core "products" are administrative services rather than commercial software: water and sanitation management (GEMAPI, SPANC, UPEP), waste management with bins/landfills/recycling points, school transport, the MEDIAEST library network, and economic development support (BCE funding, Territoires d'Industrie). Underlying revenue mechanics rely on local intercommunal taxation (taxe de séjour, GEMAPI tax), service fees for professional waste collection, and grant funding from European institutions (FEDER, REACT-UE), AFD, Région Réunion, and ANCT — rather than commercial pricing models.

Distribution is exclusively regional and direct-to-resident: physical headquarters in Saint-Benoît, a satellite operations office in Saint-André, on-territory service points, and digital self-service portals. The GTM motion is institutional/regulatory in nature — services are delivered as a public monopoly within the assigned territory rather than through market-based sales. Notable structural partnerships include AFD (water/sanitation resilience, signed July 2026), ANCT (Territoires d'Industrie program, signed September 2025), European Union and Région Réunion (proximity equipment funding, August 2026), and diaspora engagement via GOPOI for Indian business cooperation.

Name

communaute intercommunale reunion est

Legal name

Communauté Intercommunale Réunion Est

Website

https://cirest.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CIREST is a French public intercommunal authority (EPCI) coordinating waste, water, transport, culture, and economic development services across six communes in eastern La Réunion, serving 129,147 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-benoît-la-forêt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxe de séjour (Tourist Tax): Tourist tax collected from visitors staying in the territory (meublés de tourisme, chambres d'hôtes, gîtes) from January 1, 2017 onwards. Revenue is entirely transferred to the Intercommunal Tourist Office of the East.
2. Public Service Fees: Various service fees including waste collection bins (bacs poubelles), composting bins, landfill access tickets, and metal waste collection services for both residents and professionals.
3. European Funded Projects: Funding from European funds (FEDER, REACT-UE) for infrastructure, economic development, and environmental projects on the territory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIREST coordinates and delivers intercommunal public services across six communes in eastern La Réunion, including municipal waste collection and recycling, drinking water production and sanitation, school transportation, the MEDIAEST public library network, economic development support, tourism promotion, and territorial spatial planning. The entity operates as a French EPCI pooling the resources of six member municipalities to provide services that individual communes could not deliver at scale.

Product overview

CIREST (Communauté Intercommunale Réunion Est) is an Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI) - a local government intercommunity serving 129,147 residents across six communes in eastern La Réunion. Rather than a unified software product, CIREST provides a portfolio of administrative services through both physical facilities and digital platforms. The organization operates online service portals for waste collection, school transport, and municipal services; manages the MEDIAEST public reading network; provides environmental and water management services; and supports economic development, tourism, and cultural initiatives. The digital presence consists primarily of informational websites and service portals rather than a cohesive software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kitritou: Mobile application for waste collection calendar and alerts
• MEDIAEST
• PIVE Salazie
• PLIE
• SAP
• Est Aventures
• Est 2030

Products and services

• Waste Collection and Environmental Services Municipal waste management services including trash and recycling collection, composting programs (bac à compost), déchèteries (landfill sites), metal waste collection, DEEE electronic waste events, glass bottle recycling points (Bornes à verres), reuse centers (Ressourcerie), and the Brigade Intercommunale de l'Environnement. Includes the Kitritou mobile app for waste collection calendars and alerts. Serves both residents and professionals across 6 communes.
• Water and Sanitation Management Drinking water production through 3 UPEP plants operational since 2021 in Bras-Panon, Saint-André, and La Plaine des Palmistes, plus a new borehole in Saint-André. Includes water distribution networks (AEP), sanitation services (SPANC for individual sanitation), flood management (GEMAPI), and PAPI flood prevention programs for Saint-André and Saint-Benoît.
• School Transport Service Daily school transportation for students across the CIREST territory with online enrollment via dedicated portal (cirest.montransportscolaire.net). Includes specialized transport support including ATS (Autism support) training.
• MEDIAEST Public Reading Network Intercommunal public reading network (Réseau Public de Lecture) uniting libraries and media libraries across the six communes — Saint-André, Saint-Benoît, Bras-Panon, La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Sainte-Rose, and Salazie — to provide unified access to cultural resources, digital services, and community programming under a single web portal.
• Economic Development Support (SAP-PLIE) Business creation support through SAP (Service d'Amorçage de Projets) and employment integration through PLIE (Plan Local pour l'Insertion et l'Emploi), supporting 646 individuals per year for return to employment. Located at 601 rue de la Gare, Saint-André. Partners with ADIE, Initiative Réunion, and BEELAB entrepreneurship programs for women.
• PIVE Salazie Ecotourism Project Plan d'Interprétation et de Valorisation Écologique (PIVE) tourism development project along the Salazie route corridor with an estimated budget of 4.5 million euros, planning to develop 17 sites for ecotourism interpretation and enhancement.
• Est Aventures Sports and Tourism Program Sports and adventure tourism program featuring trail running events (Est Aventures Trail), outdoor activities (Est Aventure Expériences) with approximately 1,000 participants for Est Aventures 2025 event with free activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 646 individuals supported annually for return to employment through PLIE and SAP programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GOPOI (Global Organization of People of Indian Origin)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2026Indian diaspora organization facilitating economic cooperation between CIREST territory and Indian businesses. Delegation of Indian entrepreneurs visited on April 30, 2026 for strategic economic exchange.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2025Partnership through Territoires d'Industrie program for industrial transition and economic development. CIREST signed the convention 'Territoires d'Industrie - Transition Écologique' at Saint-Benoît on September 26, 2025.
• ADIR (Association pour le Développement Industriel de La Réunion)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Industrial development association collaborating on Les Pépites de l'Est video series showcasing local industries and supporting the Territoires d'Industrie initiative.
• Initiative RéunionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal microfinance network partnering with CIREST on BEELAB program supporting women entrepreneurship and business creation in the eastern territory.
• ADIEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the right to economic initiative organizing business creation forums and supporting micro-entrepreneurs and those excluded from traditional banking in CIREST territory.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Territoire de la Côte Ouest (TCO): Intercommunality on the western coast of La Réunion, serving a comparable EPCI structure with five communes and similar waste, transport, and economic development mandates. Direct structural peer within the same island territory.
• CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires): Southern Réunion intercommunality with analogous EPCI competencies (waste, water, transport, economic development). Direct peer operating under identical legal framework (CGCT) and serving a similar-sized population.
• CASUD (Communauté d'Agglomération du Sud): Southern urban community in La Réunion with overlapping competencies in waste management, transport, and economic development. Closest geographic and structural comparator within the Réunion intercommunality system.

Broad incumbents

• Métropole de Lyon: Large-scale French métropole with EPCI status exercising the same waste, water, transport, economic development, and urban planning competencies, but at a materially larger scale (1.4M+ residents) and with broader fiscal autonomy.
• Bordeaux Métropole: Established French métropole with comparable competency bundle (waste, water, mobility, economic development) under EPCI legal framework, but operating at ~800k residents with substantially larger budget and project scope.
• Nantes Métropole: French métropole exercising identical intercommunal competencies (waste, water, urban planning, economic development) under the same EPCI legal regime; useful comparator for service-delivery scale-up patterns.
• Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole: Mediterranean French métropole with overlapping competencies including waste, water, transport, and economic development, providing a useful benchmark for tourism-adjacent territorial development models.
• Toulouse Métropole: Large French métropole with comparable intercommunal mandate spanning mobility, environment, economic development, and spatial planning under EPCI governance, though at materially larger scale (~1M residents).
• Rennes Métropole: French métropole operating similar intercommunal services including transport, waste, water, and economic development; comparable governance structure with elected community council and executive president.
• Eurométropole de Strasbourg: Cross-border French métropole with the standard EPCI competency bundle plus European institutional access analogous to CIREST's EU funding posture, providing a relevant benchmark for EU-funded territorial development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CIREST
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LACIREST
• Facebookfacebook.com/CirestOfficiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cirest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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