Top WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT Companies in France
Approximately 81,646 real businesses classified under Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 81,646 real businesses operate in the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector across France. Most water utilities are not companies you buy — they are concessions you are granted. Water supply, wastewater treatment, waste collection and recycling, and environmental remediation operators typically run under a municipal concession or franchise agreement tied to a specific service area, not open-market ownership. Verifying one means confirming the registered entity and the geographic rights it actually holds — two facts that do not always match the name on the door.
111 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full France beneficial ownership overviewTop Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Companies in France
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code E in France, as of the last reconciliation.
Section E is 0% of the France register by entity count and its 18th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation is a sector where the operative authorisation usually isn’t the company registration at all, but a separate environmental permit. Every water-treatment, waste-handling or remediation site above a certain risk threshold falls under the ICPE regime — installation classée pour la protection de l’environnement — and needs a declaration, a registration or a full prefectoral authorisation depending on what it does and how much of it. A decree from July 2025 tightened the rules for several waste-related categories, with operators given until 1 January 2027 to comply.
A second layer is who actually operates the service. Municipal water and waste collection in France is frequently delegated to a private operator under a délégation de service public — a fixed-term public contract, not a permanent transfer of the underlying public service. Verifying a water or waste operator in this sector often means checking both layers: the ICPE authorisation that lets a site legally operate, and the DSP contract (or its absence) that determines who’s actually running it on the municipality’s behalf.
France Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section E entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section E, France. 626 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses France water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
ICPE authorisation status
Waste-handling and water-treatment sites in France operate under the ICPE regime — declaration, registration or full authorisation depending on risk — administered by the prefecture rather than by the company register. A 2025 decree tightened rules for several waste categories, with affected operators required to comply by 1 January 2027.
Public service delegation (DSP) screening
Water and waste services are very often run not by the municipality itself but by a private operator under a délégation de service public (DSP) — a public contract awarded for a fixed term. Verifying who actually runs a local water or waste service means checking the delegation holder, which can differ from the site’s registered operating company after a group restructuring.
Environmental liability and closure exposure
ICPE authorisations carry site-specific obligations — monitoring, financial guarantees, eventual remediation — that attach to the permit holder. A change in the operating company’s ownership doesn’t automatically transfer or discharge that liability without updating the underlying authorisation.
Sub-sectors within Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies are registered in France?
Approximately 81,646 real businesses operate under Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation in France.
What does the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector include in France?
Most water utilities are not companies you buy — they are concessions you are granted. Water supply, wastewater treatment, waste collection and recycling, and environmental remediation operators typically run under a municipal concession or franchise agreement tied to a specific service area, not open-market ownership. Verifying one means confirming the registered entity and the geographic rights it actually holds — two facts that do not always match the name on the door.
How is company ownership disclosed for Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies in France?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in France — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation.
Can I see all industries present in France?
Yes — the France company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for France.
Can I see Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies in other countries?
Yes — the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector directory lists every country with recorded Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies on Zavia.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies in France over time?
A directory listing is a snapshot, not a live feed. Zavia's monitoring API tracks changes to registered shareholders, officers, and group structure for Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation companies in France going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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