CC Xaintrie Val’Dordogne

A local one-stop shop for setting up, taking over and growing a business

The Communauté de communes Xaintrie Val’Dordogne offers hands-on support to entrepreneurs who want to set up, take over or grow a business in the area. Its Economic Development department helps identify the available schemes, put together applications and, where relevant, bring in regional or financial partners.

The grants presented in this guide

The grants are subject to conditions on location, registration, expenses and combination with other funding. The caps described in the reference database must be confirmed against the current regulations.

A local grant with an overall cap

The reference database and public fact sheets indicate a combined cap of €10,000 per applicant over two years for all the Communauté de communes’ grants put together. This is an overall cap, distinct from the maximum amount of each individual measure. The number of applications per scheme and the combination rules must be checked before planning several operations.

Investing in tangible or intangible assets

The tangible or intangible investment grant can cover equipment, certain tangible items acquired along with a business (fonds de commerce), software or communication tools. The reference database indicates a grant of 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €1,200, with a possible bonus for social and solidarity economy (ESS) organisations. The excluded sectors and the tax/social conditions should be checked.

Setting up a new business

The setting-up grant targets newly established businesses or activities missing from the area, with criteria on financial health and registration date. The reference database indicates 30% of expenses excl. VAT, capped at €3,000, with an ESS bonus and a possible extra bonus for a commercial unit vacant for more than six months. Certain legal statuses and sectors are excluded.

Renovation works, compliance and shopfronts

The property grants cover compliance upgrades and the renovation of commercial shopfronts, subject to planning rules, location and eligible expenses. The catalogue indicates up to 20% of expenses, with a cap generally set at €1,000 per measure and a possible ESS bonus. One application per year and per measure may be required.

Advisory and external support

The advisory grant helps finance an external service, a study or a diagnostic useful for setting up, maintaining or growing the business. The reference database indicates 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €500 excl. VAT, with a possible ESS bonus. It is necessary to check whether the service must be ordered or approved before it starts.

Recruiting the first employee on a permanent contract (CDI)

The recruitment scheme is presented as a flat-rate grant of €1,500. The detailed criteria on the contract, duration, timing, net job creation and the business's eligibility must be checked with the economic development department before signing the contract or the employee starting the role.

Testing a shop before setting up

The “Teste ta boutique” call for projects allows businesses to try out a retail activity in a unit before making a long-term commitment. The catalogue indicates coverage of 50% of the rent for six months, capped at €300 per month, with a possible ESS bonus. The existence of an active call and the availability of a unit must be confirmed.

Setting up in a Communauté de communes business park

The business park promotion scheme combines a reduction in the land price with permanent (CDI) job creation targets: the more jobs created, the larger the announced reduction, down to a symbolic price according to the catalogue scale. It is aimed at new businesses setting up in a Communauté de communes business park, not at businesses already established there.

Recruitment grant

The reference database indicates a flat-rate grant of €1,500. Check the conditions for creating the first job, the type of contract, the application date and the exclusions before presenting the amount as available.

Advisory grant

Grant of 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €500 excl. VAT. A 5% bonus is indicated for ESS businesses. The combined cap of €10,000 over two years, across all Communauté de communes grants, applies according to the reference database.

Commercial shopfront grant

Grant indicated at 20% of expenses excl. VAT, capped at €1,000, with a possible 5% ESS bonus. Check the area concerned, the eligible façade works, the planning permits and whether prior approval is required.

Compliance works grant

Grant of 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €1,000, with a possible ESS bonus. Have the standards targeted, the eligible works and the technical supporting documents confirmed before starting the works.

Business park promotion grant

The reference database provides for reductions in the land price based on the full-time permanent (CDI) jobs created during the first year: 25% from 2 jobs, 50% from 5, 75% from 8, and a land price of €1 from 10 jobs. Check the plots available, the current scale and the associated commitments.

Grant for new businesses setting up

Grant of 30% of expenses excl. VAT, capped at €3,000, with a 5% ESS bonus and an announced extra bonus of €500 for a commercial unit vacant for more than six months. The catalogue indicates conditions on recent registration, financial viability and sector exclusions.

Tangible or intangible investment grant

Grant of 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €1,200, with a possible 5% ESS bonus. The reference database includes equipment, software and certain communication investments, but excludes several sectors: confirm the NAF code and the eligible expense base with the managing body.

“Teste ta boutique” call for projects

Coverage of 50% of the rent for six months, capped at €300 per month, according to the catalogue. Confirm that a call for projects is open, that the unit is eligible and that the application is submitted before the start of the lease.

Preparing the application

1. Contact the Economic Development department before committing to any expenses. 2. Describe the project, the municipality, the activity, the timeline and the jobs involved. 3. Prepare the quotes, the registration documents, the tax and social security supporting documents, the financing plan and any permits required. 4. Have the eligible expense base and the combination with other funding confirmed. 5. Submit the application using the current form and in line with the regulations in force.

Combining grants and timelines

The combined cap indicated is €10,000 over two years, across all Communauté de communes grants. The regulations may allow only one application per year for a given measure. Starting an expense before approval can jeopardise eligibility: ask the processing department for written confirmation.

Who should I contact to find out which grant matches my project?

The Economic Development department of Xaintrie Val’Dordogne is the point of entry: phone 05 55 91 45 47, email economie@xaintrie-val-dordogne.fr. It can help put together the application and direct you to regional partners or loan and guarantee schemes.

Does the €10,000 cap apply to each individual grant?

No. The catalogue describes an overall cap of €10,000 over two years for all Communauté de communes grants per applicant. The individual caps must therefore be read taking into account the amount already obtained under other measures.

Are the grants automatically open?

No. Each scheme depends on the regulations, the available funds, the timeline, the expenses and the processing of the application. For “Teste ta boutique”, the existence of an active call and the availability of the unit must in particular be confirmed.

Checking the grants suited to my project

Capital OS helps identify local grants based on the SIRET number, the project and the planned expenses. For Xaintrie Val’Dordogne, the next step is to contact the economic development department to confirm the regulations, the amounts still available and the application conditions.

Review status

Partial review: eight grants documented and cross-checked against the official portal and public fact sheets updated in 2025. The official portal confirms the existence of regulations, a brochure and an application form, but the detailed timelines, funds and regulations for each scheme must be checked. The caps should be presented as those of the reference database, not as a guarantee of funding.