Funding your business with Département 07 — Ardèche

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Département de l'Ardèche — Bonus Éco Ardèche

Department — Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Bonus Éco Ardèche: grant for business real estate

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Discover the Bonus Éco Ardèche, a business real estate grant co-financed by the Département and partner intercommunalities. Check the criteria, investment thresholds and procedures before making any commitment.

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The Département de l'Ardèche offers the Bonus Éco Ardèche (BÉA), a scheme supporting business real estate investment, implemented with the établissements publics de coopération intercommunale (EPCI) that delegate this responsibility to it. The Capital OS reference links six grant pages to this funder, but they correspond to different territorial configurations and local co-financing arrangements: they do not constitute six identical or combinable departmental grants.

Official source: page “I am a business with a real estate project”

The project must be located in Ardèche, within the boundaries of an EPCI that has signed the delegation agreement. The Département's support is complementary to that of the competent EPCI: the business must therefore check the corresponding local grant and should not read the six catalogue pages as six options open everywhere in the département.

Decisive criterion — check the project's municipality and the signatory EPCI

The Bonus Éco Ardèche takes the form of an investment grant intended to encourage the establishment or development of businesses through the acquisition, construction or fitting-out of business premises. The amount depends in particular on the size of the EPCI, the intercommunality's contribution, the regulatory caps and the available budget. The award is not automatic.

Departmental rules published by the Département

The departmental rules cover micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the European meaning that carry out an industrial or craft activity involving production or processing, or business services (e.g. wholesale trade, construction activity, training). The project must be located in the département and within a signatory EPCI. The business must have legal personality and be up to date with its tax and social obligations; sole proprietorships are excluded under the rules consulted. SCIs or intermediary bodies may be eligible subject to conditions on ownership and making the property available.

Check each criterion against the rules in force and with the EPCI

The published rules distinguish between areas based on the EPCI's population: a minimum investment of €100,000 excluding tax for EPCIs with more than 20,000 inhabitants, and €50,000 excluding tax for EPCIs with 20,000 inhabitants or fewer. The eligible expenses mentioned include land acquisition, land development, the construction or purchase of business premises, fit-out works and certain fee or acquisition costs. Confirm the threshold and the expense base that apply to the EPCI concerned.

Reference: Bonus Éco Ardèche rules linked from the official website

The Département's contribution is complementary to that of the EPCI: for EPCIs with more than 20,000 inhabitants, it is equal to the EPCI's contribution up to a limit of €50,000 (excluding any employment-related increase); for EPCIs with 20,000 inhabitants or fewer, the rules describe a contribution calculated using a 7/3 coefficient of the EPCI contribution, also capped at €50,000. The rules provide for a possible increase where RSA recipients resident in Ardèche are hired, subject to conditions. The caps and terms must be confirmed in the version applicable at the time of application.

Do not apply these figures without checking the rules in force and the local resolution

The scheme requires financial support from the competent EPCI. The rules also require adherence to and signature of the Charte des entreprises engagées de l'Ardèche. Post-award obligations are set out, notably maintaining activity at the supported site for at least five years and completing the project within the set deadlines. The exact contractual conditions must be confirmed before applying.

Check the commitments linked to the charter and the agreement

The catalogue indicates a flat-rate grant from Arche Agglo of €10,000 per project in municipalities with more than 1,500 inhabitants and €15,000 in municipalities with fewer than 1,500 inhabitants, with departmental support to be examined under the Bonus Éco Ardèche. These amounts are those from the page associated with the reference; confirm the local conditions and current terms with Arche Agglo.

Grant 12364 — Arche Agglo area

The catalogue mentions a grant of a maximum of 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €50,000 for Rhône Crussol, with a possible increase of €3,000 for each RSA recipient hired, under the conditions on this page. This local amount should not be confused with the cap on the departmental contribution. Have the local rules and expense base confirmed before any final costing.

Grant 12415 — Rhône Crussol area

The catalogue indicates a grant representing 10% of eligible expenses, up to a limit of €30,000, and mentions a non-recurrence rule over a three-year period. Check the eligible expenses, the investment threshold, the sector exclusions and the start date of the period with the EPCI.

Grant 12427 — Bassin d'Aubenas area

The reference describes a grant whose amount depends on the project.

Grant 12451 — financial details to be completed

The catalogue mentions a grant of a maximum of 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €21,428, and a three-year period during which the business cannot benefit from the grant again. This page also mentions a restriction on combining it with another scheme: check the exact clause in the local rules before building a financing plan.

Grant 11252 — check the non-recurrence rule and combinability

The catalogue presents support combining the Département de l'Ardèche (stated cap of €23,333) and the communauté de communes (10% of eligible expenses, cap of €10,000). The sectors targeted notably include crafts, industry, services to industry and certain agri-food activities. The amounts and sectors must be checked against the current version of the local and departmental rules.

Grant 11819 — Montagne d'Ardèche area

Before starting the operation, send a letter of intent and the application file according to the official template to the competent EPCI and to the Département. The rules specify that the date on which the letter of intent is received by the Département or the EPCI sets the start of expense eligibility. The standard application file notably requires the articles of association, Kbis extract, quotes, plans/permits where applicable, accounts, bank agreement, bank details (RIB) and a list of other aid applied for or obtained.

Do not start the works before the required submission and acknowledgement of receipt

Rural development, tourism and attractiveness department: 04 75 66 77 32 (procedure page). The PDF rules document also lists the Rural planning department at 04 75 66 75 27 or 04 75 66 75 20. Confirm the right contact and current details, then contact the EPCI for the municipality where the project is located.

Contacts published on the official website

The Bonus Éco Ardèche is conditional on support from the partner EPCI and on a budget allocation. The PDF rules available on the website state that it can be renewed subject to the annual vote on the budget allocation. The page and available documents prove that the framework exists, but not that funds are available for each area on the date of application. Confirm the budget, the delegation agreement in force and the State aid rules.

Availability and agreement to be checked before describing it as “open”

No. The project must be located within a signatory EPCI and involve an eligible activity and size. The type of beneficiary, the investment thresholds and the EPCI's involvement are decisive conditions.

See the rules and check the area

The rules require the letter of intent and the application file to be sent before the operation begins. The date the letter of intent is received sets the start of expense eligibility. Wait for written confirmation from the EPCI and the Département before making any commitment.

Prior submission essential

Official procedure page: https://www.ardeche.fr/demarches/developpement-economique/je-suis-une-entreprise-ayant-un-projet-immobilier/ ; attractiveness page: https://www.ardeche.fr/mon-quotidien/attractivite/ ; Bonus Éco Ardèche rules (PDF published in the official file): https://www.ardeche.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reglement-d-aide-bea-2024-1.pdf ; application file and charter: https://www.ardeche.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dossier-de-subvention-et-charte-du-dispositif-2024.pdf. The accessible PDF rules document sets out historical provisions that can be renewed subject to the annual budget vote: check the current version and allocation with the Département and the EPCI.

Official sources consulted on 13/10/2026

First check the municipality where the project is located and the competent EPCI, then compare the project against the Bonus Éco Ardèche rules and the local rules. Capital OS helps identify funding leads, but only the competent local authority can confirm eligibility and the amount that can be awarded.

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Official sources

• Département de l'Ardèche — business with a real estate project
• Département de l'Ardèche — Attractiveness / economy page
• Departmental Bonus Éco Ardèche rules (PDF)
• Bonus Éco Ardèche application file and charter