Financing your business with Département des Landes

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Département des Landes

Departmental funder; distinguish direct grants, delegated areas of responsibility and funding carried by partners.

The Département des Landes has a documented scheme for business property aid, notably for industrial and craft production businesses. Property support is organised within a framework of delegated authority by the EPCIs. The applicable rules and agreement must be confirmed according to the territory, the nature of the project and the aid scheme. Other departmental support identified concerns notably agriculture, tourism, the social and solidarity economy and local authorities: it must not be presented as generic grants accessible to any business.

The presence of a scheme in the catalogue proves neither its current opening, nor eligibility, nor its legal link to the Département.

Industrial processing/packaging businesses and craft production businesses depending on the component; some local authorities or structures may be project owners. Criteria vary according to the scheme, the AFR (regional aid for the territory) zoning, jobs created, expenses and the local agreement.

Check size, sector, legal status, location, expenses, combination and submission date on the applicable official factsheet.

Property investment subsidy subject to conditions; sector-specific agricultural/tourism or ESS grants to be qualified separately; Initiative Landes honour loan = partner funding, not a direct departmental grant.

Distinguish grant, repayable advance, honour loan and employment aid; specify the operator that processes and pays.

First identify the exact scheme, obtain the current rules and form, then contact the processing department before committing any expense.

Starting early may jeopardise eligibility; keep proof of submission and the version of the rules consulted.

Business and Economic Initiatives Unit: 05 58 05 40 21 (according to the official page on property aid). Reconfirm the processing contact and the current form.

Contact to be reconfirmed on the official factsheet of the targeted scheme.

The cap of €160,000 and the per-job amounts come from an official page published on 29/01/2026; confirm eligibility and the rules applicable to the project. The catalogue links several property grants to the Département, but their scope may depend on each EPCI's delegation. Do not equate Initiative Landes with a departmental grant.

Working content based on the official pages referenced below; schemes whose status is not explicit must not be presented as open.

Property aid for craft production businesses

Eligible operations: - Expenses excluding VAT related to building construction including land (excluding equipment and tooling);

• Eligible finance lease. Expenses are capped at €800,000 excluding VAT.

Conditions: Businesses must comply with all regulations in force, in particular those relating to labour law, tax and social obligations, and environmental protection.

Amount / form of support: Grant:

• representing 20% of expenses;
• capped at €160,000. This scheme is granted in compliance with the European "de minimis" block exemption regime, which limits total public aid granted per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years.

Beneficiaries: - Businesses falling under Section C of the NAF classification A craftspeople (Processing/Manufacturing);

• Sociétés Civiles Immobilières (SCI, property holding companies);
• located within the Grand Dax inter-municipal territory.

Reference status: 1

End date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Property aid for industrial businesses

Amount / form of support: Grant:

• representing 20% of the expense amount.
• capped at €160,000. This scheme is granted in compliance with the European "de minimis" block exemption regime, which limits total public aid granted per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years.

Beneficiaries: Businesses falling under NAF Section C Industry and located within the Grand Dax inter-municipal territory. NB: Section C: Manufacturing industry

Reference status: 1

End date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Property aid for projects arising from cooperative initiatives

Eligible operations: For SCOPs (worker cooperatives):

• Expenses related to building construction including land (excluding equipment and tooling);
• Expenses capped at €800,000 excluding VAT;
• Eligible finance lease.

For craft cooperatives (registered offices only) and SCIs:

• Expenses related to building construction including land (excluding equipment and tooling);
• Expenses capped at €300,000 excluding VAT.

Amount / form of support: For SCOPs:

Grant representing 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €160,000;

Grant representing 20% of eligible expenses, capped at €60,000. This scheme is granted in compliance with the European "de minimis" block exemption regime, which limits total public aid granted per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years.

Beneficiaries: - Sociétés Coopératives Ouvrières de Production (SCOP),

• Craft cooperatives (registered offices only),
• SCIs, located within the Grand Dax inter-municipal territory.

Reference status: 1

End date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Property aid for local trade and craft businesses

Eligible operations: Expenses excluding VAT related to the construction or takeover and renovation of the building including land (excluding equipment and tooling).

Conditions: Businesses must comply with all regulations in force, in particular those relating to labour law, tax and social obligations, and environmental protection. Minimum eligible expenses:

€5,000 for micro-businesses; €10,000 for SMEs.

Amount / form of support: Micro-businesses: grant representing a maximum of 30% of eligible expenses; SMEs: grant representing a maximum of 20% of eligible expenses.

This scheme is granted in compliance with the European "de minimis" block exemption regime, which limits total public aid granted per business to €200,000 over 3 consecutive financial years.

Beneficiaries: Businesses in the local retail trade and craft sectors, and culture-leisure. Priority is given to:

new or taken-over leisure activities in the territory; rural municipalities: all types of activity contributing to the revitalisation of town centres. Urban municipalities (Dax and Saint-Paul-lès-Dax): activities with little presence in the town centre.

Reference status: 1

End date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Initiative Landes honour loan

Eligible operations: All types of business creation and takeover projects. Complementary programmes have been designed specifically for entrepreneurs, people under 30, or for certain sectors of activity (agriculture, trade, innovation, transfer/takeover, etc.).

Conditions: The network's local associations welcome project leads at the stage of finalising the business plan and seeking funding. All project leads can apply for support and funding.

Amount / form of support: Interest-free honour loan with no guarantee, granted on a personal basis. It is generally between €3,000 and €30,000, repayable over a period of 3 to 5 years. The honour loan is always paired with a bank loan: for every €1 of Initiative honour loan, an Initiative entrepreneur obtains on average €10 of bank loan. The support provided before the honour loan is granted allows the entrepreneur to assess their full funding needs.

Beneficiaries: Project leads for business creation or takeover in all sectors, regardless of age, background or financial capacity. Excluded sectors of activity: financial intermediation and property services.

Reference status: 1

End date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Does the Département fund all business projects?

No. Departmental schemes are limited by legal areas of responsibility and their own rules; general economic grants often fall under the Region or the EPCIs.

Is a grant in the catalogue necessarily open?

No. Check the status, the available budget, the dates, the criteria and the rules in force with the funder or the operator.

Official sources

• Aid for property investments by industrial businesses
• Economy — delegation of business property aid
• Social and solidarity economy