A GEO agency gets your business cited among the answers given by artificial intelligence, such as Google’s AI Mode, Gemini or ChatGPT. It builds on the principles of search engine optimisation, adding technical methods such as rich results (Schema.org structured data) or the llms.txt file, which help LLMs (the large language models that power AI) understand a website. In Perpignan and the Pyrénées-Orientales, it supports shops, tradespeople and businesses.

Illustration of Perpignan for the Oli-via-net GEO and SEO agency

Oli-via-net, GEO agency in Perpignan

A GEO agency in Perpignan to be found on Google and cited by AI?

Oli-via-net is a GEO and SEO agency serving businesses in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Our registered office is in Cabestany, four kilometres away. An SEO agency since 2016 and now specialising in AI SEO, we work on your organic search to win the top places on Google in Perpignan, and we make sure Google’s AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT recommend your business. From Roussillon tradespeople to industrial groups operating in France and abroad, every GEO strategy is built at the right scale, local, national or international.

  • Citations in Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews, then in Gemini and ChatGPT
  • Top places on Google through organic search and your Google Business Profile
  • Google Ads campaigns managed by a certified Google Ads consultant, when time is short
  • From €490 excl. VAT per month, anywhere in France

In Perpignan, does AI already cite your business?

Take the test your customers are already taking. Your trade, the city of Perpignan, and eight AI tools asked in one click.

48 %

of French people use a generative AI tool

It was 20% in 2023 1

≈ 49 000

Perpignan residents already use one

Oli-via-net estimate, i.e. 49% of people aged 15 and over

See the method

Calculation: the population of Perpignan aged 15 and over by age (INSEE 2023) multiplied by the rate of generative AI use at each age (Baromètre du numérique 2026, CREDOC for Arcep), rounded to the nearest thousand.

22 July 2026

launch of AI Overviews and AI Mode in France

The AI answer comes before the links 1

Test whether an AI cites you in Perpignan

“Which … would you recommend in Perpignan?”

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A GEO agency in Perpignan that got a head start

We have been working with machine learning since 2013, back when the models that would become today’s AI still had to be trained. The arrival of generative AI led us to formalise a long-term approach, the GAIA method, on which every one of our GEO assignments is based. Read our story.

G

Generative. Every question your customers ask gets a direct answer that stands on its own and can be cited by AI.

A

Authority. Identical information across the web and favourable reviews, wherever AI checks who you are.

I

Information. Your real cases, your figures and your methods, what an AI cannot make up.

A

Agents. A website AI agents can read, with your services, your prices and your availability, for the day they act on your customers’ behalf.

AI agents are already at work. In its AI Mode, Google is testing direct booking of a restaurant table 1, and in September 2026 Meta launched Muse, an agent that books flights and hotels. Your website must be able to respond to these agents, and tomorrow to your customer’s own agent.

Some examples of our GEO agency’s results

Verifiable results, not promises

GEO took shape in 2025, and we have organised it around the GAIA method. SEO, on the other hand, has been practised since 2001 by Oli-via-net’s founder, Nicolas Peter, as a freelancer and then at the head of the agency created in 2016. After more than 200 projects, here are dated results, including citations by Google’s AI, that anyone can check.

  • 2001first websites optimised for search
  • 2016Oli-via-net founded
  • 200+projects delivered
  • 6Google Ads certifications

Brands that trust us

  • Airbus logo – Python and Ruby development carried out by Oli-via-net
  • NADEO logo – an SEO client of the Oli-via-net agency
  • SwissLife logo – an Oli-via-net client (SEO audit and local search in the Yvelines)
  • Arsayo logo – a client of the Oli-via-net agency (SEO, e-commerce automation and Google Ads campaigns)
  • ENGIE logo – technical collaboration with Oli-via-net on scientific calculations for the wind farm
  • Allianz logo – a digital solution developed by Oli-via-net to connect garages to the agency
  • CI Rénovation logo – an Oli-via-net client (website and local SEO)
  • Ratié Couverture logo – an Oli-via-net client (showcase website and local search)
  • Ewigo logo, an Oli-via-net client
  • Les Bains & Cuisines d’Alexandre logo – an Oli-via-net client (WordPress redesign and local SEO)
  • La Box du Grand Paris logo, an SEO client of Oli-via-net
  • Passi’Jardin logo – an Oli-via-net client (local SEO and online reputation)
  • Surface Parquet logo, an Oli-via-net client
  • ECP logo – an Oli-via-net client (website and SEO)
  • Beauty Success logo – local SEO support from the Oli-via-net agency
  • Tree Art Élagage logo, an SEO client of Oli-via-net
  • PayPal logo – localisation and translation for the French market carried out by Oli-via-net
  • Occitane Elec logo – an Oli-via-net client (website, Google Business Profile, reviews and local SEO)
  • VSI Vendre Site Internet logo – an Oli-via-net client (listings and AI simulator)
  • Mon Parcours Rénovation logo – an Oli-via-net client (a website helping with energy renovation)
  • Cabinet Skills Avocats logo – an Oli-via-net client (website creation)
  • Fygostudio logo, an SEO client of Oli-via-net
  • Le Carré de l’Ange logo, an SEO client of Oli-via-net
  • 7Days logo, business process automation, an Oli-via-net client

Google AI Mode

What Google’s AI Mode says about our clients

An AI only suggests a few businesses per answer. Here, backed by dated screenshots, are answers from Google’s AI Mode that cite our clients.

Question asked in AI Mode“What is the best French brand of anti-theft backpacks?”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. Asked “What is the best French brand of anti-theft backpacks?” (in French), the answer names Arsayo, an Oli-via-net client.
Arsayo, presented as “the benchmark” for anti-theft backpacks in FranceE-commerce, recorded on 13 October 2026

Question asked in AI Mode“Which company should I choose to renovate my bathroom in Paris?”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. Asked “Which company should I choose to renovate my bathroom in Paris?” (in French), the answer lists Les Bains et Cuisines d’Alexandre, an Oli-via-net client, among the recognised firms.
Les Bains et Cuisines d’Alexandre, among the recognised players in ParisRenovation, Paris, recorded on 13 October 2026

Question asked in AI Mode“Which tree surgeon should I choose in the Yvelines?”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. Asked “Which tree surgeon should I choose in the Yvelines?” (in French), the answer cites Tree Art Élagage, an Oli-via-net client, first.
Tree Art Élagage, first of the recognised playersTradesperson, Yvelines, recorded on 13 October 2026

Question asked in AI Mode“Which gift box should I give clients or employees in Paris?”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. Asked “Which gift box should I give clients or employees in Paris?” (in French), the first option suggested is La Box du Grand Paris, an Oli-via-net client.
La Box du Grand Paris, the first option suggestedCorporate gifts, Paris, recorded on 13 October 2026

Question asked in AI Mode“renovation company Yvelines”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. For “entreprise de rénovation Yvelines” (renovation company Yvelines), CI Rénovation 78, an Oli-via-net client, appears among the department’s main firms.
CI Rénovation 78, among the recognised local companiesRenovation, Yvelines, recorded on 13 October 2026

Question asked in AI Mode“insulation company Yvelines”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. For “entreprise d’isolation Yvelines” (insulation company Yvelines), E.I.S Isolation Yvelines, an Oli-via-net client, is cited as a specialist in external wall insulation.
E.I.S Isolation Yvelines, cited as a specialist in external wall insulationInsulation, Yvelines, recorded on 13 October 2026

Question asked in AI Mode“carpenter roofer Yvelines”

Screenshot of Google AI Mode on 13 October 2026. For “charpentier couvreur Yvelines” (carpenter and roofer Yvelines), Ratié Couverture, an Oli-via-net client, is among the sources the AI selected.
Ratié Couverture, among the sources the AI selectedRoofing, Yvelines, recorded on 13 October 2026

SEO

And in Google’s classic results (SEO)

E-commerce, GEO and Google Ads

Arsayo, anti-theft backpacks

Shopify rebuild, SEO, Merchant Center and conversion tracking. Arsayo is cited among ChatGPT’s first results for “What is the best French brand of anti-theft backpacks?” and ranks 1st on Google for “sac à dos sécurisé” (anti-theft backpack, 12 October 2026).

+721%Google Ads performance
+350%new visitors
Google position check of 12 October 2026. ci-renovation-78.fr in 1st position in the organic results for the query “entreprise rénovation 78” (renovation company 78)
1st position for “entreprise rénovation 78” (renovation company 78)CI Rénovation, check of 12 October 2026

Renovation, local SEO and GEO

Les Bains et Cuisines d’Alexandre, Paris

Content about completed projects, internal linking across four themes (bathroom, kitchen, flat, offices), Google Business Profile and review monitoring. The company ranks 1st on Google for “rénovation de salle de bain paris” (bathroom renovation Paris), and both ChatGPT and Google AI Mode cite it among Parisian renovation firms.

1stGoogle position, check of 12 October 2026
Citedby ChatGPT and Google AI Mode
Google position check of 12 October 2026. grandparisbox.com in 1st position in the organic results for the query “box cadeau entreprise paris” (corporate gift box Paris)
1st position for “box cadeau entreprise paris” (corporate gift box Paris)La Box du Grand Paris, check of 12 October 2026
Google screenshot of 12 October 2026. tree-art-elagage.com in 1st position in the organic results for the query “entreprise élagage yvelines” (tree surgery company Yvelines)
1st position for “entreprise élagage yvelines” (tree surgery company Yvelines)Tree Art Élagage, check of 12 October 2026

Google reviews

Our clients speak

  • ★★★★★

    “Having spoken with a number of Google Maps specialists who had not convinced me, I was lucky enough to come across Nicolas. His direct, measured, rational and concise approach won me over. The free audit made me aware of where I stood in the Google universe. My only regret is not having met him sooner.”

    Antonio, Bistro S, Google review (translated from French)
  • ★★★★★

    “I contacted Nicolas for help with an online reputation case involving a Google review. He took the time to study my case in detail and to look for different solutions suited to my situation. I recommend him without hesitation.”

    Marina Arquer, Google review (translated from French)
  • ★★★★★

    “We called on Nicolas to restore our Google Business Profile. As soon as we had called him, he looked into our case. We recommend Nicolas very warmly, and of course we will keep working with him.”

    Jérôme and Amandine Schneider, Google review (translated from French)
  • ★★★★★

    “Sound advice, very competent and always available! I also really appreciated his expertise in SEO and automation, which helped me gain visibility and efficiency.”

    SARL Liberum, Google review, October 2024 (translated from French)
  • ★★★★★

    “I am delighted that I entrusted the redesign of my website to Oli-via-net. It is a very professional agency that adapted to my business and to the size of my company. I recommend them.”

    Juliette, Google review, August 2024 (translated from French)
  • ★★★★★

    “I called on Nicolas to build a website for my company from A to Z, and I am very pleased with the result. Nicolas listens and very quickly understood what I expected. I highly recommend him.”

    Hervé Chaussin, Google review, May 2024 (translated from French)

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Did you know?

Success stories Perpignan is proud of

1

A fruit and vegetable giant

The Saint-Charles International platform in Perpignan is one of the largest fruit and vegetable hubs in Europe, a crossroads between Spain and the north of the continent. 1

2

The Castillet was a city gate

Built in the 14th century as a fortified gate, the Castillet later served as a prison. Today it houses the Casa Pairal, the museum of Catalan folk arts and traditions. 1

3

A regional bank born here

Banque Populaire du Sud has its head office in Perpignan. It serves businesses and individuals across southern Occitanie, from the Pyrénées-Orientales to the Gard. 1

4

Capital of a kingdom

From 1276 to 1344, Perpignan was the mainland capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The Palace of the Kings of Majorca still overlooks the city. 1

5

The “centre of the world” according to Dalí

Salvador Dalí claimed to have had a revelation at Perpignan station, which he nicknamed “the centre of the world”. The phrase is still part of the city’s identity. 1

6

The world’s photojournalism meeting place

Every late summer since 1989, the Visa pour l’Image festival has brought photographers, agencies and newsrooms from all over the world to Perpignan. 1

What if the next success story in Perpignan were yours?

A prefecture 13 kilometres from the sea and 25 from the Spanish border

Perpignan compared with metropolitan France, business establishments per 1,000 inhabitants, hotel rooms per 1,000 inhabitants and businesses created per 1,000 inhabitants (INSEE)

Perpignan has 121,616 inhabitants over 68 km². The prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales, it is the heart of Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole, which has 277,926 inhabitants. The city lies 13 kilometres from the Mediterranean and 25 from the Spanish border, which turns part of its trade towards Catalonia.

121 616

inhabitants in 2023

+0.9% since 2012, France +4.4%

42 years

average age of inhabitants

42 years for France, based on INSEE age bands

20,7

businesses created per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025

France 17.0

47

business establishments per 1,000 inhabitants

France 35

49 %

of households are one-person households

France 39%

12,1

hotel rooms per 1,000 inhabitants

France 9.8

23 %

of inhabitants are aged 65 or over

France 21%

4 %

cycle to work

France 4%

Population of Perpignan from 1968 to 2023, from 102,191 to 121,616 inhabitants (INSEE)
Number of inhabitants of Perpignan, INSEE censuses from 1968 to 2023
More about Perpignan

The catchment area is wide. Cabestany and Saint-Estève are 4 and 5 kilometres away, Canet-en-Roussillon 8, Rivesaltes 9 and Argelès-sur-Mer 21. Bilingual Catalan schools are part of the education landscape, a sign that the language matters to some of the inhabitants. A Perpignan shop or tradesperson speaks to residents, seasonal workers and visitors from across the border.

Perpignan station is served by TGVs, Intercités night trains and TER regional trains to Narbonne, Carcassonne, Toulouse and Montpellier. Eleven direct TGVs reach Paris Gare de Lyon in around five hours, and Barcelona is less than 1 hour 30 minutes away on the high-speed line. Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport serves the area, and the Sankéo network runs urban transport.

The University of Perpignan Via Domitia has 9,500 students, 23% of them international. The Tecnosud site, south of the city, hosts organisations such as Initiative Pays Catalan, which funds new business owners with interest-free loans.

Sources 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

INSEE figures (2023 census, Filosofi, business register), compared with metropolitan France 1 · 2

Fruit and vegetables first, surrounded by logistics, training and culture

The food industry is Perpignan’s leading activity. The Saint-Charles business hub presents itself as Europe’s largest fruit and vegetable platform. It covers 70 hectares south-west of the city, with 150 companies and more than 2,100 direct jobs, and it has made logistics, temperature-controlled transport and warehousing a local trade.

More about the Perpignan economy

The Pyrénées-Orientales chamber of commerce (CCI) runs the port of Port-Vendres. Its training offer covers the fruit and vegetable trades, a business school, languages and an engineering school in robotics. On the digital side, the business directory lists, among the city’s active companies, 218 in computer programming and 138 advertising agencies. French Tech Perpignan, whose label has been renewed for 2026–2028, brings together more than 50 start-ups.

The city is also a cultural stage. Visa pour l’Image, the international photojournalism festival, was held there from 29 August to 13 September 2026 for its 38th edition, with a professional week.

Sources 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Sectors and clusters

  • Fruit and vegetables, international trade
  • Temperature-controlled transport and logistics
  • Food industry
  • Port of Port-Vendres and cross-border trade
  • Training and higher education
  • Photojournalism and culture

Major employers

  • Saint-Charles business hub, 150 companies and more than 2,100 direct jobs
  • Pyrénées-Orientales CCI, which runs the port of Port-Vendres and a training centre
  • University of Perpignan Via Domitia, 9,500 students

How Google’s AI Mode chooses the businesses it cites

Since 22 July 2026, Google search has changed in France. AI Overviews appear at the top of the page and AI Mode lets you have a conversation with the search engine 1. The AI writes its answer based on a small selection of reliable websites.

  • 1Citation. Your website is listed among the answer’s sources, with a link. This is the strongest form of visibility.
  • 2Mention. The AI names your business in its answer, without a link. Your name stays in the customer’s mind.
  • 3Business profile. Your Google profile appears next to the answer, with your customer reviews.

When an AI summary is shown, people click a classic link in only 8% of visits, compared with 15% without a summary 1. Being in the answer now counts as much as ranking well.

How we get your business cited in Perpignan

Five steps, from the first check to monthly follow-up

Your trade, your competitors in Perpignan and the way AI already talks about you decide the order of priorities. The method itself always follows the same main steps.

  1. 1

    AI visibility audit

    We start with a dated check. Your customers’ questions in Perpignan are put to Google’s AI Mode, Gemini, ChatGPT and other AI tools, and we record the businesses cited along with their sources.

  2. 2

    Technical foundations

    Complete structured data, fast pages, files for AI and business information that is identical everywhere. Being understood before being cited.

  3. 3

    Citable content

    Content designed to be picked up by AI, with short answers to your Perpignan customers’ questions, a byline, proof, figures and projects, in line with E-E-A-T criteria.

  4. 4

    Local authority

    Google reviews, directories, local press and Perpignan partners, everything that talks about you away from your website. AI relies on it before recommending you.

  5. 5

    Dated monthly follow-up

    A new check every month. You see where you are cited, what is improving and what we do next.

What is E-E-A-T?

  • Experience
  • Expertise
  • Authoritativeness
  • Trustworthiness

These four criteria sum up what Google tries to check. Has the business really practised its trade? Does it master it? Do others cite it? Does it deserve its customers’ trust?

Why AI has made it essential

To decide whom to cite, an AI consults far more than your website. Google profile, reviews, professional directories, press articles, LinkedIn profile, trade register, it compares everything. It checks who is behind the business, how long it has existed and its qualifications. Information that matches up reassures it, and the slightest contradiction pushes it away from you.

What this changes for you

Online reputation is no longer a bonus. Customer reviews, identical information everywhere, the manager’s profile, visible certifications, everything now counts towards being cited. This work has become even more important with AI, and it is part of every one of our assignments.

Our GEO method in detail

Customers who search in several languages and rely on proximity

In Perpignan, the border and the coast change the way people search. A visitor from Catalonia types a query in Spanish or Catalan, a resident searches in French, and a fruit and vegetable wholesaler compares suppliers on a European scale. An accurate Google Business Profile, clear opening hours and pages in the right language decide who appears.

What Perpignan residents search for on Google

47,680 searches a month

Across 25 common trades followed by the city’s name, averaged over a year.

Restaurants and hotels22,900
Beauty and wellbeing6,880
Building and trades6,100
Legal and finance4,380
Property2,900
Retail2,900
Health1,300
Cars and mobility320

Most searched. “restaurant perpignan” (18,100), “coiffeur perpignan” (hairdresser, 5,400), “couvreur perpignan” (roofer, 2,900), “avocat perpignan” (lawyer, 2,900), “agence immobilière perpignan” (estate agency, 2,900).

Google Ads, Keyword Planner, September 2025 to August 2026 1

GEO agency in Perpignan, what we do for you

GEO support

€490 excl. VAT per month

Starting price, then adjusted to your website, your market and what we put in place together. The free audit leads to a costed quote.

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  • The businesses AI recommends today instead of yours, or alongside it.
  • 3 priority actions based on the GAIA method.
  • Clear priorities, costed according to your business and your means.
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Your questions, in Perpignan

My customers come from Spain. Do I need a website in Spanish or Catalan?

If part of your revenue comes from Catalonia, yes. The border is 25 kilometres away and Barcelona less than 1 hour 30 minutes by TGV. We first check what Spanish visitors look for on your site, then translate the pages that matter rather than the whole website.

I am on the Saint-Charles platform or in logistics. What should I put online?

Your concrete capabilities. Areas served, temperature control, volumes handled, lead times. This information lets Google and AI assistants suggest you to a buyer looking for a partner. We write it up in specific pages, without any figures you cannot stand behind.

You are in Cabestany. Can you come and see me in Perpignan?

Yes. Our registered office is in Cabestany, 4 kilometres away, and we travel for a meeting when it is useful. Day-to-day follow-up is done remotely and starts at €490 excl. VAT per month.

My business depends on the season on the coast. When should I work on my visibility?

Before the visitors arrive. Canet-en-Roussillon and Argelès-sur-Mer are 8 and 21 kilometres away. We prepare your pages, your photos and your Google profile a few weeks before the season opens, so that search engines and assistants have time to take them into account.

Networks and support in Perpignan

  • CCI des Pyrénées-OrientalesThe chamber of commerce welcomes, advises and represents businesses in the département, and offers training and a business formalities centre.
  • CMA OccitanieThe chamber of trades supports craft businesses in the region with start-up, growth and training.
  • Perpignan Méditerranée MétropoleThe metropolitan authority publishes local economic news and events for businesses.
  • French Tech PerpignanThe national French Tech mission labels the Perpignan community, which brings together more than 50 start-ups.
  • Visa pour l’ImageThis photojournalism festival, held every late summer, attracts image professionals from all over the world.
  • Réseau EntreprendreIt combines interest-free loans with mentoring by business owners for people starting or taking over a business.

Oli-via-net, GEO agency in Perpignan

Get your business cited in Perpignan

We work throughout France. In a quarter of an hour on the phone, we review where you stand in Google and in AI answers.

Around Perpignan

  • Canet-en-Roussillon8 km
  • Saint-Cyprien12 km
  • Saint-Estève5 km
  • Pia6 km
  • Argelès-sur-Mer21 km
  • Cabestany4 km
  • Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque14 km
  • Elne12 km

In the Occitanie region, see also Albi, Carcassonne.

Oli-via-net estimate. We cross the population of Perpignan aged 15 and over by age band (INSEE, 2023 census) with the rate of generative AI use at each age (Baromètre du numérique 2026, CREDOC for Arcep, survey of June 2025). Rounded to the nearest thousand, with the average age calculated from INSEE bands.