Apei Les Papillons Blancs

What Apei Les Papillons Blancs does

Apei Les Papillons Blancs (legally "APEI Aix-les-Bains – Les Papillons d'Aix", operating under the trade names Les Papillons d'Aix / Les Papillons Blancs) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) headquartered in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region), providing medico-social services to people with intellectual disabilities. The organization's service offer spans four pillars: (i) Education & Learning (schooling, boarding, educational counseling), (ii) Habitat & Social Life (daily activities, day centers, standard and enhanced accommodation), (iii) Professional Activities & Training (vocational integration and apprenticeship programs), and (iv) Habitat & Care (medicalized housing and reinforced care). It also operates a portfolio of four wholly-owned commercial subsidiaries functioning as work-integration vehicles: Blanchisserie Aix'Eco (industrial laundry and cleaning), Restaurant Le Chantemerle (restaurant and catering), Micro-crèche Les Chrysalides (early childhood services), and La Manufacture des Combaruches (metalwork, leatherwork, carpentry manufacturing, assembly, packaging, logistics).

The association's underlying "platform" is a regulated medico-social establishment operating under French social-security and ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé) accreditation via CPOM frameworks, augmented by B2B service operations. There is no proprietary software, technology stack, or digital product disclosed. The model is essentially human-capital-intensive: specialized éducateurs, moniteurs d'atelier, medical staff, and social workers delivered through dedicated facilities.

Commercially, the organization operates a dual-revenue model. The primary stream is government-funded medico-social services paid through French social security and healthcare systems — this includes education, residential care, daily activities, and medicalized housing, with pricing not publicly disclosed and effectively set by public-authority tariffs. The secondary stream is professional and commercial services generated through B2B contracts (laundry, landscaping, assembly, packaging, logistics, metalwork, leatherwork, carpentry, catering, meal delivery, childcare, venue rental, HR solutions). Go-to-market is community-led: direct outreach to families, local partnerships, word-of-mouth referrals in the Aix-les-Bains catchment, supported by a presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and a CMS-driven website. The primary customer segment is people with intellectual disabilities and their families; the principal payer for medico-social services is government.

Name

Apei Les Papillons Blancs

Legal name

APEI Aix-les-Bains - Les Papillons d'Aix

Website

https://apei-aixlesbains.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Apei Les Papillons Blancs is a French non-profit medico-social association in Aix-les-Bains providing education, residential care, medicalized housing, and professional integration services to people with intellectual disabilities, funded via French social security and supplemented by B2B commercial work-integration subsidiaries (laundry, catering, manufacturing, childcare).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social Disability Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

Keywords

• Medico-social services
• Disability support services
• Specialized housing
• Professional integration
• Social care association

Headquarters

HQ city

Aix-les-bains

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medico-social services (accompagnement médico-social): Government-funded social support services for people with disabilities, including education, habitat, and healthcare accompaniment. These services are funded through French social security and healthcare systems.
2. Economic activities and professional integration: Commercial services including laundry, grounds maintenance, assembly, packaging, logistics, metalwork, leatherwork, carpentry, catering, meal delivery, childcare. Revenue generated from business-to-business contracts and services to enterprises and individuals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Apei Les Papillons Blancs is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) operating in the medico-social sector that supports people with intellectual disabilities through a comprehensive range of services including schooling, residential housing, professional activities, medicalized care, and socio-professional integration. The association also operates economic activities (laundry, landscaping, industrial assembly, metalwork, leather goods, carpentry, catering) that employ and integrate its beneficiaries.

Product overview

Apei Les Papillons Blancs (Les papillons d'aix) is a non-profit association providing social and medico-social services for people with intellectual disabilities. The organization operates as a single integrated social services provider offering education and learning support (scolarisation, internat, educational counseling), residential care (daily life support, housing, medicalized care), and professional integration through economic activities. The economic services portfolio includes industrial operations (assembly, packaging, logistics), artisanal crafts (metalwork, leather goods, carpentry), services (laundry, landscaping, HR solutions, childcare), and catering/restaurant operations. The organization also operates dedicated facilities including the Manufacture des Combaruches workshop, Restaurant Le Chantemerle, and Micro-crèche Les Chrysalides. The association focuses on creating personalized support pathways while fostering professional integration and social inclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blanchisserie Aix'Eco: Professional laundry and cleaning services operated by the association
• Restaurant Le Chantemerle
• Micro crèche Les Chrysalides
• La Manufacture des Combaruches

Products and services

• Scolarisation et enseignement adapté Specialized schooling (IME, SESSAD) and boarding (internat) for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities, including educational and therapeutic support.
• Habitat et vie sociale Daily support, day activities (foyer de vie), inclusive housing (habitat inclusif), and adapted accommodation services for adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Activités professionnelles et formation (ESAT) Professional activity workshops and vocational training provided through ESAT (Établissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail) for adults with disabilities to develop skills and access supported employment.
• Hébergement médicalisé et renforcé (FAM, MAS) Medicalized reception facilities (Foyer d'Accueil Médicalisé, Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée) providing continuous medical and residential care for people with severe disabilities.
• Blanchisserie Aix'Eco Commercial laundry service delivered as a sheltered workshop activity for businesses and public bodies, employing people with disabilities.
• Espaces verts Landscaping and grounds maintenance services offered to enterprises, public bodies, and private clients as a supported-employment activity.
• Activités industrielles (montage, assemblage, conditionnement, logistique) Industrial subcontracting services — assembly, packaging, mounting, and logistics — sold to enterprises, performed in sheltered workshop settings.
• Activités artisanales (métallerie, maroquinerie, menuiserie) Craft workshop services — metalwork, leather goods, and carpentry — producing made-to-order items for individuals, businesses, and public bodies.
• Restauration et traiteur Catering and restaurant services for public bodies, businesses, and private events, run as a supported-employment workshop.
• Solutions RH et mise à disposition HR staffing and worker secondment (mise à disposition) services placing workers from sheltered employment programs with enterprises.
• Micro-crèche Les Chrysalides Day nursery/childcare facility for young children, offered to local families and operated by the association.
• Location de salles et événements Venue rental and event hosting services available to enterprises, organizations, and private clients.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ateliers de Chantemerle (Manufacture des Combaruches)minorOthersReferenced as a related organization/commercial partner. Located at ateliers-de-chantemerle.fr. Part of the ecosystem of organizations serving people with disabilities in the region.
• Restaurant Le ChantemerleminorOthersCommercial restaurant partner operating within the disability services ecosystem. Website: lechantemerle.fr
• Micro-crèche Les ChrysalidesminorOthersPartner early childhood facility (micro-creche) serving young children in the Aix-les-Bains area. Website: microcreche-leschrysalides.fr
• Blanchisserie Aix'EcominorOthersPartner laundry service facility. Website: blanchisserie-aix-eco.fr

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation OVE: Large national French medico-social foundation operating residential facilities, educational services, and professional integration programs for children and adults with disabilities. Comparable operating model but broader geographic footprint and larger scale.
• APF France Handicap: National French association serving people with all types of physical and intellectual disabilities. Operates a comparable medico-social service model (housing, professional integration, advocacy) but at national scale with broader disability mandate.

Direct peers

• Association Les Papillons Blancs (Lille / national movement): Original 'Papillons Blancs' association and part of the national movement to which Les Papillons d'Aix belongs. Operates a directly comparable medico-social model with education, housing, and professional integration services for people with intellectual disabilities.
• APEI de Chambéry: Neighboring Savoie-based APEI association operating the same medico-social model for people with intellectual disabilities including housing, education, and sheltered employment activities. Most direct geographic and operational comparable.

Regional players

• ADAPEI Ain: Department-level ADAPEI association serving the neighboring Ain department with the same medico-social service portfolio for people with intellectual disabilities, including economic activity subsidiaries for professional integration.
• Mutualité Française Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional mutual operator running residential facilities, daycare, and medico-social services in the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Comparable as a competing provider of social and medico-social services for vulnerable populations in the same geography.
• ADAPEI de la Savoie: Federation department-level APEI/ADAPEI association serving people with intellectual disabilities across the Savoie department. Directly comparable parent movement offering the same medico-social service portfolio (education, housing, professional integration) in the same regional geography.

Others

• UNAPEI: National federation of French APEI/ADAPEI associations to which Les Papillons d'Aix is organizationally linked. Represents the broader network of disability-serving associations and provides governance, advocacy, and benchmarking context directly applicable to the subject.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100087531847186
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lespapillons-daix/?originalSubdomain=fr

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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