CNOSAP

What CNOSAP does

CNOSAP (Comité National des Œuvres Sociales, Sportives et Culturelles de l'Administration Pénitentiaire) is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in 1969 and headquartered at 7 chemin des salières, 17410 Saint-Martin-de-Ré, with a registered Paris address at 13 Place Vendôme. It is the sole national association dedicated to the French Penitentiary Administration and is open to all agents of the Ministry of Justice, including surveillance personnel, administrative staff, magistrates, contractors, and retirees. The association's mission is to support social, cultural, and sporting engagement for its members, framed within a community-led go-to-market that relies on word-of-mouth within the Ministry of Justice ecosystem and partner-driven marketing.

The product set consists of a unified member benefits program rather than a technology platform. Core offerings include discounted vacation stays at Camping Les Maraises (CNOSAP-owned, on Île de Ré, up to 30% member discount), free visits to the historic Vauban fortification Fort de la Prée (also CNOSAP-owned), negotiated partner rates with Odalys Vacances, Campings.com, Sandaya, Bayard Milan press subscriptions, and an annual Tournoi National Justice de Pétanque. Underlying technology is limited to a WordPress website (cnosap.fr), the HelloAsso association-management and payment platform, and standard email/contact forms; no proprietary software, AI, or data products are referenced.

The business model is a nonprofit subscription model: members pay modest annual dues processed through HelloAsso (paper PDF bulletins also available for 2025 and 2026) to access the above benefits. The association historically received a Ministry operating subsidy and state-provided personnel but no longer benefits from either, which the association's own communications cite as a meaningful financial constraint. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the entity is governed by a Conseil d'Administration led by President Emmanuel GIRAUD, with no external ownership, venture funding, or parent company.

Name

CNOSAP

Legal name

CNOSAP (Comité National des Œuvres Sociales, Sportives et Culturelles de l'Administration Pénitentiaire)

Website

https://cnosap.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CNOSAP is a French nonprofit association founded in 1969 that provides social, cultural, and vacation benefits to agents of the Ministry of Justice, operating owned properties on Île de Ré and partner-discount programs through an annual membership subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-martin-de-ré

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CNOSAP generates revenue through annual membership fees (cotisations) paid by agents of the Ministry of Justice. Members pay a modest subscription to access benefits including discounted vacation stays, reduced-rate press subscriptions, and free access to historic sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CNOSAP is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 1969 that provides social, sports, and cultural activities to agents of the French Ministry of Justice, especially the Penitentiary Administration. It delivers these benefits through annual membership and operates hospitality assets including Camping Les Maraises and the Fort de la Prée historical site in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, alongside negotiated partner discounts.

Product overview

CNOSAP (Comité National des Œuvres Sociales, Sportives et Culturelles de l'Administration Pénitentiaire) is a membership-based association offering a unified benefits program for Ministry of Justice employees. The core offering consists of vacation and lifestyle benefits including discounted stays at CNOSAP-owned properties (Camping Les Maraises and Fort de la Prée), exclusive partner rates with Odalys, Campings.com, and Sandaya campings, reduced magazine subscriptions through Bayard Press, and annual events like the pétanque tournament. Members join through an annual subscription processed via HelloAsso, gaining access to these social, sports, and cultural benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNOSAP Membership
• Camping Les Maraises

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% discount on camping stays
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Odalys VacancescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership offering CNOSAP members exclusive discounts on vacation rentals. Members use code 75CNOSAP to access partner rates on 30+ appart'hotels in France and Southern Europe, plus 230+ campings. Benefits include free booking fees, complimentary essential insurance, installment payments without fees, and up to 20% early booking discounts. Chèques vacances bonification available (100€ can become 110-130€). Contact: 04 42 25 99 95.
• Campings.comcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership providing CNOSAP members access to camping stays starting from 120€ with discounts up to 60% during promotional periods. Login credentials: CNOSAP2/CNOSAP2 at www.campings.com/ce/cpc. Payment via chèques vacances accepted. Special offers include late summer destocking with up to 60% reductions.
• SandayaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCamping partner offering CNOSAP members up to 20% discounts on autumn stays. Properties include locations in Paris region (Île-de-France) and French Riviera (Côte d'Azur). Sample pricing: cottage 4-5 persons from 153-274€ per week.
• Bayard MilanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress publishing partnership offering CNOSAP members reduced-rate subscriptions to 20+ magazine titles covering children's publications, culture, nature, and leisure activities.
• GMFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner visible on CNOSAP website. Nature of partnership not detailed but appears as a commercial partner relationship.
• IntégraleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner visible on CNOSAP website. Nature of partnership not detailed but appears as a commercial partner relationship.
• Camping Les MaraisescoreOthersCNOSAP-owned camping property on Île de Ré offering members vacation stays at reduced rates (up to 30% discount). Located at Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Key venue for the annual pétanque tournament.
• Fort de la PréecoreOthersCNOSAP-owned historic Vauban fortification on Île de Ré. Open to members and their dependents for free visits. Part of the association's cultural offering alongside vacation benefits.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Action Sociale du Ministère de la Justice (CAS Justice): Internal Comité d'Action Sociale within the French Ministry of Justice itself, providing social benefits to all Justice ministry agents (not just Penitentiary). Overlaps in target audience with CNOSAP but operates as the formal Ministry channel — relevant as both competitor and potential partner for the same member pool.
• ASMJ (Association Sportive du Ministère de la Justice): Direct spin-off of CNOSAP in 2011, organized to take over sports activities for the same Ministry of Justice / Penitentiary Administration personnel. Now operates in close partnership with CNOSAP, serving the same member base with a complementary (sports-only) benefit. Most directly comparable peer.
• CAS du Ministère de l'Intérieur (et de l'Outre-Mer): Comité d'Action Sociale serving French Interior Ministry personnel (police, prefectoral corps, administrative). Same function as CNOSAP for an adjacent ministry — vacation discounts, cultural activities, social benefits for civil servants in a security-related ministry with comparable culture and demographics.
• SRIAS (Sections Régionales Interministérielles d'Action Sociale): Regional interministerial social action bodies under the French Ministry of Public Service, delivering vacation, leisure, and cultural benefits to all civil servants within a region. Operates at regional scale across ministries — comparable benefit-delivery mechanism to CNOSAP but interministerial and state-administered.
• IGESA (Institution de Gestion Sociale des Armées): Social welfare body for French Ministry of Defense personnel, providing vacation villages, camping, leisure benefits, and cultural activities — structurally identical model to CNOSAP (owned properties + partner network + annual dues) but for military personnel. Closest large-scale analog.

Broad incumbents

• Edenred France: Major French employee-benefits platform (Ticket Restaurant, ProwebCE, Kadeos) used by public-sector employers to distribute vacation, leisure, and cultural benefits. Represents the modern scalable alternative to traditional associations like CNOSAP, increasingly embedded in public-sector compensation.
• Up France (formerly Chèque Déjeuner / Up Coopérative): Cooperative providing employee benefit solutions (meal vouchers, vacation vouchers, gift/culture vouchers) widely adopted across French public sector. Competes for the same 'vacation and leisure benefits for civil servants' wallet share but via digital-first, employer-issued platforms rather than association membership.
• CNAS (Centre National d'Action Sociale): National-level French public-sector social action organization providing vacation, leisure, and cultural benefits to agents of multiple ministries. Broader in scope than CNOSAP (covers many ministries vs. only Justice), but operates the same model of negotiated partner discounts and member services — a 'wider-net' analog of what CNOSAP does for one ministry.

Emerging players

• CEZAM (Réseau CEZAM): Federated network of works councils (comités d'entreprise / CSE) offering negotiated discounts on leisure, culture, and vacation to employees across France. Operates a similar 'membership unlocks negotiated discounts' model but for the private sector; CNOSAP is the public-sector equivalent for one ministry.
• Plurélya (mutuelle de la fonction publique): Mutuelle-style welfare organization for French civil servants across multiple ministries, providing social and cultural benefits including leisure and family activities. Similar non-insurance, member-driven welfare model, but with broader interministerial scope and more digital-first delivery than CNOSAP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cnosap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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