La Bulle

What La Bulle does

La Bulle is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) family planning and conjugal consultation organization, established in 1974 and headquartered in Anderlues. It operates a network of 6 physical centers across the Hainaut province — Anderlues, Binche, Charleroi, Chimay, Fleurus, La Louvière, and Thuin — delivering a multidisciplinary portfolio that includes medical consultations (contraception, STI screening, sexual health), psychological and couples counseling, sexology consultations, social work support, legal advice, and parenting support consultations and workshops. The organization also delivers EVRAS (relationship, affective, and sexual education) animations in schools and community settings, holding the 'Label EVRAS en jeunesse' awarded by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Its business model combines low per-session fees (€1.50 for BIM patients and €6 for non-BIM patients for medical consultations; €10 for legal consultations; €40 per session for couple/family psychological and sexological consultations effective June 2026) with public subsidies from the Walloon Region under the agréé framework for family planning centers. Third-party payment (tiers-payant) is applied for insured patients, and accessibility for minors without parental consent is a stated service principle. Strategic partners include the FCPC federation, Mutualité Chrétienne du Hainaut Oriental, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Wallonie Relance, and UCLouvain.

La Bulle is not a technology organization: it has no app, no API, and no proprietary digital platform. Service delivery is in-person at its 6 centers, supplemented by school-based and community-based educational outreach. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via walk-ins, appointments, community referrals, and partnerships with schools, CPAS, youth movements, and neighborhood organizations. Revenue, headcount, and financial performance are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

La Bulle

Legal name

ASBL Centre de Planning et de Consultation Familiale & Conjugale La Bulle

Website

https://la-bulle.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Bulle is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) operating 6 family planning and conjugal consultation centers across Hainaut province since 1974, serving individuals, couples, families, and youth with medical, psychological, sexological, social, legal, and parenting support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Anderlues

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consultation fees: Revenue from consultation fees for psychological, sexological, and legal services. Fees vary by service type and patient status (BIM vs non-BIM). The organization is a non-profit (ASBL) and also receives public subsidies.
2. Public subsidies: The organization is agréé (approved) under the decree relating to family and conjugal planning centers and receives subsidies from the Walloon Region. Also partnered with Mutualité Chrétienne for funding and support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Bulle operates a network of 6 family planning and conjugal consultation centers in the Hainaut province of Belgium, providing in-person medical (sexual health, contraception, STI screening), psychological, sexological, social, and legal consultations, as well as parenting support consultations and group workshops. The centers also run EVRAS (relationship, affective, and sexual education) animations in schools and community settings, and apply tiered per-session pricing with third-party payment (tiers-payant) for insured patients.

Product overview

La Bulle operates as a unified network of 6 family planning centers across Hainaut province (Binche, Charleroi, Chimay, Fleurus, La Louvière, Thuin), providing integrated healthcare and social services through a multidisciplinary team. The organization offers a coordinated service portfolio including medical consultations (sexual health, contraception, STI screening), psychological services (counseling, sexology), social consultations, legal advice, and parenting support—both individual consultations and group workshops. All services are delivered by qualified professionals (doctors, psychologists, social workers, lawyers) at accessible rates with third-party payment (tiers-payant) for insured patients. The centers also provide school-based and community EVRAS (relationship and sexuality education) programs, serving as a comprehensive resource for sexual health, family planning, and parental support in the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accueil (Reception Service) Initial reception and intake service providing first contact for clients seeking family planning services at any of the 6 La Bulle centers.
• Consultation sociale (Social Consultation) Social work consultations offering support and guidance on social and personal matters related to family planning, delivered by social workers at La Bulle centers.
• Consultation psychologique et de conseil conjugal (Psychological and Couples Counseling) Psychological consultations and couples counseling services for emotional and relational support, priced at €40 per session for couple/family consultations effective June 1, 2026.
• Consultation sexologique (Sexology Consultation) Sexology consultations addressing sexual health and relationship concerns with specialized support from sexologists, priced at €40 per session for couple/family consultations effective June 1, 2026.
• Consultation médicale et de santé sexuelle (Medical Consultation and Sexual Health) Medical consultations provided by general practitioners specialized in gynecology, offering contraception, STI screening, and sexual health follow-up. Fees: €1.50 for BIM patients, €6 for non-BIM patients with mutuelle insurance; €31.81 per consultation for uninsured patients.
• Consultation juridique (Legal Consultation) Legal consultations provided by lawyers covering family law, youth rights, and civil law matters, priced at €10 per consultation.
• Consultations de soutien à la parentalité (Parenting Support Consultations) Individual, couple, or family consultations supporting parents through parenting challenges, available at the Binche, La Louvière, Thuin, and Fleurus centers.
• Ateliers de soutien à la parentalité (Parenting Support Workshops) Group activities and workshops for parents, grandparents, and parental figures covering topics including adolescent limits, bullying, screen time, blended families, and parental burnout. Delivered in partnership with UCLouvain and Mutualité Chrétienne.
• Animations EVRAS (EVRAS Educational Animations) Educational animation sessions in schools and community settings covering relationship, affective, and sexual education topics including puberty, respect, violence, romantic feelings, sexual health, and contraception. La Bulle holds the 'EVRAS en jeunesse' label from Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FCPC (Fédération des Centres de Planning et de Consultation Familiale et Conjugale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCPC is the federation that represents and supports family planning centers in Belgium. La Bulle is affiliated with FCPC as part of the network of approved planning centers.
• Mutualité Chrétienne du Hainaut OrientalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutualité Chrétienne is a major health insurance fund that partners with La Bulle. The organization is described as a 'Partenaire de la Mutualité Chrétienne du Hainaut Oriental' and works together on programs like burnout parental support workshops.
• Wallonie (Walloon Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Walloon Region approves (agréé) and subsidizes La Bulle under the decree relating to family and conjugal planning centers. The organization also partners with Wallenie Relance for funding.
• Fédération Wallonie-BruxellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarded the 'Label EVRAS en jeunesse' by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, recognizing La Bulle's expertise in relationship, affective, and sexual education for youth.
• Université Catholique de Louvain-la-NeuveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with La Bulle on group support programs for parents experiencing burnout, providing specialized psychological expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Centre de Planning Familial de Namur: Another agréé family planning center in Wallonia under the same Walloon decree. It is a direct peer to La Bulle, offering the same multidisciplinary consultations (medical, psychological, sexological, legal, social) under similar agréé and subsidized framework.
• Ex Aequo: Ex Aequo is a Belgian ASBL dedicated to sexual health and HIV prevention among men who have sex with men. It is comparable as a Belgian non-profit providing sexual health services and education, with overlapping thematic focus on STI prevention and community outreach.
• Sensoa: Sensoa is the Flemish centre of expertise on sexual health and family planning in Belgium. It is directly comparable to La Bulle in mission (sexual health, family planning, EVRAS education) and target population, but operates in Flanders rather than Wallonia.
• Centre de Planning Familial de Mons: An agréé family planning center located in Hainaut province, directly comparable to La Bulle on geography, services, agréé status, and EVRAS education mandate.
• Plate-Forme Prévention Sida: Plate-Forme Prévention Sida is a Belgian federation of ASBLs focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and sexual health promotion. It is comparable to La Bulle as a non-profit sexual health organization with education, prevention, and community outreach programs across Belgium.
• Centre de Planning Familial de Liège: A Walloon agréé family planning center offering the same suite of multidisciplinary services under the same regional decree. Directly comparable to La Bulle in service portfolio, funding model, and regulatory classification, though serving the Liège area.

Broad incumbents

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America: Planned Parenthood is a global benchmark for family planning and sexual health service delivery. Comparable in mission (sexual health, contraception, STI services, education) and target audience, but operates at vastly greater scale and as an advocacy-driven incumbent rather than a single-region non-profit.
• Family Planning Association (UK): The UK Family Planning Association is a sexual health and reproductive rights charity. It is comparable to La Bulle in mission and service offering (contraception, STI information, sex education, counseling) but is a national-level incumbent with broader reach and resources.

Emerging players

• Centre LGBTQI+ de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles: A Wallonia-Brussels LGBTQI+ organization offering counseling, support, and community services with thematic overlap to La Bulle's sexological and psychological consultations. Comparable on sexual health and mental health support services for a defined population segment.

Others

• Fédération des Centres de Planning Familial et Conjugal (FCPC): FCPC is the federation that aggregates agréé family planning centers across Belgium. La Bulle is a member; the federation is comparable as the umbrella organization governing the agréé framework that defines La Bulle's service portfolio and funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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