CPIE of the Pays de l'Aisne

What CPIE of the Pays de l'Aisne does

CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne (Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement des Pays de l'Aisne) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1974 and operating since 1975 from HQE-certified premises in Merlieux-et-Fouquerolles, Aisne department, Hauts-de-France. It delivers two integrated service lines: (1) environmental education for schools, families, leisure centers, healthcare facilities, and corporate committees through on-site stays, day visits, off-site interventions, nature outings, and pedagogical tools; and (2) territorial support for local authorities and institutions, including training, studies, diagnostics, consulting, and publications across nine thematic areas (biodiversity, climate change, natural gardening, nature in cities, natural risks, environmental health, food systems, participatory sciences, and youth audiences).

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its delivery rests on pedagogical expertise, naturalist knowledge, and facilitation skills provided by a team of 30 salaried employees. Product portfolio includes 'Animations', 'Séjours', thematic programs, pedagogical tools, publications (documentary dossiers, technical sheets, guides), the biannual 'Livret des sorties nature de l'Aisne' (#22 Spring/Summer 2026), the 'Inventaire des arbres remarquables de l'Aisne' (Notable Trees Inventory), and citizen-science programs including amphibian, raptor, and arthropod monitoring. The association is part of the national CPIE union and the Union Régionale des CPIE Hauts-de-France, and operates as a territorial convener.

Revenue is generated through three streams: environmental education services (priced below cost, partner-subsidized), recurring annual membership fees, and territorial support services (training, studies, diagnostics, consulting, publications) for local authorities. The economic model is heavily underpinned by institutional funding from the Conseil régional Hauts-de-France (15+ years), DREAL Hauts-de-France (10+ years), Conseil départemental de l'Aisne (since founding), water agencies (Seine-Normandie, Artois-Picardie), the Office français de la biodiversité (OFB), Agence Française pour la Biodiversité (AFB), CAF de l'Aisne, and the European 'L'Europe s'engage en Hauts-de-France' program — over 50 institutional partners in total. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: nature outings, the Livret des sorties nature guide, the Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature, school programs, and multi-channel digital presence (website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, newsletter).

Name

CPIE of the Pays de l'Aisne

Legal name

CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne

Website

https://cpie-aisne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne is a French non-profit association (loi 1901), founded 1974 and operating from Merlieux-et-Fouquerolles, that delivers environmental education programs (school stays, day visits, nature outings) and territorial support services (training, diagnostics, consulting, publications) to schools, families, local authorities, and corporate committees across the Aisne department.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Merlieux-et-fouquerolles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Education Services: Revenue generated from educational programs including school stays, day visits, interventions in schools and healthcare facilities, and leisure activities for children and adults. The association offers these services at prices below actual cost, with many activities subsidized by partners.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from supporters who wish to join the CPIE network. Members receive newsletters and support the association's mission.
3. Territorial Support Services: Revenue from training, studies, diagnostics, consulting services, and publications for local authorities and organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne is a non-profit association that provides environmental education through school stays, day visits, and on-site/off-site interventions for schools, leisure centers, healthcare facilities, and corporate committees, alongside territorial support services such as training, studies, diagnostics, and consulting for local authorities and institutions. It also produces pedagogical tools, publications, and organizes citizen science initiatives including a notable trees inventory and nature outings across the Aisne department.

Product overview

CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne is a nonprofit environmental education association (Loi 1901) offering a portfolio of educational services centered on environmental awareness and sustainable development. Its core offerings comprise environmental animations and school stays for hands-on learning experiences, thematic programs covering biodiversity, climate change, natural gardening, urban nature, environmental health, food systems, and participatory science, as well as publications including documentary dossiers, technical sheets, guides, and illustrated materials. The organization also maintains the Inventaire des arbres remarquables de l'Aisne (Notable Trees Inventory), a citizen science initiative documenting remarkable trees across the department. These products and services are distributed through a network of partners including regional councils, water agencies, and local municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animations
• Séjours (School Stays)
• Thématiques (Environmental Education Themes)
• Publications
• Sciences participatives (Citizen Science Programs)
• Livret des sorties nature de l'Aisne
• Inventaire des arbres remarquables de l'Aisne
• Accompagnement des territoires (Territorial Support Services)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministère de la cohésion des territoires et des relations avec les collectivités territorialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench ministry supporting cohesion and territorial development, providing strategic and financial backing for CPIE's regional environmental initiatives.
• Commissariat Général à l'Égalité des Territoires (CGET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency for territorial equality, supporting CPIE projects related to territorial development and equal access to environmental education.
• DREAL Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directory for environment, development and housing supporting CPIE for over 10 years on projects related to risk prevention, environmental health, biodiversity preservation, and territorial dialogue.
• Agence de l'eau Seine-NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater agency supporting 'Classe d'eau' programs for school groups and long-term projects on water resource preservation, natural gardening, and zero-phyto initiatives.
• Office National des Forêts (ONF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational forests office supporting CPIE actions on remarkable tree valorization and forest biodiversity preservation.
• Conseil régional Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council supporting CPIE since over 15 years, particularly on biodiversity preservation, natural risk prevention, environmental health, and climate change adaptation.
• Conseil départementale de l'AisnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partner since CPIE's beginnings. Provides HQE-certified premises, helps fund school visits from the department, and supports sustainable development projects on the territory.
• Agence Française pour la Biodiversité (AFB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench biodiversity agency supporting CPIE in Hauts-de-France on biodiversity preservation and elimination of phytosanitary products in public spaces and gardens.
• CAF de l'AisneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily allowance fund contributing financially to leisure centers during school holidays and helping lower-income families access CPIE programs at reduced rates.
• GéodomiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental resource center for Aisne working with CPIE on animation of environmental awareness and sustainable development events.
• Pays de ThiéracheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial network supporting CPIE on bocage preservation, fauna-flora inventories, and animations for the general public, schools, and families.
• Agence de l'eau Artois-PicardiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater agency supporting CPIE in Hauts-de-France for over 10 years on water resource preservation and climate adaptation: natural gardening, zero-phyto in public spaces, pedagogical tools, training, biodiversity preservation.
• Office français de la biodiversité (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench biodiversity office dedicated to protection and restoration of biodiversity in metropolitan France and overseas territories.
• Communauté d'agglomération du SoissonnaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgglomeration community working with CPIE for several years on natural gardening, zero-phyto in public spaces, consultation, and eco-district projects.
• Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-QuentinoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgglomeration community supporting CPIE on biodiversity preservation, zero-phyto in public spaces, wetland preservation, flood prevention, and climate change adaptation.
• ANATEF (Association Nationale des Techniciens Forestiers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of forest technicians supporting CPIE in remarkable tree preservation and valorization.
• ADEP (Association des Entomologistes de Picardie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntomology association partnering since 2016 on arthropod knowledge improvement in Thiérache territory, including collaborative inventory weekends.
• Festival de l'Oiseau et de la NatureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual bird and nature festival where CPIE organizes numerous ornithological outings for participants.
• CanopéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational network collaborating with CPIE on teacher training projects.
• CAUE de l'Aisne (Conseil Architecture Urbanisme Environnement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and environment council working with CPIE on green spaces and zero-phyto in public spaces.
• Union nationale des CPIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational union of CPIE organizations, part of the CPIE network that CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne belongs to and operates under the CPIE label.
• Union Régionale des CPIE Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of CPIE organizations in Hauts-de-France, coordinating CPIE activities and providing support for regional environmental initiatives.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Hauts-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency supporting CPIE in Hauts-de-France on environmental health actions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Géodomia: Environmental resource center for the Aisne department that partners with CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne on environmental awareness animations and sustainable development events. Operates a museum/exhibition space plus educational programming directly comparable to CPIE's environmental education and territorial support activities in the same territory.
• Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO): Major French environmental NGO with overlapping mission in biodiversity education, citizen science bird inventories, school programs, and advocacy. While larger and more national in scope, LPO France runs comparable environmental education animations and ornithological outings that CPIE also delivers locally through events like the Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature.
• CPIE des Pays de la Loire: Sister CPIE organization operating under the same national CPIE label in a different French region. Provides comparable environmental education, school stays, citizen science programs, and territorial support services, making it the closest direct counterpart in scope, mission, and operating model to CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne.
• Fédération des Conservatoires d'Espaces Naturels: Federation of regional conservatories operating across France with overlapping activities in biodiversity inventories, environmental education, and technical support to local authorities on natural area management. Comparable in non-profit structure, citizen-science orientation, and territorial support offerings.
• Union Régionale des CPIE Hauts-de-France: Regional coordination body of which CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne is a member. Coordinates the network of CPIE associations across the Hauts-de-France region, including shared newsletters, programmatic initiatives, and representation to regional funders. Directly comparable as it operates in the same territory and bundles similar educational offerings.

Broad incumbents

• WWF France: Major international environmental NGO with a French affiliate running environmental education programs, school partnerships, and citizen science initiatives. Comparable mission and overlapping audience (schools, families, public authorities) but operates at national scale with much larger budgets and broader geographic footprint than CPIE des Pays de l'Aisne.
• France Nature Environnement (FNE): National federation of French environmental associations acting as an umbrella network. Overlaps with CPIE on environmental education, citizen science, and policy advocacy for biodiversity, but operates at national scale rather than at the local Aisne-department level where CPIE specializes.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB): National biodiversity agency that funds and collaborates with CPIE. As a public-sector incumbent operating across metropolitan France and overseas territories, OFB provides overlapping capabilities in biodiversity protection, environmental education, and territorial support, but at much larger national scale rather than as a single-territory specialist.

Emerging players

• CAUE de l'Aisne: Aisne department council for architecture, urban planning, and environment partnering with CPIE on green spaces and zero-phyto in public spaces. Comparable in non-profit association structure and territorial advisory role on environmental planning, though its core expertise centers on architecture and urbanism rather than biodiversity education.
• Canopé (Réseau Canopé): French educational network under the Ministry of Education that CPIE partners with for teacher training projects. Comparable as an educational support services provider serving schools, but Canopé focuses on broader pedagogical resources (not specifically environmental) and is a public establishment rather than a non-profit association.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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