What Hexopée does

Hexopée is a French professional employers' organization (organisation professionnelle d'employeurs) headquartered in Alfortville, France. Established as CNEA (Confédération Nationale des Employeurs des Associations) and rebranded to Hexopée in 2013, it represents employers operating non-profit associations across four principal sectors: animation (loisir éducatif et socio-culturel), sport, social tourism (tourisme social et familial), and youth work and popular education. The organization reports more than 14,000 member structures within its network.

The organization's core function is sectoral social dialogue. Hexopée is the recognized representative body that negotiates national collective bargaining agreements (conventions collectives) governing labor relations for these sectors — including the multi-sector ÉCLAT agreement (formerly CCN Animation), the Sport agreement, the TSF (Tourisme Social et Familial) agreement, and the HLA (Habitat et Loisirs Associatifs) agreement. Beyond collective bargaining, Hexopée provides members with legal and labor-law advisory, sectoral observatories and barometer publications, training programs delivered through its training arm Synopée, an annual Congress, and a territorial delegate network covering 10 of 13 metropolitan French regions.

Hexopée operates as a non-profit association under French law 1901, with revenue generated principally through membership dues paid by affiliated associations. It is a member of UDES, the cross-sectoral employers' federation for the social and solidarity economy (économie sociale et solidaire). Headcount is in the 11-50 range. The organization's strategic posture combines decentralized territorial representation, recurring data and training product lines, and active public-policy advocacy — most recently in mobilization against budget-related measures in the Loi de Finances 2026 cycle.

Name

Hexopée

Legal name

Hexopée

Website

https://hexopee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hexopée is a French non-profit employers' organization representing 14,000+ associations across animation, sport, social tourism, and youth sectors, negotiating collective bargaining agreements and providing legal advisory, training, and policy advocacy services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Alfortville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Hexopée generates revenue through membership fees from employers (associations, foundations, federations, clubs) in the animation, sport, social tourism, and youth work sectors. More than 14,000 structures are members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hexopée is a professional employers' organization representing more than 14,000 member structures (associations, foundations, federations, clubs, works councils) operating in the animation, sport, social and family tourism, and youth worker housing sectors. It provides daily legal advice in labor law, negotiates collective agreements for multiple sector branches (ÉCLAT, Sport, TSF, HLA, Acteurs du lien social et familial), and delivers regulatory information resources, FAQs, webinars, training programs (via Synopée), and peer-exchange events.

Product overview

Hexopée is a professional organization representing more than 14,000 member structures (associations, foundations, clubs, federations, works councils) operating in animation, sports, social and family tourism, and youth work services. The organization offers a unified service platform comprising legal advisory services, collective agreement negotiation, regulatory information resources, FAQ and webinars, training programs (via Synopée), HR Club networking, and professional events. Member organizations can also access online membership management and periodic barometer reports on sector health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synopée: An affiliated training organization providing employer and volunteer leadership training services.

Products and services

• Legal Advisory Services Daily legal advice provided by specialized labor-law lawyers who answer questions, conduct audits, and provide personalized legal follow-up for member structures in the social economy.
• Social Dialogue and Collective Agreement Negotiation Negotiation of collective agreements across the animation, sport, social and family tourism, and youth worker housing branches, plus participation in the management of joint bodies and professional electoral bodies.
• Regulatory Information Resources Continuously updated information on social regulations, collective agreements, payroll, social and fiscal charges, labor laws and decrees, HR obligations, absence management, staff representation, and company negotiations.
• FAQs and Webinars Adapted resources, frequently asked questions, and monthly legal webinars providing ongoing education and support on topics such as Synofdes sustainable approaches and VSS prevention (SELMA kit).
• Training for Employers and Volunteer Leaders (Synopée) Training programs delivered through the affiliated organization Synopée, providing leadership development for employers and volunteer leaders in the popular education sector.
• Club RH (HR Club) A dedicated networking and support club for member companies with more than 50 full-time-equivalent employees, providing specialized HR resources and peer exchange.
• Professional Events and Networking Events for peer exchange including Congress Hexopée, Forum RH, colloquia, and Regional Tours (Tournée des régions).
• Membership (Adhésion) Online membership application system allowing employer structures to join Hexopée, with coverage across multiple collective agreements including Animation Actors, ÉCLAT, HLA, Training Organizations, Sport, Social and Family Tourism, and others.
• Barometer Reports Annual barometer reports providing data and analysis on the state of the Popular Education sector, including financial health indicators, employment trends, and funding challenges.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UDES (Union des employeurs de l'économie sociale et solidaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHexopée is a member of UDES, the union of employers of the social and solidarity economy, which brings together 23 groupements and syndicats d'employeurs (associations, mutuelles, coopératives) and 16 branches and professional sectors. UDES represents more than 30,000 companies employing nearly 1 million employees in the social economy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FEGAPEI: French federation of employers in the social, medico-social, and family support sectors. Comparable to Hexopée as a representative employers' body in the social economy providing HR/legal support and engaging in collective bargaining for affiliated structures.
• Synofdes: French employers' federation representing social tourism and family-sector employers. Comparable to Hexopée as a sectoral employers' organization within the social economy, negotiating conventions and providing member services in adjacent verticals.
• UNEA (Union Nationale des Employeurs Associatifs) - historical CNEA predecessor entities: Employers' union representing associative sector employers in France. Direct peer to Hexopée in function — collective bargaining and member representation for associations — though operating across different sub-segments of the associative economy.
• COSMOS (Conseil National des employeurs du Sport): French employers' organization specifically representing the sport sector. Comparable to Hexopée as a sectoral employers' body negotiating sport-sector collective agreements (notably the Convention Nationale du Sport), overlapping with Hexopée's sport mandate.
• Le Mouvement Associatif: French umbrella organization representing the associative sector nationally. Comparable to Hexopée as an organization serving French associations and engaging in advocacy, representation, and capacity-building, though more focused on cross-sectoral associative issues than sectoral bargaining.
• UDES (Union des Employeurs de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire): Umbrella body of French social economy employers covering 23 groupings and 16 branches. Hexopée is itself a member of UDES; the two are closely aligned peers representing employers in the ESS, with overlapping mandates in collective bargaining and policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises): French confederation representing SMEs. Comparable as an employers' organization providing legal, HR, and representation services to member companies, though not specialized in the social economy like Hexopée.
• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): France's largest employers' federation representing businesses across all sectors. Comparable to Hexopée as a professional employers' organization engaged in collective bargaining and government advocacy, but operating at national for-profit scale rather than specializing in the social economy.
• U2P (Union des Entreprises de Proximité): French employers' union representing very small businesses and self-employed workers. Comparable as an employers' representative body negotiating collective agreements and providing member services, though with broader craft/commercial scope.

Emerging players

• Centre Français des Fondations: French association representing foundations and endowment funds. Comparable as a representative membership body in the French social economy serving institutional nonprofit members, though focused on foundations rather than the animation/sport/tourism/youth verticals Hexopée covers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hexopee

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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