Chauchard Coaches

What Chauchard Coaches does

Chauchard Coaches (legal name AUTOCARS CHAUCHARD, SIRET 31541257700027) is a fourth-generation, family-owned French passenger transport company headquartered in Rieupeyroux, Aveyron, and operating across the Occitanie region. The company runs a fleet of approximately 230 vehicles ranging from 6-seat minibuses to 63-seat grand touring coaches, deployed across six operational sites (Rieupeyroux, Blagnac, Lézignan-Corbières, La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn, Carbonne, and Saint-Géniez-d'Olt under the DELTOUR TRANSPORTS brand). Its activity is organized around three core service lines: regular school transport under contract with Région Occitanie and four departmental authorities (Haute-Garonne, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aude), interurban public transport lines operated as part of the liO regional network including Transport à la Demande (TAD) services, and occasional charter services for tourism, corporate events, sports teams (including TFC, Rodez Aveyron Club, SCA Rugby Albi, Fenix Handball Toulouse, and Rugby Rodez), and private events. The Group also owns ten Chauchard Evasion travel agencies and the Voyages Triangle tour operator, and acquired Alternative Tourisme in September 2022.

The company has no public pricing; transactions are quote-based through an online form, phone, or email. Revenue mechanics split between subscription/recurring streams (school transport contracts and interurban lines) and transaction/fee streams (charter and tourism). Distribution combines direct B2C/B2B sales with B2G public procurement channels. The underlying technology stack is conventional fleet operations: GPS-geolocated fleet management, online quote intake, and preventive maintenance scheduling, supported by in-house maintenance workshops at multiple sites.

The company reports 1M+ passengers transported annually, transports more than 3,000 students daily, and employs hundreds of staff including drivers and technical and administrative personnel. It runs an internal driver training program via 12-month apprenticeship contracts that fund the D license and FIMO Voyageurs certification. Sustainability positioning includes ADEME Charte Objectif CO2 signatory status since 2017, AFNOR 14001 certification, 90% Euro 6 fleet compliance, and a 6.64% CO2 reduction since 2016. The company is structured as a SARL (Société à Responsabilité Limitée), is not publicly listed, and has no disclosed external investors.

Name

Chauchard Coaches

Legal name

AUTOCARS CHAUCHARD

Website

https://autocars-chauchard.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chauchard Coaches is a fourth-generation, family-owned French regional passenger transport company operating 230 vehicles across six sites in Occitanie, serving school, interurban, and tourism segments with over one million passengers transported annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Passenger Transportation Services

NAICS

Charter Bus Industry (48551), Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (485210), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter & Tour Coach Operators (TLAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tour & Sightseeing Coach Charters (THAIAIAB), Long-Distance/Overnight Charter Coaches (THAIAIAL)

Keywords

• School bus transport
• Coach charter services
• Interurban bus lines
• Tourism coach services
• Bus rental with driver

Headquarters

HQ city

Rieupeyroux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Regular Transport: Daily scheduled bus services under contract with Région Occitanie for interurban transport across Aveyron
2. School Transport: Daily school transport services under contracts with regional and departmental authorities in Haute-Garonne, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, and Aude
3. Occasional and Tourism Services: Charter services for tourism, business travel, sports team transport, corporate events, seminars, and private events (weddings, baptisms, retirements)
4. Coach Rental with Driver: On-demand charter services for transfers, excursions, and multi-day trips with driver

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chauchard Coaches is a regional passenger transport company operating three core service lines: regular school transport (150 daily services), interurban public transport under contract with Région Occitanie, and occasional/tourism charter services for groups, businesses, and sports teams. Services are delivered through a fleet of 230 modern vehicles (6 to 63 seats) operating from six exploitation sites across the Occitanie region, transporting more than one million passengers annually.

Product overview

Autocars Chauchard operates as a regional passenger transportation company organized around three core service lines: regular school transport (transport régulier), interurban public transport (transport interurbain), and occasional/tourism charter services (occasionnel et tourisme). The company maintains a fleet of 230 vehicles ranging from 6-seat minibuses to 63-seat grand tourisme coaches, with 20 dedicated to luxury tourism. The fleet operates through six exploitation sites across the Occitanie region. The Group also encompasses travel agency brand Chauchard Evasion (10 agencies) and tour operator Voyages Triangle, creating an integrated transportation and travel services offering. Services are provided to diverse segments including schoolchildren, sports teams (TFC, Rodez Aveyron Club, rugby clubs), businesses, committees, and private individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chauchard Evasion: Travel agency brand with 10 agencies across the Occitanie region.
• Voyages Triangle

Products and services

• Transport régulier (School Transport) Daily school transport services for students across Haute-Garonne, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, and Aude departments under contracts with regional and departmental authorities, operating 150 services per day and transporting over 3,000 students daily.
• Transport interurbain (Interurban Transport) Regular public transport lines in Aveyron operated in partnership with the Occitanie region, including Ligne Villefranche de Rouergue/Rodez and Transport à la Demande (TAD) services for rural communities.
• Occasionnel et tourisme (Occasional & Tourism Transport) Charter and tourism services including trips in France and abroad, linguistic stays, congress and seminar transport, airport/gare transfers, sports team transport (TFC, Rodez Aveyron Club, SCA Rugby Albi, Fenix Handball Toulouse), committee travels, private events (weddings, baptisms, retirements), ski resort and beach transport, and périscolaire services.
• Location d'autocar avec conducteur (Bus Rental with Driver)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1M+ passengers transported annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région OccitaniecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic partnership for regular interurban transport lines (liO) in Aveyron and school transport services. Company operates daily services under Région Occitanie contracts across multiple departments.
• Département de la Haute-GaronnecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for school transport services providing 150 daily school services. Partners include Haute-Garonne, Aveyron, Tarn-et-Garonne, and Aude departments.
• Toulouse Football Club (TFC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports team transport partnership; TFC logo displayed on company materials as visible partnership endorsement
• Rodez Aveyron Club (RAF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports team transport partnership for football club transport services
• SCA Rugby AlbiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRugby club transport partnership with logo visibility on company materials
• Fenix Handball ToulouseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHandball team transport partnership
• Rugby RodezminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal rugby club transport partnership with logo visibility

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cars Delbos: Regional French coach operator providing school, interurban, and charter services in southwestern France with comparable fleet profile and customer mix.
• Autocars Gineste: Regional French coach operator active in Occitanie offering school transport, regular lines, and tourism charters; directly competes for the same pool of public and private contracts.
• TCV (Transports du Cantal Voyages): Regional coach operator serving rural and interurban routes in central-southern France with a similar school-transport and charter service mix to Chauchard.
• Groupe Lacroix: French family-owned coach and bus operator with comparable diversified service mix (school, interurban, charter, tourism) and similar multi-site regional footprint; closest direct competitor in size and business model.

Broad incumbents

• Keolis: SNCF subsidiary operating urban and interurban bus, coach, and transit services across France; competes with Chauchard for regional public transport tenders and offers broader multi-modal scale.
• RATP Dev: Subsidiary of RATP Group operating intercity, suburban, and urban bus networks in France and internationally; competes for the same public-procurement contracts that anchor Chauchard's recurring revenue.
• Transdev: Large French and European multi-modal public transport operator that competes directly for public-procurement contracts and provides school, interurban, and charter coach services across France.

Regional players

• Courriers Automobiles Pyrénéens: Regional coach operator serving the Pyrenees corridor with interurban, school, and tourism services; geographic adjacency creates competitive overlap in the southern Occitanie region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/autocarschauchard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/autocars-chauchard

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Chauchard Coaches