Papillons Blancs

What Papillons Blancs does

Les Papillons Blancs du Douaisis is a French non-profit association organized under the loi 1901 framework that delivers comprehensive support services to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities across the Douaisis region in northern France. Operating as a multi-decade charitable entity (firmographic record indicates founding in 1962), the association is structured into three service divisions: Enfance (specialized education and care for children), Adultes (residential, day, and home support for adults), and Inclusion socio-professionnelle (vocational rehabilitation and adapted employment). The organization covers the full lifecycle of disability support, from early intervention through professional integration, with no profit distribution and governance under French association law (board elected by members, general assembly).

The association operates a network of 30+ specialized facilities. Childhood services span four medical-educational institutes (IME Les Tournesols, La Vicoignette, Jacques Masson, Les Rouissoirs), one EEAP for polyhandicapped children (L'Adret), four SESSAD home-based support units (Le Taquin, Le Chemin, Arc-en-Ciel, Indigo), a PCPE early-support platform, and an EMAS motor-disability service. Adult services include three MAS (La Sensée, Le Chemin Vert, Les Cinq Terres), EAM Jules Mousseron, Foyer de Vie facilities (Thérèse Olivier, Rayon Vert, Bernard Pagniez), three Résidences (La Fontaine, Champvert, Polygone), Foyer Logement François Castille, day care (La Source), and community-based SAVS, SAAP, and SAMSAH-TSA services. Vocational rehabilitation runs through ESAT du Raquet, Entreprise Adaptée La Cordée, and Les Services Insertion Chrysalide. Recent additions include the pedagogical restaurant L'Atelier des Papilles and school-inclusion support poles (Pôles d'Appui à la Scolarité). No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; value delivery rests on physical facilities, specialized staffing (1,001-5,000 employees), and direct service provision.

The business model is structured around French public-sector funding, principally price-per-diem (prix de journée) and CPOM (Contrat Pluriannuel d'Objectifs et de Moyens) arrangements with the Agence Régionale de Santé Hauts-de-France and the Département du Nord, supplemented by individual membership fees of €65 per year (eligible for a 66% tax deduction, net cost of €22.10 per member), donations, and apprenticeship-tax contributions. Operating geography is restricted to the Douaisis territory (headquartered in Sin-le-Noble), with no disclosed international or inter-regional footprint. No venture capital, private equity investment, M&A activity, executive leadership disclosures, or audited revenue figures are present in the source material.

Name

Papillons Blancs

Legal name

Les Papillons Blancs du Douaisis

Website

https://apeidouai.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Les Papillons Blancs du Douaisis is a French non-profit association operating 30+ disability support facilities across the Douaisis region, delivering specialized educational, residential, and vocational services to persons with disabilities, funded via public subsidies and membership contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Medico-Social Care Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Medico-social care
• Specialized education
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Residential care facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Sin-le-noble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Les Papillons Blancs du Douaisis is a French non-profit association operating a network of 30+ specialized establishments providing disability support services across three divisions: childhood services (IME, SESSAD, EEAP, EMAS, PCPE), adult services (MAS, EAM, Foyer de Vie, residential homes, SAVS, SAAP, SAMSAH), and socio-professional inclusion (ESAT, Entreprise Adaptée). The organization delivers medical-educational, residential, day care, and vocational integration services to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities in the Douaisis territory of northern France.

Product overview

Les Papillons Blancs du Douaisis is a non-profit association providing comprehensive disability support services across three main divisions: Enfance (childhood services), Adultes (adult services), and Inclusion Socio-Professionnelle (professional inclusion). The organization operates over 40 specialized facilities including IME, SESSAD, EEAP, MAS, EAM, Foyer de Vie, residential homes, SAVS, SAAP, SAMSAH, ESAT, and Entreprise Adaptée services across the Douaisis territory. The association supports children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities through medical-educational, residential, and vocational integration programs, with recent initiatives including Pôles d'Appui à la Scolarité for school inclusion and the L'Atelier des Papilles pedagogical restaurant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enfance - Childhood Disability Services
• Adultes - Adult Disability Services
• Inclusion Socio-Professionnelle - Professional Inclusion Services
• L'Atelier des Papilles - Restaurant Pédagogique

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• APAJH: National association providing medico-social services (IME, MAS, foyer, ESAT) and advocacy for children and adults with all types of disabilities — near-identical service portfolio and target population to Papillons Blancs du Douaisis.
• ADAPEI du Nord: Local chapter of the ADAPEI federation operating medico-social establishments (IME, MAS, Foyers, ESAT) for people with intellectual disabilities in the Nord department — directly comparable in mission, service mix, and funding model to Les Papillons Blancs du Douaisis.
• Fondation John Bost: French non-profit foundation operating a large network of medico-social establishments across France for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and psychiatric conditions — closely comparable integrated-life-pathway model.
• GIHP: French association providing adapted transport, housing support, and social-life accompaniment (SAVS-type services) for people with physical disabilities — directly comparable in the home-based social inclusion service line.
• Trisomie 21 France: National federation supporting people with Down syndrome and their families through IME, sheltered employment, residential, and advocacy programs — significant overlap in intellectual-disability service delivery and funding model.
• APF France Handicap: Large French association running residential, care, and inclusion services for people with physical and multiple disabilities nationwide — overlapping service categories (MAS, SAVS, SAMSAH, adapted employment) and comparable public-funding model.

Emerging players

• L'Arche France: Federation of shared houses and vocational programs supporting people with intellectual disabilities — operates a smaller, more community-immersed model than Papillons Blancs but serves overlapping populations.

Broad incumbents

• Unapei: National federation unifying ~330 ADAPEI-style associations across France serving people with intellectual disabilities — broader umbrella organization coordinating many Papillons Blancs–like entities under a shared advocacy and standards framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apei-douai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries29 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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