Catalins

What Catalins does

Lycée Polyvalent Les Catalins is a public French secondary school located at 24 avenue des Catalins in Montélimar, Drôme, operating under the French Ministry of National Education (Académie de Grenoble) and the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It serves approximately 1,600 students with around 100 teaching and administrative staff, including 240 boarders in an 'Internat d'excellence' facility recognized since 2023. The school is categorized as a 'lycée des métiers' specializing in transport and logistics, energy, and applied sciences, and is led by Proviseur Stéphane Goget.

The institution delivers a full educational pathway from CAP and BAC Professionnel through BAC Général et Technologique, BTS (five industrial programmes plus one tertiary in Économie Sociale et Familiale), Licence Professionnelle, and the new Diplôme d'État de Conseiller en Économie Sociale et Familiale (DE CESF), with both initial and apprenticeship tracks. Teaching is delivered on modern technical platforms — including hydrogen training (PROJET REMED), an articulated road train, a new training boat, and Fab Lab equipment — and is supported by industry partnerships with STEF, Stäubli, EDF, the Opéra de Lyon, and others. Standard French educational technology (Pronote, Moodle, ELEA) underpins the academic information system.

The business model is fully public and non-commercial: there are no tuition fees, and revenue consists of state operating allocations for staff and operations plus regional capital and project grants (e.g., €160,000 for hydrogen equipment, €206,520 for the articulated road train, €82,094 for the BTS CIRA platform). Student acquisition is via the national Affelnet placement system for secondary tracks and direct application for post-bac programmes; no commercial marketing or pricing activity exists. The entity is therefore not investable in a conventional PE/VC sense and is evaluated here as a public-sector institution.

Name

Catalins

Legal name

Lycée Polyvalent Les Catalins

Website

https://catalins.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lycée Polyvalent Les Catalins is a public French secondary school in Montélimar serving 1,600 students across CAP, BAC, BTS, and Licence Pro tracks, specializing in transport, logistics, energy, and applied sciences, funded entirely by the French state and Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Montélimar

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public secondary school under the French Ministry of Education and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, the school operates entirely on government funding. Revenue comes from the French state budget and regional council allocations for operating expenses, investments, and specialized programs. No tuition fees are charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lycée Polyvalent Les Catalins is a French public secondary and vocational education institution offering general, technological, and professional education tracks (CAP, BAC PRO, BAC Général et Technologique, BTS, Licence Professionnelle, and DE CESF). The school specializes in transport and logistics, energy, and applied sciences, delivering education on modern technical platforms funded by the French Ministry of Education and the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It also provides an Internat d'excellence boarding facility serving 240 boarders and operates apprenticeship-based training programs.

Product overview

Lycée Polyvalent Les Catalins is a comprehensive vocational and general education institution offering a full spectrum of educational programs from CAP through professional licenses. The school specializes in transport, logistics, energy, and applied sciences, providing technical training on modern facilities and maintaining partnerships with major regional companies. The institution operates as a unified educational institution with programs including vocational CAP, professional baccalaureate, general and technological baccalaureate, BTS (higher technical diplomas), professional licenses, and apprenticeship training. Additional services include a student radio station (Radio Cat'), a virtual campus tour, and an internat d'excellence boarding program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% success rate for BAC général examinations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, supporting, core and minor.

• Opéra de LyonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The Opéra de Lyon presents its traveling opera 'Le Sang du glacier' at the school through a Camion-Opéra (opera truck) mobile stage. The school hosts the production from March 18-27, 2026, at the Le Meyrol annex. Students participate in radio podcasts and performances, creating cultural enrichment and artistic education opportunities. The partnership is supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region.
• Radio MichelinesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio Micheline provides technical support and accompaniment for student radio projects. Students from TIIN and MELEC programmes created podcasts during the Camion-Opéra event, with Radio Micheline providing equipment and training. The partnership enables practical media education and student-produced cultural content.
• La Muse Errante (Jacques Merle)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJacques Merle, comedian and artistic director of La Muse Errante theater company, provides professional artistic accompaniment for the 'En scène pour la liberté' reading performances. He directs student readings and dramatic adaptations at the Théâtre de Montélimar, providing artistic education that complements the academic curriculum.
• StäublisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeachers receive professional training at Stäubli's Faverges facility (Haute-Savoie), learning about robotics maintenance and automation programming. The company presents career opportunities in industrial robotics. This partnership provides continuing education for faculty and industry insights for curriculum development.
• Lions Club Montélimar Rives du RhônesupportingOthersSince 2021, the Lions Club provides 'ticket service' vouchers (like restaurant tickets) to BTS students with limited budgets for purchasing essential goods. This anti-poverty initiative combats food insecurity among students. The club also presented at student integration day and supports awareness events.
• EDF - Un champion dans mon écolesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEDF partners with the French Handisport Federation on the 'Un champion dans mon école' programme, bringing Paralympic athletes to schools. Alexandra Nouchet (triple French champion in shot put, 2025 world medalist) visited the school to share her story and introduce handisport disciplines to approximately 100 CAP and Bac Pro students.
• Académie's DAAC (Délégation Académique aux Arts et à la Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DAAC funds and supports artistic and cultural education projects at the school, including the Opéra itinerérant partnership, radio projects, and artist residencies. Provides financing and coordination for cultural initiatives that complement academic programmes.
• Fédération MaginotminorOthersSupported student trip to Normandy Landing Beaches in April 2026. The Federation provided partial funding for the educational journey, which involved students from four classes learning about WWII history through on-site visits.
• Greta Ardèche DrômesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreta Ardèche Drôme is a French continuing education network that partners with the school for adult education and professional development programmes. The partnership extends educational offerings to adult learners and supports workforce development in the region.
• Cap sur le RhônesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 'À l'écoute du Rhône et de la Saône' project (listening to the Rhône and Saône rivers) involved Transport Fluvial students in creating podcasts about regional waterway heritage. The partnership culminated in an educational visit to the Musée d'Arles Antique and the Arles CCI port, providing practical learning about fluvial transport and regional geography.
• STEFsupportingOthersSTEF logistics company participates in meetings with TCRM (Terminal CAP Conducteur Routier de Marchandise) students. The partnership provides industry insights, potential internship opportunities, and career pathway information for students in the transport and logistics programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AFTRAL: France's leading private training group dedicated to transport, logistics, and supply chain professions. Directly comparable because AFTRAL targets the same BTS-level and professional-driver segments (conducteur routier, transport, logistics) that anchor Catalins' vocational identity, only at national scale and outside the public-school framework.
• Compagnons du Devoir: Traditional French trade-training organisation offering work-based pathways in industrial and craft vocations. Comparable to Catalins' apprenticeship and CAP/BAC Pro programs in transport, maintenance, and applied sciences, with a similar ethos of industry-embedded learning.

Broad incumbents

• AFPA: France's national vocational training operator for adults, with a broad portfolio covering industrial maintenance, transport, energy, and applied trades. Comparable to Catalins' CAP/BAC Pro/BTS pathways, with a wider geographic reach and adult-learner focus rather than secondary schooling.
• INSA Lyon: Grande école in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region focused on engineering and applied sciences, including energy, industrial engineering, and mechanical specialties. Comparable as an upper-tier applied-sciences education provider in the same region that feeds off the same student pipeline.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): National public higher-education institution delivering applied sciences, industrial, and energy engineering training, including nuclear-related programs. Comparable to Catalins' BTS Nuclear Technology, BTS CIRA, and Licence Pro applied-sciences pathways, but at degree and postgraduate level.

Regional players

• Greta Ardèche Drôme: Public continuing-education network in the same Ardèche/Drôme territory and an explicit partner of Catalins (linked via the school website). Comparable because it delivers adult vocational and BTS-level training in the same geography and shares the same regional government funding channel.
• CCI Formation Drôme Ardèche: Chamber of commerce vocational training arm serving the same Drôme-Ardèche territory. Comparable to Catalins' apprenticeship and BTS offerings, particularly in transport/logistics and commercial tracks, and shares the same regional employer network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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