Angers Nautique Aviron

What Angers Nautique Aviron does

Angers Nautique Aviron is a French non-profit rowing association (association loi 1901) founded in 1893 and headquartered at 11 rue Larrey, 49000 Angers. It operates a 550m² waterfront rowing base on the Maine river with roughly 20 km of navigable waterway, and serves approximately 400 dues-paying members and 1,000 annual participants. Its offering spans competitive rowing (from youth through masters categories), recreational rowing, Sport Santé (health-oriented) and Para-Aviron (para-rowing) programs, school and university partnerships, summer camps, and corporate team-building seminars. The club holds a 3-star École d'Aviron certification from the Fédération Française d'Aviron (FFA) and counts Olympic-medalist alumni among its historical roster.

Revenue is generated through a tiered annual membership fee structure (€50 to €425 depending on category), summer camps, corporate seminars, merchandise sales, tax-deductible donations, and one-off discovery sessions. The organization is staffed by three permanent professional coaches, governed by a 15-member elected board, and operates under a non-profit mandate with no commercial equity or exit path. Recent strategic activity has focused on program diversification (Sport Santé, para-rowing, Escape Game), international exchange with Forward Rowing Club de Morges (Switzerland) planned for May 2026, and governance renewal with a new Committee Director elected in April 2024.

Name

Angers Nautique Aviron

Legal name

Association Angers Nautique Aviron

Website

https://angersnautique.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Angers Nautique Aviron is a 130-year-old non-profit rowing club in Angers, France, offering competitive, recreational, health, and corporate rowing programs to roughly 400 members and 1,000 annual participants from a waterfront facility on the Maine river.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rowing Club Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Sailing & Water Sports Teams/Clubs (Sailing, Rowing, Surfing) (MPAKABAH)

Keywords

• Rowing club services
• Competitive rowing programs
• Recreational rowing memberships
• Corporate team building
• Youth rowing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Memberships: Tiered annual licensing fees ranging from 50€ to 425€ based on age category, with additional family discounts and entry fees for new members
2. Corporate Team Building: Team building seminars and challenges for enterprises, priced per participant with customizable programs including meeting rooms, activities, and catering options
3. Club Merchandise: Sale of club merchandise including official Macron Sport club suits (55€) and other branded items through the club boutique
4. Summer Camps: Multi-day summer rowing camps for youth (3-5 sessions) and adults (4 evening sessions), with registration fees
5. Donations and Mecenat: Tax-deductible donations (60% tax deduction) supporting equipment maintenance and club development
6. Discovery Sessions and Events: Paid discovery rowing sessions and special events like Escape Game experiences

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Angers Nautique Aviron is a French non-profit rowing club that sells annual membership licenses granting access to its rowing programs. Members can participate in competitive training (age-group J9 through Masters), recreational rowing, university student rowing, indoor fitness (Avifit), Sport Santé health rowing, and para-rowing. The club also delivers separate fee-based services to schools and enterprises (team-building seminars, social-committee packages, sponsorship packages) and runs signature events such as the Coupe des Dames and Escape Game on the Maine river.

Product overview

Angers Nautique Aviron operates as a comprehensive rowing club offering a unified portfolio of rowing services. The core offering centers on membership licenses that grant access to rowing facilities and programs. The club's product ecosystem includes competitive training programs (Ecole d'Aviron, CEI excellence pathway), recreational options (Loisirs, Etudiants, Scolaires), and specialized offerings (AviFit fitness classes, Aviron Santé health programs, Para Aviron accessibility services). Corporate services encompass Team Building seminars and Social Committee activities. The club also organizes signature events including the annual Coupe des Dames and Escape Game experience. Merchandise is available through the Macron boutique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviron License / Annual Membership Annual membership licenses granting access to the club's rowing programs. Tiered by age (J10-J12 through Seniors/Leisure), student type (License A competitive or U non-competitive), Sport Santé, and Avifit categories, with annual fees from 50€ to 425€ plus entry fees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Club has trained Olympic medalist Julien Bahain (bronze 2008 Beijing)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles9 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Forward Rowing Club de MorgesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2026Swiss rowing club exchange partner; organized joint rowing trip to Lake Geneva in May 2026 with 14 ANA rowers visiting Morges club (320 members)
• Fab'AcademyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional partner supporting industrial talent development in Pays de la Loire; Fab'Academy is 'La Fabrique des Talents de l'Industrie' supporting workforce development
• Pierre GodetminorOthersIndividual partner providing sponsorship support with contact 06 07 55 22 75
• SporteasycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline registration platform partner handling all membership enrollments, summer camp registrations, and event sign-ups with integrated payment processing
• HelloAssocoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline payment and donation platform enabling tax-deductible donations and event registrations with 60% tax deduction for donors
• Macron SportminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial club merchandise supplier providing branded sportswear including the 55€ official club combination suit

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Keep Cool: Mid-sized French fitness chain with neighborhood gyms targeting recreational and wellness consumers. Overlaps with Angers Nautique's leisure, Sport Santé, and AviFit segments from a fitness-center perspective.

Broad incumbents

• Decathlon: French global sports retailer and operator of large fitness and outdoor activity venues (e.g., Decathlon Blue Mind). Operates in the broader sports/fitness participation space, competing for the same French consumer wallet but as a multi-sport incumbent rather than a niche rowing specialist.
• Basic-Fit France: Leading low-cost fitness chain operator in France with broad geographic coverage and a subscription-based model. Competes for the leisure/fitness segment of Angers Nautique's addressable market at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Vesper Boat Club: Philadelphia rowing club with 19th-century origins, Olympic alumni, multi-level competitive and recreational programming, and member-driven governance. Highly comparable as a heritage community rowing club with elite athlete outputs.
• Société des Régates Rennaises: Historic French rowing club based in Rennes with comparable heritage, multi-section programming (competitive, leisure, school, corporate), and FFA affiliation. Closest community-club peer to Angers Nautique given similar French regional scale.
• Cercle de l'Aviron de Nantes: Major Loire-Atlantique rowing club offering competitive and leisure programs, the closest geographic French peer to Angers Nautique with overlapping school, youth, and leisure segments along a similar Loire tributary system.
• Aviron Grenoblois: Major French rowing club based in Grenoble with competitive, leisure, and school programs affiliated to the FFA. Directly comparable as a regional French community rowing club of similar profile.
• Leander Club: One of the oldest rowing clubs in the world (1818), based in Henley-on-Thames, with extensive Olympic heritage and competitive program. Comparable to Angers Nautique in heritage depth, multi-section structure, and elite athlete development.

Regional players

• Tideway Scullers School: London-based rowing club with strong competitive results, masters and learn-to-row programs, and a sizable membership base. Comparable in scale and program breadth but geographically distinct from Angers Nautique.

Others

• Fédération Française d'Aviron: National governing body for rowing in France that the club is affiliated with. Provides certification (e.g., 3-star Ecole d'Aviron) and competition frameworks; not a commercial peer but a critical ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/angers-nautique-aviron

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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