A + c'est mieux !
A + c'est mieux ! is a French non-profit association founded in 2021 that federates tiers-lieux (third places) and their workers in Île-de-France, delivering certified training, free accompaniment, ecological transition support, community events, and institutional advocacy, funded by public grants, membership dues, and CPF-eligible training fees.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2021
- HeadquartersIle-de-France, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What A + c'est mieux ! does
A + c'est mieux ! is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2021 in Île-de-France, federating tiers-lieux (third places — coworking spaces, fablabs, hybrid cultural and collaborative venues), their workers, and Commons stakeholders across the Paris region. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs: the France Compétences-certified "Piloter un Tiers-lieu" training-action program for project leaders (8 months, 20 days, cohorts of 12), the free "Accompagner les tiers-lieux" personalized accompaniment program implemented on behalf of GIP France Tiers-Lieux, signature events including the CycloTour cycling discovery tours (8 editions since 2022), the annual "État des Lieux" gathering (500+ participants in 2026), and Portes Toujours Ouvertes. Complementary programs cover ecological transition (in convention with ADEME Île-de-France), workplace well-being ("Prendre Soin" with La Fabrique des Santés), and advocacy with local and national institutions.
The business model is a hybrid non-commercial mix: institutional grants from ANCT, ADEME Île-de-France, Métropole du Grand Paris, Banque des Territoires, and Préfecture d'Île-de-France fund core programs and operations; individual and organizational membership dues collected via HelloAsso provide distributed recurring revenue and community legitimacy; and CPF/OPCO/France Travail financing supports the certifiante training program. The association is governed by a 15-member collegiate council elected annually and operates with a lean salaried team of four (Coordinateur Aurélien Denaes plus three project leads). It co-leads the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux with Actes If, Makers IDF, and Collectif des Tiers-Lieux, and is represented in the Association Nationale des Tiers-Lieux and CRESS IDF. The underlying technology is intentionally lightweight: a Nextcloud-based "Nuage" resource server, Signal and Element community chat, and standard web infrastructure — the association does not develop or sell technology products, positioning its differentiation in human-mediated community animation, training pedagogy, and institutional intermediation rather than software.
A + c'est mieux ! firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- A + c'est mieux !
- Legal name
- A+ c'est mieux !
- Website
- https://apluscestmieux.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2021
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- A + c'est mieux ! is a French non-profit association founded in 2021 that federates tiers-lieux (third places) and their workers in Île-de-France, delivering certified training, free accompaniment, ecological transition support, community events, and institutional advocacy, funded by public grants, membership dues, and CPF-eligible training fees.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where A + c'est mieux ! is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ile-de-France
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
A + c'est mieux ! business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Membership dues (adhésions): Annual membership fees collected from individual workers, tiers-lieux (as legal entities), and partner organizations via HelloAsso. Membership is open to workers and contributors of tiers-lieux and Communs (physical persons), tiers-lieux (legal entities), and partners/collectivités.
- Public institutional funding and financial supports: Funding from institutional partners including ANCT (Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires), ADEME Île-de-France, Métropole du Grand Paris, Banque des Territoires, Préfecture d'Île-de-France. These fund specific programs (formation, accompagnement, transition écologique studies, events).
- Formation Piloter un Tiers-lieu (CPF/OPCO financing): Revenue from the 8-month certifiante training program 'Piloter un Tiers-lieu', which is eligible for CPF, OPCO, and France Travail financing. Administrative contact: [email protected], pedagogical contact: [email protected].
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Formation Piloter un Tiers-lieu — 8-month certifiante program, 20 days of training, group of 12 max |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | CycloTour events — 3–4 day bike tours to discover tiers-lieux |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
A + c'est mieux ! product offering
Product offeringCore offering
A + c'est mieux ! is a non-profit association that federates tiers-lieux (third places) across Île-de-France, providing a training program (Piloter un Tiers-lieu), organizational accompaniment services, three annual event series, and a Nextcloud-based collaborative platform. It serves as the regional umbrella organization with 200+ member third places operating under collegiate governance with 15 elected councilors.
Product overview
A+ c'est mieux ! is a collegiate association federating Île-de-France third places (tiers-lieux), offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services. The core offerings include: the 'Piloter un Tiers-lieu' training program providing certifiable education for third place leaders; the 'Accompagner les Tiers-lieux' support program offering peer and expert support for third places in development; and signature events like the CycloTour cycling discovery tours, the annual État des Lieux gathering, and Portes Toujours Ouvertes open door events. Supporting services include webinars and knowledge resources, ecological transition support in partnership with ADEME, workplace care initiatives (Prendre Soin), and advocacy/representation for third places at regional and national levels. The organization uses the Nuage Nextcloud platform for resource sharing and documentation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Piloter un Tiers-lieu
Quantifiable outcome
- 350+ participants at the first État des Lieux event (March 2024), growing to 500+ at the 2026 edition
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Companies that use A + c'est mieux !
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
A + c'est mieux ! technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
A + c'est mieux ! partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- France Tiers-Lieux / GIP France Tiers-LieuxcoreFrance Tiers-Lieux (GIP — Public Interest Group) is the national coordinator of the 'Accompagner les tiers-lieux' program, which A+ c'est mieux ! implements in Ile-de-France. This program provides free, personalized accompaniment for tiers-lieux in consolidation and development, using peer-companion and expert-based approaches.
- Métropole du Grand PariscorePartnership with the Métropole du Grand Paris for a metropolitan tiers-lieu development program, including acculturation and accompaniment of local authorities on tiers-lieu topics. A+ c'est mieux ! co-organizes visits apprenantes, webinars, and practical guides (fiche foncier, fiche mixité-inclusivité) with and for the Métropole's member municipalities.
- ADEME Ile-de-FrancecoreA convention signed with ADEME Ile-de-France (the state agency for ecological transition) structuring 3 axes of joint work: (1) ecological transition status report among Ile-de-France tiers-lieux, (2) support and structuration of tiers-lieu ecological initiatives via community animation and webinars, (3) accompaniment of local authorities wishing to develop ecological transition actions through tiers-lieux. The 2025 study 'Des lieux ouverts pour des actions écologiques de proximité' was produced under this partnership.
- La Coopérative des Tiers-lieuxcoreCo-organization of the 'Piloter un Tiers-lieu' certifiante training program in Ile-de-France. The Coopérative des Tiers-lieux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine network) originally developed this training and deploys it with regional tiers-lieu networks across France (Hauts-de-France, Pays de la Loire, Bretagne, Occitanie, Ile-de-France).
- Association Nationale des Tiers-Lieux (ANTL)flagshipA+ c'est mieux ! is represented within the Association Nationale des Tiers-Lieux (national federation of tiers-lieu networks), contributing to national representation and policy advocacy for the tiers-lieu movement. Aurélien Denaes serves as administrator of ANTL.
- CRESS Ile-de-FranceflagshipA+ c'est mieux ! is represented within the Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Solidaire et Sociale d'Ile-de-France (CRESS IDF), contributing to regional ESS advocacy and networking. Cédric Mazière, Director General of OASIS 21, serves as Vice-president of CRESS IDF and administrator of ANTL.
- ANCT — Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoirescoreANCT supports the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux (of which A+ c'est mieux ! is part) and the Portes (Toujours) Ouvertes des tiers-lieux events. The agency also backs various programs connecting tiers-lieu networks with local authority needs.
- La Fabrique des SantésminorPartnership with La Fabrique des Santés (a collective facilitating open cooperation and emergence of commons in health and care) to organize cooperative exchange spaces in tiers-lieux. Jointly organized webcasts on health and tiers-lieu topics ('Faire Tiers-lieux en santé').
- Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-LieuxflagshipA+ c'est mieux ! is one of 4 founding networks in the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux (alongside Actes If, Makers IDF, and Collectif des Tiers-Lieux). The consortium coordinates the Portes Toujours Ouvertes, OctoberMake, and other regional events, and is supported by ANCT and the Métropole du Grand Paris.
- Simplon.cominorSimplon.co contributed as an expert to the 'Formation et Tiers-lieux' table round organized by A+ c'est mieux ! and Makers IDF in 2022, exploring the intersection of digital inclusion training and tiers-lieu models.
- Commune MesureminorPartner in the ecological transition webinar series. Commune Mesure provides the 'Vertigo' environmental impact questionnaire used by tiers-lieux (Shakirail, Ferme de la Cure) to evaluate and improve their ecological actions.
- France Active Ile-de-FranceminorListed as a partner of A+ c'est mieux !. France Active IDF supports social and solidarity economy structures, including tiers-lieux, through financing and accompaniment.
- Actes IfflagshipMember of the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux alongside A+ c'est mieux !. Actes If is a network of social and solidarity economy actors in Ile-de-France.
- Makers IDFflagshipMember of the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux alongside A+ c'est mieux !. Makers IDF represents maker/fabrication spaces and fablabs in the Ile-de-France region.
- Collectif des Tiers-LieuxflagshipMember of the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux alongside A+ c'est mieux !. The Collectif des Tiers-Lieux represents a broad spectrum of tiers-lieu practitioners in the region.
- Bretagne Tiers-lieuxminorRegional network partner collaborating on cross-regional CycloTour events. Bretagne Tiers-lieux co-organized CycloTour Bretagne editions (2023, 2025, 2026) with A+ c'est mieux !.
- Institut Paris RégionminorA+ c'est mieux ! points to the research and publications of Institut Paris Région (Carine Camors' work) on tiers-lieux in Ile-de-France, including monographs, interviews, and notes on tiers-lieux as accelerators of territorial transition dynamics.
- La Fabrique des Communs (Fabriques à Communs des TL)minorEstelle Schoen, Directrice artistique and contributor to Fabriques à Communs des TL, is listed as a trainer in the 'Piloter un Tiers-lieu' program.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
A + c'est mieux ! competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- La Coopérative des Tiers-lieux: Nouvelle-Aquitaine-based cooperative that originally developed the 'Piloter un Tiers-lieu' certifiante training now co-delivered by A+ c'est mieux ! in Île-de-France. Closest direct peer — same training product, same tier-lieu constituency, same collegiate/ESS governance model, different region.
- Actes If: Co-founding member of the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux alongside A+ c'est mieux !. Direct peer operating in the same region with an overlapping social-and-solidarity-economy and tiers-lieu constituency.
- Makers IDF: Co-founding member of the Consortium Île-de-France Tiers-Lieux representing makers/fablabs in the region. Direct peer with overlapping regional mandate and shared institutional partners.
- Bretagne Tiers-lieux: Regional tiers-lieu network in Brittany that has co-organized CycloTour editions with A+ c'est mieux ! (2023, 2025, 2026). Direct peer: same mission, same membership model, same role as the federating body for tiers-lieux in its region.
Emerging players
- Simplon.co: Network of digital-inclusion training fablabs that contributed to A+ c'est mieux !'s 'Formation et Tiers-lieux' table round in 2022. Comparable as a network of training-oriented third places with overlapping social-mission focus and complementary program areas.
Regional players
- La Fabrique des Santés: Partner collective facilitating open cooperation and Commons in health/care, jointly organizing cooperative exchange spaces in tiers-lieux with A+ c'est mieux !. Adjacent peer operating at the intersection of tiers-lieux and health innovation.
Broad incumbents
- Association Nationale des Tiers-Lieux (ANTL): National federation of tiers-lieu networks in which A+ c'est mieux ! is a represented member (Coordinator Aurélien Denaes sits on its board). Comparable as the national-level peer aggregating regional networks for advocacy and policy influence.
- CRESS Île-de-France: Regional chamber for the social and solidarity economy in which A+ c'est mieux ! is represented (via OASIS 21's DG). Comparable as a broader ESS membership/advocacy body that A+ c'est mieux ! engages with and partially overlaps in member services.
- France Tiers-Lieux (GIP France Tiers-Lieux): National Public Interest Group coordinating France's tiers-lieu policy and the 'Accompagner les tiers-lieux' program that A+ c'est mieux ! implements regionally. Directly comparable as the umbrella body overseeing the same ecosystem, with overlapping mandate on representation, training, and public policy.
Others
- La Fabrique des Communs: Contributor network supporting 'Fabriques à Communs des Tiers-lieux' and providing trainers to A+ c'est mieux !'s Piloter program (e.g., Estelle Schoen). Adjacent peer in the tiers-lieux-and-Commons ecosystem with overlapping governance and pedagogical philosophies.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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Frequently asked questions about A + c'est mieux !
What does A + c'est mieux ! do?
A + c'est mieux ! is a non-profit association that federates tiers-lieux (third places) across Île-de-France, providing a training program (Piloter un Tiers-lieu), organizational accompaniment services, three annual event series, and a Nextcloud-based collaborative platform. It serves as the regional umbrella organization with 200+ member third places operating under collegiate governance with 15 elected councilors.
Is A + c'est mieux ! a public or private company?
A + c'est mieux ! is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was A + c'est mieux ! founded?
A + c'est mieux ! was founded in 2021. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is A + c'est mieux ! based?
A + c'est mieux ! is headquartered in Ile-de-France, France, in the Europe region.
How does A + c'est mieux ! make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Membership dues (adhésions) is the primary driver. The others are public institutional funding and financial supports and formation Piloter un Tiers-lieu (CPF/OPCO financing).
Who are A + c'est mieux !'s main competitors?
Direct peers on record are La Coopérative des Tiers-lieux, Actes If, Makers IDF and Bretagne Tiers-lieux. Simplon.co is listed as an emerging player. La Fabrique des Santés is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Association Nationale des Tiers-Lieux (ANTL), CRESS Île-de-France and France Tiers-Lieux (GIP France Tiers-Lieux). La Fabrique des Communs is listed as an others.
Does A + c'est mieux ! have an API?
No public API is recorded for A + c'est mieux !.