AUTO ECOLE DE LA COMEDIE SARL

What AUTO ECOLE DE LA COMEDIE SARL does

Auto École de la Comédie SARL is a French driving school (auto-école) operating continuously since 1965 from its headquarters at 8 rue Boussairolles in Montpellier, Occitanie. The company is structured as a Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL) with €250,000 share capital under proprietor Thierry Delsaut (RCS Montpellier 421 284 688) and employs 17 staff across a network of five prefectural-approved agencies covering Montpellier centre-ville, Montpellier Fac de Pharma, Montpellier Fac de Lettres, Lunel, and Mauguio, plus a sixth site in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone where it owns the region's only private driving school training tracks spanning 1.5 hectares including a 780 m² off-road plateau.

The service offering spans the full license spectrum: light vehicle theory and practical training (Code de la route from €9, Permis B from €950), two-wheeled permits (Permis AM from €260, Permis A2 packages €595–€1,140), trailer permits (B96/BE from €390), heavy vehicle professional categories (Permis C, CE, D), pleasure boat licenses, point recovery stages, post-permit training, and instructor certification (Titre Pro ECSR, Titre à Finalité Pro FMESR). Distribution combines a physical agency network with a WooCommerce e-commerce boutique integrated to PayZen payment processing and the third-party Code Rousseau EasyEvaluation tablet application for skills assessment. Customer acquisition runs primarily through website/SEO, Google Maps local presence, Facebook social presence, and word-of-mouth referrals.

The business model is per-formation fee-for-service with revenues derived from individual driving license fees, professional driver certifications (FIMO, FCO, Passerelle, CCS), point recovery courses, post-permit training, and instructor certification. Customers access pricing via multiple financing channels — CPF (Mon Compte Formation), France Travail, the Permis à 1€ subsidized scheme, Bourse au permis local aid, and installment payments — lowering barriers for individual learners. A dedicated B2B professional training division (Auto École de la Comédie Formation Professionnelle) handles enterprise and OPCO-funded contracts separately.

Name

AUTO ECOLE DE LA COMEDIE SARL

Legal name

Auto-Ecole de la Comédie Thierry Delsaut

Website

https://autoecoledelacomedie.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Auto École de la Comédie SARL is a historic French driving school founded in 1965 in Montpellier, operating six prefectural-approved agencies with private training tracks. It serves individual learners and professional drivers across all license categories from road code to heavy vehicles and instructor certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Driving School Services

NAICS

Automobile Driving Schools (611692), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Driver & Technician Training, Certification & Workforce Management (THAIANAJ)

Keywords

• Driving school services
• Driver education
• Motorcycle license training
• Heavy vehicle certification
• Road safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Driving License Training Fees: Primary revenue from one-time fees for driving license training courses including road code (code de la route), car permits (permis B), motorcycle permits (permis A1, A2, AM), trailer permits (B96, BE), heavy vehicle permits (Permis C, CE, D), and boat permits. Fees are paid upfront or through financing plans including CPF, France Travail, installment payments, and the "Permis à 1€" subsidy.
2. Professional Formation Fees: Revenue from professional driver training programs including FIMO Voyageurs, FIMO Marchandises, FCO Marchandises, Passerelle Marchandises, Titre Pro ECSR, CCS 2 roues, CCS Groupe Lourd, and Titre à Finalité Pro FMESR. These are typically B2B-funded programs through OPCO, regions, or employers.
3. Point Recovery Stage Fees: Revenue from point recovery (récupération de points) sensitization courses that allow drivers to recover up to 4 points on their licenses over a 2-day course.
4. Post-License Formation Fees: Revenue from post-permit training programs (Formation Post Permis) designed for newly licensed drivers.
5. Instructor/Monitor Training Fees: Revenue from training programs for future driving instructors: Titre Pro ECSR (driving instructor) and Titre à Finalité Pro FMESR (instructor trainer), offered at the professional training division.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Auto École de la Comédie is a historic driving school (since 1965) operating six agency locations and private training tracks in the Montpellier/Hérault area of France. It delivers theory preparation (Code de la route), practical driving lessons and licensing for cars (Permis B), motorcycles (AM/A1/A2), trailers (B96/BE), heavy vehicles (C, CE, D), and boats, alongside mandatory professional driver certifications (FIMO, FCO, Titre Pro ECSR, CCS), point-recovery stages, and post-license training.

Product overview

Auto École de la Comédie is a driving school (auto-école) providing comprehensive driving education services in Montpellier, France. The company operates as a multi-location driving school with both light vehicle (car, scooter, motorcycle) licenses and heavy vehicle (truck, bus) professional training programs. The core offering includes road code theory preparation, practical driving lessons for car licenses (Permis B from €950), motorcycle licenses (Permis A2 from €595), and professional certifications including FIMO/FCO for freight and passenger transport. Additional services encompass trailer licenses, boat licenses, points recovery courses, post-license training, and driving instructor certification. The company differentiates through private training tracks at Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone and multiple agency locations across Montpellier, Lunel, Mauguio, and Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Code de la Route (Road Code Theory)
• Permis Voiture (Car Driving License B)
• Permis A2 (Motorcycle A2 License)
• Permis AM / BSR (Scooter/Moped License)
• Permis Remorque (Trailer License B96/BE)
• Permis Groupe Lourd (Heavy Vehicle Licenses C/CE/D)
• FIMO Voyageurs (Passenger Transport Initial Training)
• FIMO Marchandises (Freight Transport Initial Training)
• FCO Marchandises (Continuous Freight Training)
• Titre Pro ECSR (Driving Instructor Certification)
• Stage Récupération de Points (Points Recovery Course)
• Permis Bateau (Boat License)
• Formation Post Permis (Post-License Training)
• Validation Permis A (A License Validation)
• Validation 125
• Permis C (Truck License)
• Permis CE (Truck with Trailer License)

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% first-pass success rate for Permis A2 motorcycle license (287/319 students in 2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Integration10 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Objectif Code: Online road-code (code de la route) exam prep platform that competes for the same student base on the digital leg of the license journey. Partial overlap — handles theory but not practical driving lessons.

Others

• Code Rousseau: Major French publisher of road-code training materials and provider of the EasyEvaluation tablet application already used by Auto-École de la Comédie. An ecosystem supplier and adjacent participant rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Ornikar: France's leading digital-first driving school, offering Permis B and road code training via a hybrid online/in-person model. Directly competes for the same consumer learner base but with a fundamentally leaner cost structure.
• En Voiture Simone: French driving school brand focused on stress-reduction and personalized instruction, with a growing network of agencies. Competes for the same adult consumer learner market in the same French regions.

Broad incumbents

• ECF (École de Conduite Française): Large national driving school network with hundreds of affiliated agencies across France, offering the full license portfolio. Operates broadly in the same space with overlapping capabilities but as a franchise/affiliate network rather than a single branded operator.
• CER (Centre d'Éducation Routière): Major national driving school network and one of the largest driving school brands in France, with a full range of light vehicle and professional driver training. Comparable in scope and service portfolio to Auto-École de la Comédie.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/reviews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/auto-ecole-de-la-comedie-sarl

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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