Campus Métiers Nature

What Campus Métiers Nature does

Campus Métiers Nature (legal name: EPLEFPA de Coutances) is a public French agricultural education institution established in 1968 and headquartered at La Quibouquière in Coutances, Normandy, operating under the French Ministry of Agriculture (Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire). The institution delivers state-recognized agricultural training from CAPa through BTSA level across six verticals: agriculture/agronomy, horticulture, landscape, aquaculture, market gardening, and sales advisory, plus a niche Paysan Boulanger (farmer-baker) specialization. It operates three integrated training centers on a single campus — Lycée (school-based secondary education), CFA (apprenticeship training), and CFPPA (adult professional retraining) — serving approximately 2,000 learners annually, including 750 youth and 1,100+ adult trainees, with boarding facilities accommodating 60% of youth learners.

The institution's core pedagogical infrastructure comprises a Bio-certified dairy farm (renovated 1993, with new facilities opened in 2023), a horticultural exploitation with greenhouse production and a year-round direct-sales shop, and a Norman heritage-breed pedagogical farm created in 2021. The campus spans over 90 hectares including meadows, orchards, hedgerows, woodlands, and ponds, supporting hands-on training in real production environments. It holds dual QualiFormAgri and Qualiopi quality certifications (since 2021, merged under the February 2023 ministerial arrêté) and participates in the Biodiv'Expé biodiversity consortium with Office Français de la Biodiversité and Bergerie Nationale de Rambouillet. Annual public-facing events include the Festival des Dahlias et des Jardins (31st edition, ~6,300 visitors) and the Salon de l'Agriculture.

The revenue model is multi-stream and primarily publicly funded. As an EPLEFPA, the institution receives operating grants from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Région Normandie for school-based education, apprenticeship training, and adult continuing education. Additional revenue streams include adult professional training fees (BPREA and specialization certificates, financed through CPF, Transition Pro, France Travail, and Région Normandie mechanisms), direct retail sales from the horticultural exploitation, and project-based funding for consortium initiatives such as Biodiv'Expé and Erasmus+ mobility programs. The entity is not listed, has no shareholders, and reports no external funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

Campus Métiers Nature

Legal name

EPLEFPA de Coutances (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole)

Website

https://campusagri.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campus Métiers Nature (EPLEFPA de Coutances) is a French public agricultural education institution in Normandy delivering CAPa-through-BTSA training across six verticals (agriculture, horticulture, landscape, aquaculture, sales, market gardening) to ~2,000 learners annually via three co-located centers (Lycée, CFA, CFPPA), with on-site dairy and horticultural farms serving as pedagogical supports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Vocational Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Agribusiness, Farm Management & Compliance (EDAOAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA), Crop, Soil & Agronomy Technician Training (EDAOAOAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural vocational training
• Apprenticeship education
• Horticulture training programs
• Adult professional retraining
• Landscape education

Headquarters

HQ city

Coutances

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As an EPLEFPA (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole), the institution receives government funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and regional authorities for operating public agricultural education programs.
2. Direct Sales from Horticultural Exploitation: The horticultural farm operates a direct sales shop open to the public year-round, selling plants, vegetables, and ornamental products produced on campus.
3. Professional Training Services: CFPPA provides paid professional training programs for adults including BPREA, specialization certificates, and continuing education courses, often funded by regions or employers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Campus Métiers Nature is a public agricultural education institution (EPLEFPA) operating three training centers: Lycée (school-based education from 4th grade to BTS), CFA (apprenticeship training from CAP to BTS), and CFPPA (adult professional training). It delivers over 15 qualifications from CAPa to BTSA across agriculture, horticulture, landscape, aquaculture, sales advisory, and market gardening, supported by a working dairy farm and horticultural farm on a 90+ hectare campus.

Product overview

Campus Métiers Nature is an agricultural and nature-focused public educational institution (EPLEFPA) located in Coutances, Normandy, founded in 1968. It operates as a multi-center campus offering vocational agricultural training through three main training delivery models: a traditional school pathway (Lycée), an apprenticeship pathway (CFA), and adult professional continuing education (CFPPA). The institution is built around a unified campus at La Quibouquière housing two live-learning farm facilities — a dairy agricultural exploitation and a horticultural exploitation — plus a pedagogical heritage-animal farm. The training portfolio spans 6 main sectors: Agriculture/Agronomy, Horticulture, Landscape, Aquaculture, Sales Advisory, and Market Gardening, with a Farmer-Baker specialization, covering over 15 qualifications from CAPa through BTSA level. The campus also hosts public-facing programs including the annual Festival des Dahlias et des Jardins and participates in the Biodiv'Expé biodiversity research project. A quality assurance program delivers QualiFormAgri and Qualiopi certified training across all three training centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lycée - School-based Agricultural Education General, technological, and professional agricultural high school education for youth from 4th grade to BTS level, with optional boarding. Offers qualifications in agriculture, horticulture, landscape, and sales advisory tracks.
• CFA - Apprenticeship Training Center Apprenticeship training center delivering vocational qualifications from CAPa to BTS level, combining classroom instruction at the campus with on-the-job work experience at partner agricultural enterprises.
• CFPPA - Adult Professional Training Continuing professional training and retraining center for adults, including BPREA programs in livestock and organic market gardening, specialization certificates, VAE validation, and presential or distance learning formats.
• Exploitation Agricole (Dairy Farm) On-campus organic dairy farm serving as a practical training laboratory for students. New facilities including classroom, heifer building, and milking parlor opened in 2023.
• Exploitation Horticole (Horticultural Farm) On-campus horticultural production facility with modern greenhouses and a direct-sales shop open year-round to the public, producing vegetables, fruits, and ornamental plants for both pedagogical and commercial purposes.
• Ferme Pédagogique de Préservation des Races Normandes Pedagogical heritage farm created in September 2021 dedicated to preserving Norman heritage animal breeds (rabbits, ducks, roosters, hens, goats), serving as a hands-on learning support for 4th and 3rd grade students.
• Filière Agriculture / Agronomie, Monde du Vivant Agricultural training track covering BAC STAV, BAC Pro CGEA, BTSA ACSE, and adult BPREA programs for careers in farming and agronomy.
• Filière Horticulture Horticulture training track including CAPA Horticole, BP RPLFFP, BTS Production Horticole, and specialized certificates for plant production careers.
• Filière Paysage Landscape training track including CAPA Travaux Paysagers, BP Aménagements Paysagers, BTS Aménagements Paysagers, and CS Constructions Paysagères.
• Filière Aquaculture Aquaculture and maritime training track including professional shellfish farming (cultures marines) and professional tidal fishing (pêche maritime à pied) programs for adults.
• Filière Conseil Vente Sales advisory and horticulture retail training track including BAC Pro Technicien Conseil Vente Univers Jardinerie.
• Filière Maraîchage Bio Organic market gardening training track including BPREA Maraîchage Bio delivered in both presential and distance learning formats.
• Filière Paysan Boulanger Farmer-baker training track covering the full grain-to-bread value chain, including BPREA Paysan Boulanger and UCARE certifications for cereal transformation.
• Projet Biodiv'Expé Biodiversity preservation and experimentation project led with Office Français de la Biodiversité and Bergerie Nationale de Rambouillet, involving 7 agricultural education establishments to integrate biodiversity practices into training, production, and landscape management.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Agriculture (MASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe campus is an EPLEFPA (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole) attached to the Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry provides regulatory oversight, certification authority for diplomas (BTSA, BPREA, etc.), and quality certification frameworks (QualiFormAgri, Qualiopi).
• Région NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council provides funding for adult training programs (CFPPA) and continuing education, particularly for demandeurs d'emploi (job seekers). Region also co-finances training for professional reconversion through various programs.
• QualiformAgricoreTechnology or IntegrationQuality certification system specific to agricultural education, providing certification for training organizations under Ministry of Agriculture framework.
• Institut Agro Rennes-AngersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for agricultural education development and potential pathways for continued studies at engineering school level.
• ASTREDHORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorticultural technical institute providing expertise and resources for horticultural training programs.
• Erasmus+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean mobility program enabling student exchanges and international experience, with financial support for study abroad periods.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in Biodiv'Expé project alongside Bergerie Nationale de Rambouillet, involving 7 agricultural education establishments. Project focuses on biodiversity integration in all campus activities including training, production, and landscape management.
• Bergerie Nationale de RambouilletcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-lead of Biodiv'Expé project with OFB, providing pedagogical support and resources for biodiversity-focused agricultural education.
• Chambre d'agriculture de la MancheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal agricultural chamber providing professional expertise, farm visits, and industry connections for student training programs.
• BiopoussesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural testing space (espace test agricole) for organic market gardening, enabling students and trainees to test farming projects before full installation. Located near campus.
• Maraîchage Tout HerbeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal market gardening network and resources for BPREA market gardening training, providing practical learning opportunities and industry connections.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ISARA Lyon: French agricultural engineering school offering undergraduate and graduate programs in agriculture, food science, and environmental management. Overlaps with Campus Métiers Nature's agronomy and horticulture tracks but at higher-education level with degree-granting authority.
• UniLaSalle (Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle): Private Catholic agricultural polytechnic offering engineering programs in agriculture, agribusiness, geology, and environment across multiple campuses. Comparable agricultural training domain but serves degree-level learners rather than vocational CAPa-BTSA students.
• VetAgro Sup: French public higher-education institution covering veterinary medicine, agronomy, and food science engineering. Overlaps with Campus Métiers Nature's agricultural training domain but at post-baccalaureate engineering degree level. Receives BTSA graduates as part of its recruitment funnel.
• ESA - École Supérieure d'Agricultures d'Angers: Larger private agricultural higher-education group (engineering school level) offering broader agricultural, food science, and environmental programs. Comparable agricultural training focus but at post-baccalaureate level rather than vocational secondary/adult retraining.

Direct peers

• EPLEFPA d'Yvetot - Campus NaturaPôle: Normandy EPLEFPA campus offering Lycée, CFA, and CFPPA pathways across agriculture, environment, and service sectors. Closest geographic direct peer operating under identical EPLEFPA governance with comparable multi-channel training delivery.
• EPLEFPA de Saint-Lô (Campus Saint-Lô Thère): Another Normandy EPLEFPA under the French Ministry of Agriculture offering similar school-based, apprenticeship, and adult training pathways across agriculture, horticulture, and landscape. Directly comparable public agricultural education institution operating in the same regional ecosystem.
• MFR - Maisons Familiales Rurales: Federation of rural family houses offering alternating school-enterprise agricultural education from CAPa to BTSA across France. Directly competes for the same youth and adult learners in agricultural vocational pathways through a parallel public-recognized network.
• EPLEFPA de Tours-Fondettes (Agrocampus Tours): Multi-center EPLEFPA in Centre-Val de Loire covering agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, landscape, and laboratory sciences with similar Lycée/CFA/CFPPA structure. Comparable scope and triple-channel training model.
• EPLEFPA de l'Aube - Lycée Charles Baltet: Grand Est EPLEFPA covering agriculture, viticulture, landscape, and agro-equipment training from CAPa to BTSA. Similar size, scope, and public-institution structure as Campus Métiers Nature with comparable pedagogical exploitation assets.

Emerging players

• WWOOF France (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms): International organic farm work-exchange network with French national chapter providing experiential learning on organic farms. Complementary non-formal agricultural learning channel that intersects with Campus Métiers Nature's organic market gardening (BPREA Maraîchage Bio) audience.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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