EPLEFPA MONTPELLIER ORB HERAULT

What EPLEFPA MONTPELLIER ORB HERAULT does

EPLEFPA Montpellier-Orb-Hérault, operating under the brand Campus Agropolis, is a French public educational establishment (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole) governed by the French Ministry of Agriculture, de l'Agro-alimentaire et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire. It is headquartered at 3224 Route de Mende, Montpellier, with a satellite training site in Pézenas. The institution delivers agricultural, environmental, and sustainable development education through five constituent centers: two upper-secondary schools (Lycée Frédéric Bazille - Agropolis and Lycée Charles-Marie de la Condamine), an apprenticeship center (CFAA de l'Hérault), a continuing education center for adults (CFPPA de l'Hérault), and an operational agricultural estate (Domaine Maspiquet) used for viticulture and practical training.

Its service offering spans initial secondary education (general, technological, and professional Baccalauréat tracks), work-study apprenticeship programs (alternance), and adult continuing professional education, organized around five Ministry-mandated missions: initial and continuing training, territorial animation, professional integration, agricultural innovation, and international cooperation. Technology infrastructure consists of standard educational tools — PRONOTE/ENT (Mon-Ent-Occitanie) for student information management, a Moodle-based FOAD (Formation Ouverte À Distance) platform for the CFPPA, and CDI/Esidoc digital library systems. The Domaine Maspiquet estate supports hands-on training in viticulture and produces wine, hosting events such as "Rendez-vous de la Cave."

The business model is non-commercial: as a public establishment, Campus Agropolis is funded through institutional appropriations from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Conseil Régional d'Occitanie, and the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault, with pricing for educational programs determined by regional and national public education policy rather than market-based pricing. Governance is exercised through a 30-member Administrative Council presided by M. Thomas, with M. Capillon serving as Director. Revenue is not commercially generated, no private ownership or external investors exist, and the entity operates as a stable component of France's national public agricultural education network.

Name

EPLEFPA MONTPELLIER ORB HERAULT

Legal name

Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole Montpellier-Orb-Hérault

Website

https://campus-agropolis.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campus Agropolis (EPLEFPA Montpellier-Orb-Hérault) is a French public agricultural education establishment under the Ministry of Agriculture, delivering secondary, apprenticeship, and adult continuing education across five centers in the Hérault department of Occitanie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural and Vocational Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Agribusiness, Farm Management & Compliance (EDAOAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural education
• Vocational training
• Apprenticeship programs
• Continuing education
• Environmental sciences

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EPLEFPA Montpellier-Orb-H\u00e9rault (Campus Agropolis) is a public agricultural education establishment that delivers secondary schooling, apprenticeship (alternance) training, and adult continuing education in agricultural, environmental, sustainable development, and viticulture disciplines. It operates five constituent centers\u2014two Lyc\u00e9es, one CFA, one CFPPA, and the Domaine Maspiquet agricultural estate\u2014delivering general, technological, and professional Baccalaur\u00e9at programs, work-study vocational qualifications, and professional retraining across the H\u00e9rault department in Occitanie, France.

Product overview

Campus Agropolis is a unified public educational institution (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole) operated under the French Ministry of Agriculture. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of agricultural and environmental education through five constituent centers: two upper-secondary schools (Lycée Frédéric Bazille - Agropolis and Lycée Charles-Marie de la Condamine), an apprenticeship center (CFAA), a continuing education center for adults (CFPPA), and an agricultural estate (Domaine Maspiquet). The institution offers school-based training, apprenticeship programs, and continuing education in scientific, environmental, sustainable development, and agricultural disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lyc\u00e9e Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bazille \u2013 Agropolis
• Lyc\u00e9e Charles-Marie de la Condamine
• CFAA \u2013 CFA Agricole de l'H\u00e9rault
• CFPPA de l'H\u00e9rault
• Domaine Maspiquet

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Agro-alimentaire et de la Souveraineté AlimentairecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Agriculture is the governing authority for EPLEFPA Montpellier-Orb-Hérault. It defines the institution's five core missions: initial and continuing education, territorial animation, professional integration, agricultural innovation, and international cooperation. The Ministry also coordinates national agricultural education policy and provides institutional oversight.
• Conseil Régional d'OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regional Council of Occitanie is the key institutional partner responsible for funding and coordinating regional public education, including agricultural education institutions in the territory. The Director maintains permanent links with the Regional Council.
• Conseil Départemental de l'HéraultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Departmental Council of Hérault is a key institutional partner with ongoing relationships maintained by the campus Director. It supports departmental-level educational and agricultural initiatives.
• Chambres consulaires (Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Chamber of Agriculture)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institution maintains permanent relationships with local chambers of commerce and chambers of agriculture, which serve as bridges to the professional agricultural sector and support student integration into the workforce.
• Organismes professionnels agricoles (Professional agricultural organizations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe campus maintains ongoing relationships with professional agricultural bodies that provide industry expertise, work placement opportunities for students, and input into curriculum development for agricultural programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AgroParisTech: France's leading grande école for life and environmental sciences, offering engineering, MSc, and doctoral programs in agriculture and food. Comparable in agricultural focus and public-sector status, but at a national elite-tier academic level with a much broader research mandate.
• Institut Agro Montpellier (formerly Montpellier SupAgro): A higher-education grande école located in the same city, offering engineering and MSc programs in agriculture, agronomy, and sustainable development. Overlaps in subject matter and regional ecosystem but operates at a higher academic tier and does not offer secondary or apprenticeship programs.

Direct peers

• MFR (Maisons Familiales Rurales): A nationwide French network of family-based rural agricultural education centers offering secondary, apprenticeship, and adult training in agriculture and rural development. Closely comparable in mission (vocational agricultural education) and target audience (rural and agricultural students), though organized under a different associative model.
• CNEAP (Conseil National de l'Enseignement Agricole Privé): The national federation of private agricultural education institutions in France, delivering Lycées, CFA, and CFPPA programs analogous to Campus Agropolis but under private (association) governance. Comparable in offerings and student segments, competing for the same pool of agricultural education candidates.
• EPLEFPA de Toulouse-Auzeville: A fellow Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole within the same Occitanie region, offering the same public agricultural education mix (Lycées, CFA, CFPPA, exploitation) under the same Ministry of Agriculture mandate — directly comparable in structure, mission, and funding model.
• EPLEFPA Bordeaux-Gironde: Another EPLEFPA in the same national network delivering secondary, apprenticeship, and continuing agricultural education under the same Ministry mandate. Directly comparable in legal form, program mix, and public-sector operating model.

Emerging players

• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's national agency for adult vocational training, offering continuing education and retraining programs across many sectors including agriculture-adjacent fields. Comparable in adult learner focus and public mission, but broader in sectoral scope and operates outside the Ministry of Agriculture network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lycee.f.bazille
• Facebookfacebook.com/lyceebazille
• Instagraminstagram.com/lyceebazille
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eplefpa-montpellier-orb-herault

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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