CMA Hautes-Pyrénées

What CMA Hautes-Pyrénées does

CMA Hautes-Pyrénées (Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat 65) is a French public administrative institution established in 1925 as part of the national CMA network, serving artisans, apprentices, and small businesses in the Hautes-Pyrénées department. The organization functions as the statutory intermediary between the artisan community and government, operating the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) for business registration and modification, maintaining the Répertoire des Métiers registry, and providing advisory services across the business lifecycle (creation, development, succession, and transmission).

Its core operational asset is the Ecole des Métiers in Tarbes — an 8,000 m² vocational training facility hosting approximately 600 apprentices annually across food, construction, automotive, beauty, and service trades, and awarding diplomas (242 awarded at the November 2025 ceremony). Auxiliary service lines include apprenticeship contract mediation, business creation and takeover advisory, driving license point recovery courses (€190 per participant), the Cité du Goût et des Saveurs food heritage center, and the Métiers d'Art specialized support program.

The business model is funded through three statutory revenue streams: mandatory contributions from registered artisans, public institutional subsidies from the French government and Région Occitanie, and apprenticeship taxes (Taxe d'Apprentissage) collected from businesses. Additional income derives from administrative service fees and partnership-funded projects (e.g., FOR-ALIMENTA cross-border initiative, Hapy Saveurs territorial label with CCI and Conseil Départemental). Customer segments span young entrepreneurs, apprentices, established artisans, business sellers (cédants), and local government partners, all served through direct walk-in services at the Tarbes headquarters, the training facility, mobile outreach events, and digital channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).

Name

CMA Hautes-Pyrénées

Legal name

Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Hautes-Pyrénées

Website

https://cma65.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CMA Hautes-Pyrénées is a French public administrative chamber of trades and crafts, founded in 1925, serving artisans, apprentices, and SMBs in the Hautes-Pyrénées department through business registration, apprenticeship mediation, and an 8,000 m² vocational training facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chamber of Trades and Crafts Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE) (EDAAALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Occupational Licensing Examination Authorities (EDADAFAD), National/State Examination Boards & Testing Agencies (EDADAFAA), Labor, Employment Standards & Occupational Licensing Boards (BPAIAOAF)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Apprenticeship programs
• Business registration services
• Artisan support services
• Business creation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarbes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: As a public institution (Chambre Consulaire), CMA 65 receives government funding and mandatory contributions from registered businesses to fund its operations and services.
2. Taxe d'Apprentissage: Collects apprenticeship taxes from businesses to fund vocational training programs at their training centers.
3. Service fees: Fees for certain administrative formalities such as business registration, modifications, and radiations through their Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CMA Hautes-Pyrénées is a public administrative chamber that provides business registration services (Centre de Formalités des Entreprises), vocational training and apprenticeship programs through CMA Formation Tarbes / Ecole des Métiers, business creation and takeover advisory services, apprenticeship contract management, and driving license point recovery courses. It serves artisans, aspiring entrepreneurs, apprentices, and small businesses in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of France.

Product overview

CMA Hautes-Pyrénées (Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat 65) is a public institution providing a portfolio of services to support artisans, entrepreneurs, and apprentices in the Hautes-Pyrénées department. The offering consists of core administrative services (business registration/immatriculation, formalities management) combined with CMA Formation Tarbes, a vocational training school offering apprenticeship programs and professional development courses. Additional services include business creation support, business takeover/reprise services, tax training, driving license services, and sector-specific support for trades including food, construction, services, and production sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMA Formation Tarbes (Ecole des Métiers)

Quantifiable outcome

• 242 artisans received diplomas at 51st ceremony (November 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Communauté de Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan (CCPL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Formal partnership convention signed to support local economic development of artisanal trades and craftsmanship. Includes action plan for valuing local artisanat, supporting business creation and development, facilitating business succession and transfer, and promoting artisanal employment and training.
• Préfecture des Hautes-PyrénéesminorOthers · 6 December 2016Institutional relationship with the prefecture for representing artisanal trade interests at the departmental level. President Daniel Pugès met with Secretary General Marc Zarrouati at general assemblies.
• Conseil Départemental des Hautes-PyrénéesminorOthers · 6 December 2016Partnership with the departmental council for territorial development initiatives including the Hapy Saveurs quality label for local food products.
• CMAR Occitanie (Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de Région Occitanie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chamber overseeing 13 CFA (apprentice training centers) across Occitanie. Regional President Joseph CALVI and Director Vincent LABRUYERE conduct departmental visits to meet local artisans.
• Région OccitanieminorOthersVice President Emmanuelle Gazel visited Ecole des Métiers in 2018 representing President Carole Delga, discussing employment, professional training and apprenticeship policy.
• Ambition Pyrénées (three consular chambers consortium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of three consular chambers (CMA, CCI, Chambre d'Agriculture) working with the Departmental Council on the Hapy Saveurs territorial project to promote local food products and savoir-faire.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Réseau des GRETA: National network of public continuing-education groups attached to the Ministry of Education. Comparable as public vocational training providers competing for adult learners and CPF-funded enrollments across French trades.
• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's largest public vocational training provider, focused on adult reskilling across trades and industries. Comparable as a public-sector vocational training operator with similar target learners (apprentices, career-changers) and similar funding model.
• CMA France (Assemblée Permanente des Chambres de Métiers): National umbrella body overseeing the entire CMA network including CMA 65. Directly comparable as the apex of the same statutory framework, providing shared services, advocacy and apprenticeship policy that CMA 65 executes locally.
• CCI France: National counterpart network for commerce rather than crafts. Operates as a parallel consular chamber under similar statutory logic; CMA 65 has explicitly defended its independence from CCI merger proposals.

Direct peers

• CMA Occitanie (CMAR Occitanie): Regional chamber overseeing 13 CFA apprentice training centers including CMA 65. Operates the same statutory functions (apprenticeship oversight, training coordination) one tier above the departmental level, with direct hierarchical coordination.
• CCI Hautes-Pyrénées: Departmental commerce chamber serving the same Hautes-Pyrénées territory as CMA 65. Closely parallel in scale, scope (business support, training, formalities) and constituency, but covering commercial rather than artisanal businesses.
• CMA Paris Île-de-France: Largest departmental CMA by scale, serving artisans and apprentices in the Paris region. Operates the same statutory mandate (business registration, apprenticeship, training) but at materially greater scale, useful as a scale benchmark.

Others

• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): French paritarian agency supporting employment and professional transition. Thematically adjacent — both are public/paritarian bodies providing workforce and business support services — but focused on executives rather than artisans.
• Bpifrance: French public investment bank supporting business creation, financing and development. Complementary to CMA 65's business-creation advisory services — entrepreneurs advised by CMA 65 frequently access Bpifrance financing — making it a thematic ecosystem peer.
• Initiative France: National federation of local business creation support platforms. Comparable as a parallel ecosystem actor providing zero-interest loans and mentoring to entrepreneurs, including artisans — a peer for business-creation outcomes if not for training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cma65
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cma-hautes-pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es
• Instagraminstagram.com/cma65_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

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