CPIE Sèvre et Bocage

What CPIE Sèvre et Bocage does

CPIE Sèvre et Bocage is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1993 and officially labeled as a Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement (CPIE) since 2000. Headquartered at the Maison de la Vie Rurale in La Flocellière, Sèvremont, the organization employs 7 staff and develops approximately 50 projects annually in the bocage territories of north-east Vendée and north-west Deux-Sèvres. Its activity is organized around two domains: environmental education for all audiences and support for territorial public policies.

Its core offerings include open-access eco-gardens in Sèvremont with year-round self-guided and guided visits; seasonal cooking and gardening workshops (e.g., Ateliers cuisine d'été, monthly Ateliers jardin at Boistissandeau in Les Herbiers); bespoke school programs delivered to primary school classes on behalf of local authorities; educational publications and exhibitions; and interpretation trails such as the Sentier des Justices. The association also contributes to the Kollect regional biodiversity observation database, an online platform provided by the Union régionale des CPIE des Pays de la Loire that enables citizens and scientists to record and consult species distribution data at the municipal level across the region.

The business model is grant-funded association revenue rather than commercial sales. Income is drawn from regional, departmental, and municipal public partners (Région Pays de la Loire, Conseil départemental de la Vendée, communautés de communes, communes, Agence de l'Eau Loire-Bretagne, ADEME, Office français de la Biodiversité, ARS, DREAL, CAF, CARSAT, MSA), supplemented by minor activity-based fees (e.g., €10 plus association membership for a cooking workshop) and association memberships. The organization operates as an autonomous entity within the national CPIE federation and the regional Pays de la Loire CPIE union, and it coordinates with a broad network of conservation and scientific partners including the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Conservatoire botanique national de Brest, and Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels des Pays de la Loire.

Name

CPIE Sèvre et Bocage

Legal name

CPIE Sèvre et Bocage

Website

https://cpie-sevre-bocage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPIE Sèvre et Bocage is a French non-profit environmental association founded in 1993, CPIE-labeled since 2000, serving the bocage territories of north-east Vendée and north-west Deux-Sèvres through environmental education, school programs, eco-garden visits, and biodiversity monitoring on behalf of local authorities and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAH

Environmental Education & Outreach

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPADALAO

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPADAEAB

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Environmental education services
• Biodiversity observation programs
• Nature workshop activities
• Community environmental outreach
• Sustainable development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Sèvremont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPIE Sèvre et Bocage is a non-profit environmental education association that delivers two core activity streams: environmental education for the general public and support for public territorial policies. It operates open-access eco-gardens in Sèvremont, runs seasonal gardening and cooking workshops, designs custom primary school programs, manages local biodiversity observation through the Kollect platform, and offers technical training and consultation to municipalities on biodiversity, green-space valuation, and land-use planning.

Product overview

CPIE Sèvre et Bocage is a non-profit environmental association (Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement) founded in 1993 and labeled since 2000. Rather than a technology product company, it operates as an environmental education and public policy support organization with two main activity domains: environmental education for all audiences and support for territorial public policies. Its offerings include eco-gardens open to the public year-round, seasonal gardening and cooking workshops, custom school programs, a regional biodiversity observation database (Kollect platform), and educational publications and exhibitions. The eco-gardins and workshops form the core visitor-facing products, while the biodiversity database serves both public observation recording and educational purposes. The association develops approximately 50 projects annually in service of the environment and local inhabitants across the bocage territories of northeastern Vendée and northwestern Deux-Sèvres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eco-jardins du CPIE Sèvre et Bocage

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

34 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and strategic support for environmental initiatives and biodiversity projects across the Pays de la Loire region.
• Conseil départementale de la VendéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council supporting local environmental and educational projects in Vendée through funding and institutional partnership.
• Communauté de Communes du Pays de PouzaugescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal community partnership for bocage preservation and environmental projects in the Pouzauges territory.
• Communauté de Communes du Pays de ChantonnaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal community collaboration on bocage and environmental initiatives in the Chantonnay area.
• Communauté de Communes du Pays des HerbierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for garden workshops and environmental education activities at Boistissandeau in Les Herbiers.
• Agence de l'Eau Loire-BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater agency providing funding and technical support for water resource and biodiversity conservation projects.
• CAF de la VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily allowance fund supporting family-oriented environmental activities and workshops.
• CARSAT Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial security fund supporting health-environment initiatives and senior-focused environmental activities.
• MSA Loire Atlantique - VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural social mutual insurance supporting rural environmental and agricultural biodiversity projects.
• Agence Régionale de la SantécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency partnering on health-environment nexus projects and green space valuation for public health.
• Union régionale des CPIE des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union providing network support, the Kollect observation database platform, and CPIE label coordination across the region.
• Union nationale des CPIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation providing CPIE label standards, network coordination, and institutional representation for all CPIE associations.
• DREAL des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for environment, planning and housing providing regulatory and policy support.
• DDCS de la VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental cohesion and social affairs directorate supporting associative life and civic engagement initiatives.
• Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la Mer (DDTM) de la VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial development authority supporting land planning and environmental compliance projects.
• Chambre d'agriculture de la VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural chamber partnering on bocage preservation, agroforestry, and sustainable farming practices.
• Vendée EauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater utility company supporting water resource management and environmental conservation projects.
• EPTB Sèvre NantaiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRiver basin authority for Sèvre Nantaise supporting watershed management and biodiversity initiatives.
• ADEME Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironment and energy management agency supporting climate, waste reduction, and sustainable development projects.
• Office français de la BiodiversitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational biodiversity office supporting species monitoring, habitat conservation, and biodiversity knowledge initiatives.
• CAUE de la VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture, urban planning and environment council supporting sustainable development and landscape preservation.
• Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional natural spaces conservatory collaborating on habitat preservation and ecological expertise.
• Museum National d'Histoire NaturellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational natural history museum providing scientific expertise and species identification support.
• Conservatoire botanique national de BrestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational botanical conservatory providing flora expertise and plant species monitoring support.
• Fondation de FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French philanthropy foundation supporting environmental and associative projects through grant funding.
• Crédit Agricole - Atlantique VendéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional banking group supporting rural development and environmental initiatives in the territory.
• Agence Française de la BiodiversitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer national biodiversity agency (now merged into OFB) supporting biodiversity knowledge and conservation projects.
• Plan Régional Santé Environnement Pays de la Loire (PRSE4)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health-environment action plan coordinating initiatives linking biodiversity and public health outcomes.
• Commune de BeaurepaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost municipality for the 'Espaces Verts Valorisés' technical meeting on biodiversity and public health.
• Commune de SèvremontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost commune and headquarters location partner for CPIE activities and eco-garden operations.
• Commune des EpessesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal commune partner for nature walks and landscape interpretation initiatives.
• Commune de Saint-Germain-de-PrinçayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for environmental education and green space projects.
• Commune de Saint-Paul-en-ParedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal commune partner for biodiversity and landscape initiatives.
• Communes and communautés de communes (multiple)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 40 communes and inter-municipal communities across Vendée partnering on local environmental projects, including: Pays du bocage vendéen, Châtaigneraie, Saint-Fulgent Les Essarts, Mortagne, Terres de Montaigu, Choletais, Agglo 2B, Vendée Sud Littoral, Vendée Sèvre Autise, Pays de Fontenay-Vendée, and many individual communes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN): National scientific partner providing species identification expertise and underpinning national citizen-science schemes (e.g., Vigie-Nature) that CPIE Sèvre et Bocage contributes to. Comparable education mission but at national institutional scale.
• France Nature Environnement (FNE): National federation of ~6,000 French environmental associations, including many CPIEs. Comparable mission around environmental education and policy advocacy, but operating as an umbrella rather than a local field operator.
• WWF France: Major international environmental NGO with French education, biodiversity monitoring and policy advocacy programmes. Shares target audiences (schools, families, municipalities) and citizen-science data collection, but operates nationally and globally.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB): National public biodiversity agency that funds and co-pilots many CPIE projects. Comparable focus on species monitoring, public education and territorial policy support, but with vastly greater resources and a national remit.
• LPO France (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux): Large national environmental NGO running citizen-science bird and biodiversity schemes, education programmes and policy advocacy. Overlaps with CPIE on school education and fauna-flora observation data, but at much greater national scale.

Direct peers

• CPIE Loire Anjou: Neighbouring CPIE association in Pays de la Loire operating the same CPIE-labelled model of environmental education, eco-gardens and public-policy support for local authorities. Most directly comparable in scale, geography and product mix.
• Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest: Direct partner and functionally adjacent organization running flora expertise and plant species monitoring programmes. Comparable scientific-citizen interface and educational output, particularly around the Kollect-style observation databases.
• CPIE Mayenne: Another Pays de la Loire regional CPIE delivering nature education, school programmes and biodiversity projects. Comparable headcount, funding mix and target audiences, competing for similar departmental and regional grants.
• Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels des Pays de la Loire: Direct partner and functionally adjacent operator managing natural habitats and running citizen-science and education activities in the same region. Comparable scale and funding mix, with overlap in school programmes and biodiversity monitoring.
• CPIE du Cotentin: Another labelled CPIE delivering environmental education, eco-garden visits and territorial policy support in a different French region. Most directly comparable operating model; useful benchmark for replication economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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