centre social de gerland

Name

centre social de gerland

Legal name

Association pour la gestion du Centre Social de Gerland

Website

https://csgerland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centre Social Gerland is a French nonprofit community center in Lyon's 7th arrondissement, founded 1972, operating five neighborhood locations to deliver inter-generational social, educational, and recreational programming for 1,400+ residents via 40 staff and 650+ member families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Community social center
• Family leisure programs
• Neighborhood association
• Intergenerational activities
• Social and cultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual family membership fee of 12€ is mandatory for participation in activities. Provides access to free activities; some activities are payante (fee-based) with pricing scaled to CAF family quotient.
2. Activity fees: Fee-based activities for children (accueil de loisirs), adults (sports, cultural workshops), and families. Pricing is scaled to family quotient (quotient familial CAF) ensuring accessibility. Some activities include paid childcare, outings, and workshops.
3. Institutional subsidies and grants: The association is recognized and supported by institutional partners including Ville de Lyon, CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales), ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires), Grand Lyon Métropole, and Quartiers d'été. These public grants form a core part of the operating budget.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centre Social Gerland is a nonprofit community association that animates the Gerland neighborhood in Lyon's 7th arrondissement through an intergenerational program of leisure, cultural, sporting, early-childhood and family-support activities. It delivers childcare (Gerludine nursery, périscolaire, accueils de loisirs), youth services, adult workshops, family outings, senior programs (Bien vieillir), and a community café (QG), all delivered through multiple physical locations and open to residents via a €12 annual family membership.

Product overview

Centre Social de Gerland operates as a community center offering a diverse portfolio of programs and services organized into five main sectors: Petite Enfance (including Gerludine daycare), Enfance et Jeunesse (including leisure centers, perischool care, youth reception, and school accompaniment), Familles et Adultes (including family outings, parent-child workshops, intergenerational café QG, and sports/cultural workshops), and Seniors (including Bien vieillir program). The center serves the Gerland neighborhood in Lyon's 7th arrondissement with over 650 member families, 46 volunteers, 40 employees, and 27 partners. Activities range from childcare and educational support to sports (yoga, swimming, gymnastics), arts (sewing, drawing, painting), cooking workshops, and community outreach programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gerludine: EAJE (Établissement d'Accueil du Jeune Enfant) nursery/creche for children aged 1-4 years, with 18 berths (3 full-time and 15 part-time slots). Located at 52 rue du Rhône, 69007 Lyon.
• QG - café intergénérationnel
• Le Cocon des familles
• Lieu d'accueil enfants parents

Products and services

• Gerludine EAJE nursery (crèche)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,400+ residents actively participating in programs, spanning ages from 3 months to 96 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La LégumeriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Légumerie is an associative partner co-running the 'Cuisinons ensemble!' cooking workshops at the centre and contributing to neighborhood events such as the summer festival at Cité Jardin. The partnership provides culinary programming and community engagement.
• Arts et développementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts et développement is listed among the 27 partners contributing to the center's diverse programming and neighborhood dynamic.
• Bibliothèque du 7e arrondissement (Mériadeck)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local public library is a partner in the neighborhood animation ecosystem, collaborating on cultural programming and outreach activities.
• Coup de Pouce RelaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoup de Pouce Relais runs the 'Point Écoute Parents Enfants Proches' (PEPEP) psychological support permanence hosted at the centre's Saint Cloud annex. This service provides anonymous, confidential psychological support for children 0-11 and their families, free of charge without membership requirements.
• Entraide ProtestantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntraide Protestante organizes the 'Lieu d'Accueil Enfants Parents' (LAEP) at the center, which provides a welcoming space for parents and children under 4 years. The center is co-animating this space.
• EbulliscienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEbulliscience provides scientific discovery workshops for children and families at neighborhood events such as the Cité Jardin summer festival.
• Nuées d'ImagesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuées d'Images provides open-air cinema screenings for neighborhood events, including the summer festival at Cité Jardin.
• Grand Lyon HabitatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrand Lyon Habitat partners on neighborhood events by providing bike repair workshops and community space support at Cité Jardin festivals.
• Les Dames de GerlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collective of women from the Gerland neighborhood who co-organize festive events, prepare meals, and contribute to community life at the center.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centre Social de Vaise (Lyon): Direct peer Centre Social in Lyon's 9th arrondissement providing analogous community animation, family services, and intergenerational programming under the same national Centres Sociaux federation framework.
• Centre Social Mermoz (Lyon): Lyon-based Centre Social offering comparable multi-generational community programming (childcare, leisure, seniors, family support) with similar institutional funding and sliding-scale pricing in another priority neighborhood.
• Centre Social de la Duchère (Lyon): Another Centre Social in Lyon's 9th arrondissement, operating the same Association loi 1901 model with public subsidies, multi-site programming, and resident governance across all age groups in a priority neighborhood.
• MJC Confluences (Lyon): Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture in Lyon offering comparable community-based cultural, leisure, and youth programming with public subsidies and resident participation, structurally similar to a Centre Social.

Others

• Fédération des Centres Sociaux de France: National umbrella body representing and supporting Centres Sociaux across France, providing governance frameworks, training, and advocacy — directly relevant as the industry's institutional backbone.

Regional players

• Cafés de la Famille (Réseau Parentalité CAF): CAF-supported family/parent spaces across France providing comparable parent-child workshops and family support programming, anchored to the same institutional funder (CAF) that supports Centre Social Gerland.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: Nationally recognized French nonprofit delivering community-based social services, volunteer-driven programs, and solidarity economy initiatives at much larger scale, sharing the volunteer governance and social cohesion mandate.
• Centre Communal d'Action Sociale de Lyon (CCAS Lyon): Municipal body that coordinates social services for Lyon residents, including senior programs, family support, and community animation — a larger, broader-incumbent counterpart operating at city scale across all arrondissements.
• Secours Populaire Français: Major French nonprofit providing community-based social assistance, leisure access for families, and solidarity programming with similar accessibility and family-support orientation, though operating at national scale.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization providing social support, family services, and community-based programs; overlapping with Centre Social Gerland in family assistance, childcare, and community health prevention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CQGerland
• Instagraminstagram.com/centre_social_gerland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-social-de-gerland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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