COMITE DE LA LOIRE DE HANDBALL

What COMITE DE LA LOIRE DE HANDBALL does

The Comité de la Loire de Handball is the official departmental committee of the Fédération Française de Handball (FFHB) in the Loire department of France, operating as a non-profit association headquartered in Saint-Étienne. It coordinates, supports, and develops handball across the territory by serving affiliated amateur clubs (including Roche Saint Genest, Sorbiers Saint Jean Talaudière, AL Boën, and Saint-Étienne Handball), organizing departmental competitions such as the Finales Coupe de la Loire, training volunteer administrators, and detecting young talent. Its operational scope is strictly bounded by its territorial charter, and it cannot legally be displaced by a parallel entity.

The committee runs with a lean core team of approximately 5 employees supplemented by volunteer engagement. Its technology footprint is modest: a WordPress website with standard plugins (contact forms, SEO tools, cookie consent), Google Analytics for audience measurement, and integration with Gesthand, the federation's central club management platform used for license issuance and match scheduling. Partnerships span the FFHB and Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Handball at the federal/regional tier, alongside operational partners including HelloAsso (crowdfunding), the Agence Nationale du Sport (public funding), and the State's Pass'Sport youth participation scheme.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a French departmental sports association: federation grants, ANS public subsidies, club affiliation and license fees, and ad-hoc crowdfunding appeals. Annual outputs include the Finales Coupe de la Loire, talent detection days, volunteer training cycles, and inter-committee coordination with neighboring departments. The website displays placeholder values (e.g., "X clubs," "XX licences") in several sections, reflecting limited financial and operational transparency and an informal digital maturity profile.

Name

COMITE DE LA LOIRE DE HANDBALL

Legal name

Comité de la Loire de Handball

Website

https://handloire42.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Comité de la Loire de Handball is the official FFHB departmental committee for the Loire department in France, coordinating affiliated amateur handball clubs, organizing departmental competitions, training volunteers, and developing grassroots handball in the Saint-Étienne region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Handball federation
• Sports committee
• Amateur handball
• Club coordination
• Departmental sport governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Club Membership Fees and Federation Funding: The committee generates revenue through membership fees from affiliated clubs, organizing competitions, and likely receives funding from the French Handball Federation (FFHB) and regional sports agencies. In 2021, they provided free licenses to clubs for post-COVID recovery.
2. Crowdfunding / Participative Financing: Crowdfunding campaign launched in October 2023 to support handball development through the committee's actions. The campaign is hosted on HelloAsso platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

COMITE DE LA LOIRE DE HANDBALL is a departmental handball committee operating under the French Handball Federation (FFHB) in the Loire department of France. It governs, coordinates, and supports amateur handball activity across affiliated local clubs. No further details on specific offerings were evidenced in the provided source material.

Product overview

Comité Loire Handball operates as a departmental sports committee managing a unified portfolio of handball-related services including an official website platform, club network coordination, competitions organization (primarily the Coupe de la Loire), training programs for volunteers, and youth talent detection programs. The organization also distributes government support programs like Pass'Sport and runs crowdfunding campaigns. These services collectively serve to inform the population about handball, develop the sport, detect young athletes, train volunteers, and organize competitions across the Loire department.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agence Nationale du Sport (ANS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023National sports agency providing funding programs for sports clubs. The committee supports clubs in applying for ANS subsidies through the Compte Asso platform for projects like PSF (Projet Sportif Fédéral).
• HelloAssominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Crowdfunding platform used by the committee for its 2023 participative financing campaign to support handball development.
• Pass'Sport Program (French Government)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Government program providing €50 per child for sports club memberships. The committee promotes this program to facilitate access to handball for young people from financial hardship or disability backgrounds.
• Fédération Française de Handball (FFHB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body for handball in France. The committee operates as the official departmental arm of the FFHB, coordinating handball activities, competitions, and development programs in the Loire department under the federation's umbrella.
• Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes HandballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional handball league (AURA) overseeing departmental committees in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The committee participates in regional competitions and events organized by the league.
• GesthandcoreTechnology or IntegrationNational digital platform for handball license management and club administration. The committee integrates with Gesthand for member management and club operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Comité de Savoie Handball: Departmental handball committee for Savoie, also under FFHB and Ligue AURA. Direct structural peer with identical mission, organization, and federation reporting lines.
• Comité de la Haute-Savoie de Handball: Departmental handball committee for Haute-Savoie, also part of the AURA league structure. Similar departmental remit and mission, comparable operating model.
• Comité de l'Ain de Handball: Departmental handball committee for the neighboring Ain department, operating under the same FFHB and Ligue AURA umbrella. Structurally identical mandate — organize departmental competitions, train volunteers, detect talent — making it the most direct functional peer.
• Comité de la Haute-Loire de Handball: Smaller neighboring departmental handball committee in the AURA region. Closely mirrors the Loire committee's structure, particularly in more rural departments with limited resources.
• Comité du Rhône de Handball: Departmental handball committee for the Rhône department, including greater Lyon. Comparable role and scope to Loire but operating in a denser urban market, providing a useful scale and demographic counterpoint.
• Comité Drôme Ardèche de Handball: Combined departmental handball committee for Drôme and Ardèche within the AURA region. Comparable function and federation integration, with a slightly different two-department governance variant.
• Comité de l'Isère de Handball: Departmental handball committee for Isère, also within the AURA region and FFHB network. Same departmental governance role, same competition and training portfolio, and cross-linked with Loire via shared regional Intercomités participation.
• Comité du Puy-de-Dôme de Handball: Departmental handball committee for Puy-de-Dôme within the AURA region. Direct functional peer sharing the same regional league and Intercomités pathways as Loire.

Broad incumbents

• Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Handball: Regional handball league (Ligue AURA) that oversees all departmental committees in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, including Loire. Operates at a higher tier — regional rather than departmental — coordinating Intercomités régionaux and the talent pipeline from departmental level upward.
• Fédération Française de Handball (FFHB): National governing body for handball in France and the parent federation to which the Comité de la Loire de Handball reports. Owns the regulatory framework, the Gesthand digital platform, and the national competition pyramid that departmental committees feed into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HandLoire42
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7wBgKvl2Lv-ZA0Lz-3YCFg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ComiteHand42
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comite-de-la-loire-de-hand-ball
• Instagraminstagram.com/handloire42

Compliance1 record

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