Inspection de l'Education Nationale

What Inspection de l'Education Nationale does

Inspection de l'Education Nationale operates as the Direction des services départementaux de l'Éducation nationale (DSDEN) du Maine-et-Loire, a decentralized administrative service (service déconcentré) of the French Ministry of Education (Ministère de l'Éducation nationale) within the Académie de Nantes. Headquartered at the Cité administrative in Angers (49), it administers public primary and secondary education across the Maine-et-Loire department, one of five departments served by the Académie de Nantes (Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Vendée). The directorate is led by an Inspectrice d'académie and oversees approximately 67 staff, managing teacher recruitment (CRPE competitive examinations, contract teachers), student enrollment and school placement (Affelnet), exam administration, school health services, inclusive education policy implementation (École inclusive), and school infrastructure/sectorization.

The entity runs digital administrative platforms including the ETNA (Espace de Travail Numérique Académique) intranet and the messagerie.académique messaging system, alongside online service portals that support school enrollment, scholarship applications, exam results, and administrative requests for schools, families, students, and education personnel. Its marketing and distribution footprint is purely informational: an official website (ia49.ac-nantes.fr / ac-nantes.fr), LinkedIn and Instagram channels for the Académie de Nantes, and an academic email/newsletter system, supplemented by a network of first-degree (premier degré) inspection district offices (CIRCULAR) across the department.

As a government administrative body, DSDEN Maine-et-Loire generates no commercial revenue. Services are provided at no direct cost to citizens as part of public education administration, funded instead through state education budget allocations from the French Ministry of Education. Its "customers" are mandatory users of the public education system within the department, and its go-to-market is effectively the statutory implementation of national education policy at the departmental level.

Name

Inspection de l'Education Nationale

Legal name

Direction des services départementaux de l'Éducation nationale du Maine-et-Loire

Website

https://ia49.ac-nantes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1802

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DSDEN Maine-et-Loire is the French Ministry of Education's decentralized directorate for the Maine-et-Loire department, administering public primary and secondary education — including teacher recruitment, school placement, exams, and inclusive education — for schools, families, students, and education personnel within the Académie de Nantes.

Ownership category

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Product category

Government Education Administration

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Local/Municipal Education Offices & Inspectorates (EDADAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Regulatory Authorities & Commissions (Cross-Sector) (EDADAAAD), National/State Examination Boards & Testing Agencies (EDADAFAA), University/College Entrance & Admissions Testing Authorities (EDADAFAE)

Keywords

• Public education administration
• Departmental education services
• Teacher recruitment management
• Student enrollment services
• Inclusive education policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Inspection de l'Education Nationale (operating as DSDEN Maine-et-Loire) is a decentralized administrative service of the French Ministry of Education that administers primary and secondary public education at the departmental level in Maine-et-Loire. It manages teacher recruitment (CRPE), student enrollment and placement (Affelnet), school organization and sectorization, inclusive education support, school health services, and the implementation of national education policies locally, delivered through in-person offices, district inspection networks, and digital service portals.

Product overview

Inspection de l'Education Nationale (DSDEN Maine-et-Loire) is a departmental directorate of the French Ministry of National Education within the Académie de Nantes. It provides administrative services for primary and secondary education in the Maine-et-Loire department, including school administration, student enrollment and assignment (Affelnet), exam organization, teacher recruitment and career management, school health services, inclusive education support, and educational policy implementation. The organization offers online service portals and information systems for schools, students, parents, and educators, but does not operate as a commercial product company with distinct product lines or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teacher Recruitment Services (CRPE)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 9,400 students participated in Prix littéraire de la Citoyenneté 2026

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• DRAJES (Direction Régionale Académique à la Jeunesse, à l'Engagement et aux Sports)coreOthersRegional directorate for youth, engagement and sports services. Ensures continuity of youth and sports policy activities during administrative closure periods.
• Association des Membres de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques (AMOPA)supportingOthersAssociation that organizes the Palmes académiques honors competition. Manages recognition of contributions to French education.
• Délégué Départemental de l'Éducation Nationale (DDEN)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental delegates who support school engagement and serve as interface between families and education institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Académie de Nantes: Regional academic authority under the French Ministry of Education that oversees all five DSDENs in Pays de la Loire, including Maine-et-Loire. Functions as the immediate hierarchical superior and coordination layer.
• Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (France): National-level parent body of all French DSDENs. Sets education policy, allocates budgets, and operates national digital platforms (annuaire, exam results) that overlap with departmental functions.

Regional players

• Académie de Rennes: Neighboring French académie covering Brittany, with the same hierarchical structure (Rector + departmental DSDENs). Comparable in mandate and scope but serving a different geographic region.
• Ofsted: UK government body for inspecting schools and educational providers, with regional inspection teams analogous to French DSDENs/inspectorates. Comparable in inspection, regulation, and reporting functions but operates in a different national jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• DSDEN Vendée: Fifth DSDEN within the Académie de Nantes, performing identical departmental education administration for Vendée. Most directly comparable organizational peer.
• DSDEN Loire-Atlantique: Sibling DSDEN within the same Académie de Nantes, performing identical departmental education administration functions for Loire-Atlantique (department 44). Most directly comparable peer in terms of mandate, structure, and resourcing.
• DSDEN Mayenne: Another DSDEN within the Académie de Nantes, providing the same departmental education administration services for Mayenne (department 53). Direct structural peer with shared regional oversight.
• DSDEN Sarthe: Sibling DSDEN in the Académie de Nantes, administering education services in the Sarthe department. Directly comparable in scope, services, and accountability structure.

Others

• Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED): National public institution under the Ministry of Education providing distance learning and digital educational services. Adjacent public-sector education services provider with overlapping technology and curriculum focus.
• Réseau Canopé: Public operator under the French Ministry of Education that provides teacher training, educational resources, and pedagogical support. Thematically related as part of the same national education ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inspection-de-l'education-nationale
• Instagraminstagram.com/academie_nantes

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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