Familles Rurales Île-de-France

What Familles Rurales Île-de-France does

Familles Rurales Île-de-France is the territorial federation for the Île-de-France region of the national Familles Rurales movement — a French association loi 1901, recognized of public utility, founded in 1945 (movement established 1943). It coordinates a network of 24 local associations, serving approximately 2,500 member families and roughly 1,000 individuals, supported by 150 active volunteers and 120 salaried employees across the federation and member associations (54+ FTE). Its portfolio is organized around three pillars: (1) Training services — state-authorized BAFA and BAFD certification courses plus a QUALIOPI-certified (2026–2029) catalogue of inter-structure and intra-structure professional development for childhood and youth actors; (2) Direct service delivery — three municipal leisure centers (La Ferté-Gaucher year-round, Marles-en-Brie holidays, Ussy-sur-Marne summer), inclusive and regional discovery vacation stays, and five Points de Médiation Numérique; and (3) Community programs — the REPAIR parental support network, five consumer advice offices and the Veilleur Conso watchdog, the Transport d'Utilité Sociale solidarity transport service, youth awareness games, and Juniors Associations/SNU facilitation. The federation also animates the REAAP Nord Rural network for CAF de Seine-et-Marne.

Underlying technology is modest and operational rather than differentiated: a QUALIOPI-certified training management system for BAFA/BAFD, a self-service enrollment portal (ma-formation-bafa.fr), Google Forms for registration workflows, and an OpenStreetMap/Leaflet-based association directory. Digital mediation is delivered through partner ecosystems (CAF, MSA, Emmaüs Connect, Solidatech) rather than proprietary platforms.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit funding stack rather than a commercial revenue model. Income is generated from membership dues (e.g., €26 annual + €70–90 quarterly at Familles Rurales Esbly), course fees (BAFA general €420, BAFD general €550, inter-structure training €100–€200/half-day individual, €450–€900/half-day group), vacation-stay fees (€290/week inclusive, €690/10-day discovery), municipal leisure-center contracts, and significant public subsidies from CAF, MSA, European Social Fund (FSE+), Fondation Ellen Poidatz and departmental authorities. Distribution is community-led via the local association network, supplemented by self-serve online BAFA enrollment and event-driven family acquisition through camps and community events. The federation is governed by a board led by Présidente Catherine Hennepeaux with Directeur fédéral Ike Chapotot, and operates from Cesson, Seine-et-Marne.

Name

Familles Rurales Île-de-France

Legal name

Familles Rurales, Fédération d'Île-de-France

Website

https://iledefrance.famillesrurales.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Familles Rurales Île-de-France is a non-profit territorial federation coordinating 24 local associations serving roughly 2,500 member families across rural and peri-urban Île-de-France. It delivers BAFA/BAFD training, three municipal leisure centers, vacation camps, parental support, digital mediation, consumer protection, and solidarity transport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Family Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC)

Keywords

• Family association services
• Community social services
• Youth training certification
• Leisure center management
• Consumer protection advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Cesson

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, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Local associations collect annual membership fees from families. The national movement reports over 130,000 member families across France. Individual association fees vary (e.g., 26€ annual plus 70-90€ quarterly course fees).
2. Training Services (BAFA/BAFD): State-authorized training provider for Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur (BAFA) and Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions de Directeur (BAFD) certifications. Offers general training, specialization sessions, and qualification courses with published pricing.
3. Professional Training Programs: Continuing education programs for childhood and youth professionals including inter-structure and intra-structure training sessions. Priced at 100-200€ per half-day for individual enrollment, and 450-900€ per half-day for group bookings.
4. Vacation Camps and Youth Programs: Organizes inclusive and discovery vacation stays for children and youth (6-17 years) during summer and school holidays. Pricing: 290€ per week for inclusive stays, 690€ for 10-day regional discovery camps.
5. Leisure Center Management: Operates childcare and leisure centers (accueils de loisirs) under municipal contracts, including La Ferté-Gaucher (182 families served in 2025), Marles-en-Brie (230 children annually), and Ussy-sur-Marne during summer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Familles Rurales Île-de-France is a non-profit territorial federation (loi 1901) that coordinates a network of 24 local associations serving approximately 2,500 member families across the Île-de-France region. It delivers BAFA and BAFD youth-leader certification training, operates three leisure centers (accueils de loisirs), organizes inclusive and regional vacation stays for children aged 6–17, runs parental support programs (REPAIR), digital mediation points, consumer protection advice offices, and solidarity transport services (Transport d'Utilité Sociale).

Product overview

Familles Rurales Île-de-France is a non-profit territorial federation that acts as a coordination, support, and service-delivery body for a network of 24 local associations across the Île-de-France region. Its portfolio is organized around three core pillars: (1) Training services — BAFA, BAFD, and a comprehensive childhood/youth professional development catalogue (QUALIOPI-certified); (2) Direct service delivery — three leisure centers (accueils de loisirs), inclusive and regional youth vacation stays, and digital mediation points; and (3) Community programs — a parental support network (REPAIR), consumer protection services (permanent advice offices, consumer watchers), solidarity transport (TUS), youth awareness games, and Juniors Associations/SNU facilitation. The federation also animates the REAAP Nord Rural network for the CAF of Seine-et-Marne and supports local associations with governance, project development, HR, and financial tools. Its organizational structure includes a board of directors (bureau), a salaried team, and 150 volunteers across 23 local associations serving approximately 2,500 member families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation BAFA (BAFA Training) State-authorized Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur training program qualifying participants to supervise children and adolescents in Accueils Collectifs de Mineurs (ACM). Delivered in three steps: general session, practical placement, and specialization/qualification session.
• Formation BAFD (BAFD Training) State-authorized Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions de Directeur training qualifying participants to direct Accueils Collectifs de Mineurs. The federation delivers general and perfectionnement (advanced) sessions for current and aspiring directors.
• Formations Enfance-Jeunesse (Professional Training Catalogue) QUALIOPI-certified continuing professional development training for childhood and youth sector actors (animators, ACM directors, coordinators, territorial agents, associative volunteers). Offered both inter-structure (at federation premises) and intra-structure (on-site at client organizations) in half-day or full-day formats.
• Séjours de Vacances (Vacation Stays) Organized summer vacation stays for children and youth aged 6–17, including inclusive stays (in partnership with Fondation Ellen Poidatz) for ages 6–12 at Aulnoy, Seine-et-Marne, and regional discovery stays for teenagers in Normandy's Manche department.
• Jeux et Débats de Sensibilisation (Youth Awareness Programs) Facilitated awareness games and debate sessions for youth aged 10–25 covering addictive behaviours, gender equality, sexual health, cyberbullying, budget management, and harassment. Delivered by a federal animator using branded board games and educational tools.
• Juniors Associations Program Coordination of the Juniors Associations program (RNJA) enabling minors aged 11–17 to form a formal junior association, access insurance and a bank account, and carry out self-directed projects with accompaniment from the federation.
• Service Civique & SNU Hosting The federation holds a Service Civique accreditation and assists local associations in hosting volunteers. It also facilitates Missions d'Intérêt Général (MIG) placements for SNU volunteers aged 15–17 within its leisure centers and partner organizations.
• Réseau Parental d'Aide Rurale (REPAIR) Parental support network covering the Communauté de Communes des 2 Morin area in Seine-et-Marne. Provides free parent-child bonding workshops (Instants Complices for ages 0–3 and 3–12), themed parent sessions, and the annual Escapade familiale community event.
• Points de Médiation Numérique (PMN) Labelled digital mediation points within five local associations, providing individual and group support to help people with limited digital skills (especially seniors in rural areas) gain autonomous use of digital tools.
• Permanences Consommation (Consumer Advice Offices) Five consumer advice offices across five departments of Île-de-France, staffed by local associations, providing information and dispute resolution support on consumer rights, housing, energy, credit, over-indebtedness, and health.
• Veilleur Conso (Consumer Watchers) Network of volunteer consumer watchers who collect quarterly price data on consumer goods in rural areas, feeding the annual Familles Rurales price observatory and consumer advocacy work at national level.
• Transport d'Utilité Sociale (TUS) Solidarity transport service coordinated by local associations, connecting people without mobility solutions (elderly, job seekers, single parents, rural youth) with volunteer drivers using personal vehicles. Nationally, in 2025 it operated across 23 departments, 80 services, and 4,000 beneficiaries covering over 1.4 million km.
• Accueil de Loisirs de La Ferté-Gaucher Year-round leisure center in La Ferté-Gaucher (Seine-et-Marne) for children aged 3–11, open mornings and evenings during school terms and full days during school holidays. In 2025 it served 182 different families (256 children) with 8 childcare professionals.
• Accueil de Loisirs de Marles-en-Brie Holiday leisure center operated in partnership with Marles-en-Brie municipality, accommodating around 30 children per holiday period (approx. 230 children per year) with themed activities including games, crafts, science experiments, and territorial outings.
• Accueil de Loisirs d'Ussy-sur-Marne Summer leisure center in Ussy-sur-Marne for children aged 3–12, operated by the municipality with federation support during July. Managed by a BAFD-qualified director and a team of BAFA-qualified and trainee animators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 182 families served through La Ferté-Gaucher leisure center in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Fondation Ellen POIDATZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership established since 2020 for organizing inclusive vacation camps for children. The foundation provides facilities in Seine-et-Marne where Familles Rurales Île-de-France runs inclusive stays for children ages 6-12, offering adapted activities in a secure outdoor environment.
• Caf de Seine-et-MarnecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFunding partner for digital inclusion projects. Supported 2023 project in two member associations (Saint-Cyr/Saint-Ouen-sur-Morin, Trait d'Union Montois Bassée) and 2025 expansion to three associations including Quincy-Voisins. Provides ongoing support for Points de Médiation Numérique network.
• Mutuelle Sociale Agricole (MSA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing partner supporting solidarity transport services (TUS). MSA was instrumental in launching the first TUS service in Manche in 1988. Current collaboration includes 'Coup de Pouce Connexion' digital inclusion project at Dammartin-sur-Tigeaux (March-June 2024).
• Emmaüs ConnectsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner for digital inclusion ecosystem. Provides support and resources for Points de Médiation Numérique (PMN) network helping populations facing digital exclusion.
• SolidatechsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for digital inclusion initiatives. Contributes to the PMN network ecosystem supporting digital mediation services in rural areas.
• CAF de Seine-et-Marne (REAAP)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe federation animates the REAAP (Réseau d'Ecoute, d'Appui et d'Accompagnement des Parents) Nord Rural network for the CAF, coordinating parental support actions across ~20 organizations in northern Seine-et-Marne.
• Mairie de La Ferté-GauchercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal partner contracting the federation to operate the year-round leisure center (accueil de loisirs) serving local families. The federation also provides lunchtime supervision for elementary school and community event animation.
• Communauté de Communes des 2 MorincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInter-community authority partnered for childcare services and REPAIR parental support network. Supports family events and community development initiatives in the territory.
• Local Member AssociationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor24 local Familles Rurales associations serve as the primary distribution channel for services to families. The federation provides support, resources, and coordination while associations deliver direct services including activities, consumer protection, and community support.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: National federation delivering solidarity services (transport, digital inclusion, food assistance) with a federated local-branch structure. Comparable to FR IDF's TUS solidarity transport, PMN digital mediation and federation-with-local-branches model.
• Ligue de l'enseignement: Federation of 103 departmental federations delivering popular education, BAFA/BAFD training and youth leisure activities. Comparable to FR IDF on training certification, leisure-center delivery and secular associative structure, but with substantially larger scale and a broader education-policy footprint.
• PEP (Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public): Network of departmental associations delivering leisure, vacation camps, BAFA/BAFD training and inclusive education. Strongly comparable to FR IDF on training, leisure centers and inclusive vacation stays portfolio.
• UNAF (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales): National umbrella federation for family associations, recognized by the CNAF as the official interlocutor on family policy. Comparable to FR IDF in membership-based family-services model but operates at national scale with statutory public funding and policy influence.
• Emmaüs France: National federation of solidarity associations with a federated structure and digital-inclusion/social-integration activities through Emmaüs Connect. Comparable on federation model, social-services mission and digital-inclusion partnership ecosystem (Emmaüs Connect is itself a FR IDF partner).

Direct peers

• Fédération des centres sociaux de France: National federation of social centers (centres sociaux) running similar family-services, parental support and community animation in urban/peri-urban areas. Closely comparable federated non-profit model delivering CAF-funded REAAP-style programs across French regions.
• UFC-Que Choisir: Federated consumer-protection association with permanent advice offices, consumer observers and national policy advocacy. Strongly comparable to FR IDF's Permanences Consommation and Veilleur Conso on consumer-rights services and rural advocacy.
• Association Léo Lagrange: Federation delivering youth animation training (BAFA/BAFD), accueils de loisirs and parental support programs through a network of regional structures. Comparable peer on training catalogue, leisure-center management and family-services portfolio.
• FOL 77 (Fédération des Œuvres Laïques de Seine-et-Marne): Departmental federation for popular education in Seine-et-Marne, providing BAFA/BAFD training, vacation camps, and youth leisure activities in the same territory. Direct peer for training catalog and youth services competition.
• UDAF Seine-et-Marne (Union Départementale des Associations Familiales): Departmental family association union operating in the same Seine-et-Marne territory with member-family representation, family support services, and CAF-aligned funding. Directly comparable in mandate, territory and core services to FR IDF.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/centredeloisirs.lfg
• Instagraminstagram.com/bafa_famillesruralesidf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/familles-rurales-ile-de-france

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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