ASSOCIATION LES FONTAINES "Abbé Pierre Marlé"

What ASSOCIATION LES FONTAINES "Abbé Pierre Marlé" does

Association Les Fontaines "Abbé Pierre Marlé" is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) declared at the Eure prefecture on November 30, 1955, and founded by Abbé Pierre Marlé (1923–2001). It operates a portfolio of social and medico-social establishments in the Eure department of Normandy, France, serving children, adolescents, and families experiencing physical, intellectual, social, psychological, or moral difficulties. The service platform comprises six units: the Le Ricochet "Ensemble Éducatif Diversifié" (a MECS serving 76 adolescents aged 12–18 or young adults under 21), two ITEP (Institut Thérapeutique Éducatif et Pédagogique) facilities — Léon Marron in Vernon (~60 young people) and Soleil Levant in Saint-Sébastien de Morsent (10-place internat) — the IEM Centre d'Accueil de Jour La Source (20 children aged 5–16 with cerebral motor disability or neuromuscular disease), the Trait d'Union family-mediation service, and the SAI individualized reception and support service.

The operating model is publicly funded rather than fee-based: revenue flows from a Contrats Pluriannuels d'Objectifs et de Moyens (CPOM) with the Conseil Départemental de l'Eure, ARS Normandie authorizations, social-security reimbursements, and supplementary donations and tax receipts. The association holds no proprietary technology and runs on a WordPress-based website with GDPR-compliant data handling; its "production function" is a multidisciplinary workforce of educators, psychologists, psychomotor therapists, and medical staff delivering residential, day-care, and outpatient services. Distribution is institutional — admissions are routed through departmental child-protection services, ARS-approved pathways, and the CAF de l'Eure — with family mediation accessible by direct family contact.

Governance is exercised by a volunteer Board chaired by Gérard Perchey; executive leadership is headed by François Denoncin (Directeur Général), supported by Karine Druon (DRH), a Directeur de la Performance (Xavier Amy), and establishment-level directors. Strategic partnerships span the Conseil Départemental de l'Eure, Académie de Rouen, ARS Normandie, CAF de l'Eure, the CH Eure-Seine intercommunal hospital, the Rotary Club de Vernon, and McArthurGlen's Paris-Giverny outlet center. The association is actively operating, recruiting, and executing on its 2021 CPOM as of the most recent available data.

Name

ASSOCIATION LES FONTAINES "Abbé Pierre Marlé"

Legal name

Association Les Fontaines – Abbé Pierre Marlé

Website

https://lesfontaines.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French non-profit association (Loi 1901, founded 1955) operating six social and medico-social establishments in the Eure department of Normandy, serving approximately 170 children and adolescents with psychological, behavioral, motor, or social difficulties, plus families, funded via CPOM agreements with the Conseil Départemental de l'Eure and ARS Normandie.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Social and medico-social services
• Child protection services
• Therapeutic education programs
• Motor disability care
• Family mediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vernon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Association Les Fontaines "Abbé Pierre Marlé" is a French non-profit social and medico-social organization operating specialized establishments and services for vulnerable populations. Its core offerings include child protection services (Le Ricochet), two ITEP (Therapeutic Educational Institutes) for children with behavioral and psychological difficulties, a motor disability day center (IEM La Source), a family mediation service (Trait d'Union), and individualized reception and support services (SAI).

Product overview

ASSOCIATION LES FONTAINES 'Abbé Pierre Marlé' is a non-profit social and medico-social association established in 1955, operating multiple specialized establishments and services for vulnerable populations. The organization operates as a platform of distinct services unified by shared humanitarian values (solidarity, respect, generosity, trust, responsibility). Core offerings include child protection through the 'RICOCHET' service, two ITEP (Therapeutic-Educational Pedagogy Institutes) facilities for children with behavioral/psychological difficulties, an IEM day center for motor disabilities, a family mediation service ('Trait d'Union'), and individualized support services. The association serves approximately 76 adolescents in child protection, 60+ young people in ITEP facilities, and 20 children in motor disability services, primarily in the Eure department of Normandy, France.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• LE RICOCHET – Ensemble Educatif Diversifié (Dispositif)
• ITEP Léon Marron
• ITEP Soleil Levant
• IEM Centre d'Accueil de Jour La Source
• Trait d'Union – Service de Médiation Familiale
• SAI – Service d'Accueil et d'Accompagnement Individualisé

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conseil Départemental de l'EurecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Main institutional partner for child protection services. The association signed its second CPOM (Contract of Objectives and Means) starting January 1, 2021, which is tripartite and includes objectives for inclusion, social development, innovative care, and modular responses.
• Académie de RouencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional education authority partner for school inclusion of children with difficulties
• ARS NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Health Agency overseeing health and social establishments in Normandy
• CAF de l'EurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Allowances Fund of Eure, institutional partner for family and child services
• Rotary Club de VernonminorOthers
• CH Eure-SeinecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntercommunal Hospital Center of Eure-Seine signed a partnership convention with the association to facilitate necessary care for young people at the CAJ 'La Source'
• McArthurGlen Village des marques Paris-GivernyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDesigner outlet center organized charitable events benefiting the association, including a first charity event in Douains in June 2024

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: Largest French philanthropic foundation supporting social, medical, and disability-related causes. While broader in scope, it operates in the same legal (Loi 1901) and funding environment, frequently partnering with or funding associations of Les Fontaines' profile.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization operating across social, medico-social, and health services, including services for vulnerable children, disabled persons, and families. Overlaps broadly with Les Fontaines' multi-service platform but at national scale.

Direct peers

• SOS Villages d'Enfants: Non-profit association providing alternative care and child protection services for vulnerable children and adolescents in France, directly comparable to Les Fontaines' Le Ricochet MECS and SAI individualized support services.
• Fondation de l'Armée du Salut: Charitable foundation operating French social and medico-social establishments for children, families, and persons in difficulty, including residential care and family mediation services closely aligned with Les Fontaines' offerings.
• France Terre d'Asile: French non-profit association accompanying displaced children and families through protective, educational, and social accompaniment services, with comparable institutional referral dynamics and CPOM-style funding model.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large Catholic foundation operating in France across child protection, educational support, and youth training, structurally analogous to Les Fontaines' combination of MECS, ITEP-like services, and family support offerings.
• Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE): French non-profit association providing medico-social and child welfare services for vulnerable children and families, with overlapping service lines in therapeutic education, disability support, and family accompaniment.
• ADAPEI: Federation of French non-profit associations supporting persons with intellectual disabilities, including children, operating medico-social establishments (IME, IEM-like structures) analogous to Les Fontaines' IEM La Source motor disability day center.

Others

• Fondation Abbé Pierre pour le Logement des Défavorisés: Major French non-profit supporting disadvantaged populations, named after the more famous Abbé Pierre. Operates in adjacent social-services space (housing/homelessness rather than child protection), sharing a non-profit association model and a similar institutional profile in the Eure region.

Regional players

• Association Nationale d'Entraide Féminine (ANEF): Federation of regional associations delivering social and medico-social services in France, including child protection and family support, with comparable CPOM-funded operating model and mission-driven governance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-les-fontaines

Compliance2 records

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Profiles11 records

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