Le Loubatas

Name

Le Loubatas

Legal name

Association Le Loubatas

Website

https://loubatas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Eco/Nature-Based Campgrounds (Sustainable/Off-Grid) (THAMAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Recreation Campgrounds (Amenities/Activities Focus) (THAMAJAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental education services
• Eco-lodge accommodation
• Permaculture training programs
• Sustainable food training
• Outdoor school education

Headquarters

HQ city

Peyrolles-en-Provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Gîte de groupe accommodation and rental: Weekend self-catering rental (1350-1750€ depending on season), full-board week stays (75€/adult/day, 60€/child/day), day rental of rooms (100€ for common room, 50€ for multipurpose room). Maximum capacity 35 beds.
2. Training and professional development: Training programs on environmental education, food/nourishing kitchens, and permaculture. Organized through Travail&TransitionS (Qualiopi certified), with fees of 800€/day or 500€/half-day for professional groups.
3. Membership and donations: Annual membership at libre prix starting from 1€, tax-deductible donations (66% reduction for individuals, 60% for companies). Sponsors and patrons support specific projects.
4. Pedagogical tools and publications sales: Sale of educational publications including La Gamelle du Loup recipe book (10€, 6€ for members), Petite Flore Provençale (5€/tome), and pedagogical files (2€).
5. Sponsorship and patronage: Corporate sponsors (Durance Granulats, NTR, Localizz, Le Pain de la Terre) finance specific pedagogical projects. Association certified by 1% for the Planet since 2022.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Le Loubatas is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that operates a 35-bed éco-gîte (group eco-lodge) set in 7 hectares of Provençal forest. It delivers environmental education programs (school stays, leisure center training, professional trainings) as well as hosting, self-catering rentals, pedagogical publications, and accompaniment for municipalities on sustainable food-transition projects.

Product overview

Le Loubatas operates as a unified environmental education platform centered around its core offering: an autonomous 35-bed écogîte (eco-gîte) in Provençal forest powered by solar energy. The organization provides educational stays ('classes vertes', school programs, leisure camps) featuring hands-on environmental animations, complemented by professional training programs in environmental education, permaculture gardening, and sustainable food practices. Additional offerings include a network of pedagogical tools (Carrio'sol solar cooker, Boîte à Bâtir eco-construction kit), the Grainothèque seed library initiative, and published educational materials (flora guides, recipe books, trail guides). Group accommodations are available through self-catering weekend rentals, full-board stays, and day-use venue hire, with integrated pedagogical workshops available to enhance visitor experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hébergement en éco-gîte de groupe

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ persons reached per year through the association's activities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and support.

• Vacances Plurielles (La Parenthèse au Vert)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Accompanied over nearly a year starting in 2024, with an initiation stay at Loubatas, field visit for pedagogical project construction, and training on EEDD in a reception facility in Le Cateau-Cambrésis.
• 1% for the PlanetcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Since 2022, Le Loubatas is a certified association member of the 1% for the Planet Foundation, linking businesses committed to environmental giving with vetted nonprofits.
• Communes of Velaux, Mallemort, and MouginscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Three municipalities accompanied in 2022-2023 under the PNA (Programme National pour l'Alimentation) project. Loubatas provided formations on nourishing kitchens, collective intelligence workshops, and food education actions with children and seniors.
• Le Pain de la TerreminorOthers · 1 January 2021Organic bakery in Peyrolles-en-Provence, supplier since 2021, supporting the food approach since 2024.
• Réseau Ecole et NaturesupportOthersThe hosting provider for the association's website and data storage. Located at 164 rue des Albatros, 34000 Montpellier.
• Gîte de FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst eco-gîte to receive the Ecogîte label from Gîte de France. Also holds the Gîte Panda label. Gîte de France provides the certification and marketing channel for the group's rural accommodation.
• Travail&TransitionS (T&T)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Loubatas is part of the Travail&TransitionS training organization created end of 2020 by 9 organizations with complementary expertise (social workers, farmers, cooks, economists, ergonomists, popular education, etc.), all oriented toward ecological and social transition. T&T provides the Qualiopi certification and OPCO financing framework for Loubatas training programs.
• Centre écohérentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Loubatas acts as a resource pole within the regional Centre écohérent démarche. The Centre écohérent network supports structures in implementing coherent sustainable development approaches in their daily operations and pedagogy.
• Grand Site Concors Sainte-VictoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Loubatas is involved in projects with the Concors Sainte-Victoire Grand Site, local collectives, farmers, and other territory actors, contributing to sustainable development initiatives in the region.
• EcopolénergiesupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created the Carrio'sol solar cooker with Le Loubatas, bringing expertise in solar energy education and tool design.
• Pôle Eco-designminorOthersManufactured the Carrio'sol solar cooker for Le Loubatas.
• Graines de TrocsupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeed exchange network providing the platform and network for understanding and deploying grainothèques (seed libraries) across France.
• Mouvement des Cuisines Nourricières (MCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Loubatas is a founding member of the MCN, a national movement dedicated to quality food culture in collective catering. Le Loubatas co-developed the food/nourishing kitchens methodology with other members including Le Mât, and participates in training dissemination.
• Association Le MâtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HACCP methodology and permaculture training. Co-developed training programs with Le Loubatas on food safety in animation situations and collective catering.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Domaine de la Grée (Centre d'écotourisme de Rennes): Family-style eco-education and holiday centre in Brittany combining organic farming, environmental stays and pedagogical animations; similar size, non-profit structure and target audience (school groups, families) as Le Loubatas.
• Mouvement des Cuisines Nourricières (MCN): National movement co-founded by Loubatas's chef Sylvie Keller; directly comparable as a coalition of non-profits and caterers reforming collective-catering practices, with overlapping training and accompaniment offers.
• Centre écohérent: Regional PACA network in which Le Loubatas acts as a resource pole; comparable as a coordinated group of structures implementing coherent sustainability practices, sharing methodologies and group clients.
• Association Le Mât: Co-development partner of Le Loubatas on Cuisines Nourricières training and HACCP methodology; directly comparable as a non-profit delivering food education, catering training and EEDD programmes to professionals and youth, often alongside Loubatas.

Broad incumbents

• Réseau École et Nature: National network of environmental education associations; hosts Loubatas's web infrastructure and shares member organisations. Comparable as a parent network aggregating many of the same EEDD operators Loubatas engages with.
• Gîtes de France: Certification body that awards Le Loubatas's Ecogîte and Gîte Panda labels; the broader network comprises 50,000+ rural lodgings including other Ecogîte and Panda-labelled properties, several of which compete for the same family and school group demand in Provence.
• Fondation Nicolas Hulot / FNH: Largest French environmental education foundation; partially comparable as a national operator of EEDD programmes and grants, though it does not run group lodging or site-based pedagogical stays like Le Loubatas.
• CPIE (Centres Permanents d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement): National federation of 80+ environmental education centres across France; the most comparable incumbent network, providing direct peers at the local CPIE level (e.g. CPIE des Pays de Vaucluse, CPIE du Pays d'Aix) with the same lodging + EEDD pedagogy mix as Le Loubatas.

Others

• Nature & Découvertes (Fondation): Corporate foundation of the Nature & Découvertes retailer that funds environmental education projects across France; relevant as a comparable brand and as a funder of programmes similar to those run by Le Loubatas, but does not operate its own lodging or training centre.

Emerging players

• La Ferme des Enfants: Permaculture-based educational farm in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence offering school stays and family programmes; comparable in spirit and pedagogy but operates without the autonomous solar-powered gîte infrastructure that distinguishes Loubatas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/loubatas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-loubatas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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