EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges

What EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges does

EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges is a French public agricultural educational establishment (Établissement Public Local d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole) located in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, in the Occitanie region. It is a state entity operating under the French Ministry of Agriculture (DRAAF Occitanie) and the Occitanie Regional Council, with the current director Pierre Virmont serving as both EPLEFPA Director and Proviseur of the Lyc\u00e9e Professionnel Agricole. The campus serves the Comminges territory in the Pyrenees and provides no-charge vocational training from 3\u00e8me through BTS level across agricultural, landscape, services-to-persons, and sales tracks.

The institution comprises three integrated entities: the Lyc\u00e9e Professionnel Agricole (LPA) de Saint-Gaudens for initial education, the Centre de Formation d'Apprentis Agricole (CFAA) Pi\u00e9mont-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es handling ~90 apprentices across CAP to BTS in agriculture, nature, and services-to-persons, and the Exploitation de Saint-M\u00e9dard (Ferme de Borde Basse), a 25+ hectare working farm producing dairy and meat for direct sale at local markets and serving as the practical training backbone. Programs include CAPa (SAPVER, M\u00e9tiers de l'Agriculture, Jardinier Paysagiste, AEPE), Bac Pro (SAPAT, CGEA, TCVA), BPREA, BTSA M\u00e9tiers de l'\u00c9levage, and a specialized Section Sportive Randonn\u00e9e P\u00e9destre. New programs for the 2026 school year include MAP M\u00e9tiers de la Brasserie and an Option Hippologie \u00c9quitation.

The operating model is public-funded rather than commercial. Revenue (not publicly disclosed) is sourced from national and regional education budgets, the Taxe d'Apprentissage (0.68% of local payroll, with 26% directed to the CFAA and 23% to the LPA), EU FEDER co-financing, and minor direct-to-consumer agricultural sales. The technology stack is standard French public-education infrastructure: Skolengo (KOSMOS) ENT, Pronote, GAR, Moodle LMS, Pix for digital-skills certification, and connectors to Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. GTM is institutional: open-house events, the Salon TAF regional training fair, the mon-ent-occitanie.fr portal, regional press coverage, and Erasmus+ international mobility. The institution is GDPR-compliant, holds Qualiopi certification at the CFAA, and operates under the Campus Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Comminges umbrella brand.

Name

EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges

Legal name

EPLEFPA du Comminges

Website

https://lpadesaintgaudens.mon-ent-occitanie.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges is a French public agricultural vocational campus in Saint-Gaudens (Occitanie) under the Ministry of Agriculture, operating a lycée, an apprenticeship center (~90 apprentices), and a working farm to deliver no-charge CAP, Bac Pro, BTS, and BPREA training to students aged 15-25 and adult learners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Vocational Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE) (EDAAALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outdoor & Wilderness Education Schools (Field-Based Learning) (THAAAOAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural vocational training
• Professional education programs
• Apprenticeship training center
• Rural vocational education
• Agricultural high school

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Gaudens

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 channels5 records

Core offering

EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges is a public French agricultural educational establishment that delivers vocational training from middle school (3ème) through BTS level across agriculture, landscaping, and services to persons. Its portfolio includes the Lycée Professionnel Agricole de Saint-Gaudens (LPA), the CFAA Piémont-Pyrénées apprenticeship center (approximately 90 apprentices), and the Exploitation de Saint-Médard (Borde Basse) working farm used as a hands-on training facility. Programs lead to qualifications such as CAPA, Bac Pro (SAPAT, CGEA, TCVA), BPREA, and BTSA Métiers de l'Élevage.

Product overview

EPLEFPA Pyrénées - Comminges operates as a unified educational institution consisting of the Lycée Professionnel Agricole de Saint-Gaudens (main vocational agricultural high school), the CFAA Piémont-Pyrénées (agricultural apprenticeship center), and the Exploitation de Saint-Médard (Borde Basse agricultural farm). The institution offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs from 3ème through BTS level, including CAPA specializations (SAPVER, Métiers de l'Agriculture, Jardinier Paysagiste, AEPE), BAC PRO tracks (SAPAT, CGEA, TCVA), BPREA, and BTSA Métiers de l'Élevage. The campus also features a specialized hiking sports section (Section Sportive Randonnée Pédestre) and utilizes the ENT Occitanie digital platform for school management and pedagogical delivery. The institution's offerings are tied together through the Campus Pyrénées Comminges brand, providing integrated agricultural, service, and sales education across initial education and apprenticeship pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lycée Professionnel Agricole de Saint-Gaudens (LPA)
• CFAA Piémont-Pyrénées (Centre de Formation d'Apprentis Agricole)
• CAPa SAPVER (Services aux Personnes et Vente en Espace Rural)
• BAC PRO SAPAT (Services aux Personnes et aux Territoires)
• BAC PRO CGEA (Conduite et Gestion de l'Exploitation Agricole)
• BAC PRO TCVA (Technicien Conseil Vente en Alimentation)
• Classe de 3ème Enseignement Agricole
• CAPA specializations (CAPA Métiers de l'Agriculture, CAPA Jardinier Paysagiste, CAP Accompagnant Éducatif Petite Enfance)
• BPREA (Brevet Professionnel Responsable d'Entreprise Agricole)
• BTSA Métiers de l'Élevage
• Section Sportive Randonnée Pédestre
• MAP Métiers de la Brasserie
• Option Hippologie Équitation

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 apprentices trained across CAP to BTS at CFAA Piémont-Pyrénées
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Région Occitanie (Occitanie Regional Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Région Occitanie is a co-responsible data controller for the ENT digital workspace and provides major financial support to the campus, including student aid programs (Carte Jeune), equipment funding, and operational budget. The council co-finances the establishment alongside the Ministry of Agriculture.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Chambres d'agriculture (APCA): National network of French agricultural chambers providing farmer training, extension services, and BPREA pathways — adjacent sector partner offering alternative continuing education routes that overlap with the campus's adult-learner and BPREA mission.

Broad incumbents

• GRETA: Public continuing education network operating within French lycées; same public-sector orientation and continuing education mandate, though GRETA focuses on adult retraining across many sectors beyond agriculture.
• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's national public agency for adult vocational training; broader in scope but shares the public vocational training mission and competes for adult learners and apprenticeship pathways.

Direct peers

• UniLaSalle: Private higher education institution with campuses in Rouen and Beauvais delivering agricultural, food, geosciences, and environmental engineering programs — overlapping agricultural curriculum mission.
• ISARA Lyon: Private agricultural engineering school in Lyon offering degree and vocational programs in agriculture, food, and environmental sciences — comparable agricultural training focus at higher education levels.
• ESA Angers (Groupe ESA): Major French private agricultural higher education institution delivering engineer, bachelor, and vocational programs; comparable agricultural education mission with private-sector scale and broader curriculum.
• Institut Agro (formerly SupAgro Montpellier): French public network of agricultural higher education institutions (Montpellier, Rennes-Angers, Dijon); comparable public agricultural education mission at higher education levels, with shared ministerial oversight.
• MFR (Maisons Familiales Rurales): France's largest network of agricultural vocational training associations, delivering CAP-to-BTS programs in rural settings with an apprenticeship-style pedagogy — a directly comparable mission and target student base to the campus's CFAA and LPA.
• CNEAP (Conseil National de l'Enseignement Agricole Privé): National federation of private agricultural schools in France offering equivalent CAPA, Bac Pro, and BTSA programs — the private-sector counterpart to the public EPLEFPA network serving overlapping student populations.

Emerging players

• VetAgro Sup: Public veterinary and agricultural engineering school in Lyon; specialized public agricultural higher education that overlaps on animal husbandry curriculum relevant to the campus's BTSA Métiers de l'Élevage program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eplefpa-comminges-pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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