MJC Vic en Bigorre

What MJC Vic en Bigorre does

MJC Vic en Bigorre (Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture de Vic en Bigorre) is a French non-profit association operating under the loi 1901 framework and the Éducation Populaire movement. Founded in 1998 and headquartered at 17 rue Barère de Vieuzac in Vic-en-Bigorre (Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie), the organization employs approximately 21 staff and serves families, children, adolescents, and adults in the Adour-Madiran intercommunal area with a broad portfolio of educational, cultural, sporting, and community activities.

The MJC's offering is organized into four program lines: (1) Children's and youth services — ALSH holiday childcare for ages 3–12, EJ (Espace Jeune) activities for ages 11–17 including mini-camps and stays, and CLAS academic support for ages 7–15; (2) ~15 weekly workshop clubs spanning dance, multi-sport, theatre, calligraphy, Raku pottery, basket weaving, Tai Chi, and multiple yoga disciplines; (3) community events — Carnival, GratiFéerias, MJC en Fête, concerts, murder parties, repair cafés (Répare-Café & L'Heureux Cycle), and parent evenings; and (4) member-led initiatives through the Collectif Mandela. There is no proprietary technology platform; activities are delivered in person at the MJC's premises, the Centre de Loisirs Intercommunal, and municipal sports facilities.

The business model is a non-profit hybrid of three revenue streams: annual individual membership fees (adhésion, valid September–August), per-activity or forfait pricing scaled by CAF family quotient (QF), and public subsidies from the Commune de Vic en Bigorre, CAF des Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Communauté des Communes Adour Madiran. Specialized instruction is delivered through external partner associations (Dans'6T, Bigorra Esport, La Grue Blanche, Raku artist Muriel Bertin). The MJC is affiliated with the Fédération Régionale des MJC d'Occitanie and collaborates with peer MJCs in Aureilhan and Odos, but operates only within a single national geography.

Name

MJC Vic en Bigorre

Legal name

Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture de Vic en Bigorre

Website

https://mjcvic.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MJC Vic en Bigorre is a French non-profit association (Éducation Populaire) providing holiday childcare, youth programs, academic support, adult workshops, and community events for families across the Vic-en-Bigorre area in the Hautes-Pyrénées, funded by memberships, activity fees, and local public subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Education and Leisure Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGAEAM

Educational & Youth Community Events (School/Youth Festivals)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Cultural Festivals & Community Events

SECONDARYEDAMALAO

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Summer & Holiday Enrichment Camps (Multi-Activity, Academic)

Keywords

• Community education programs
• Popular education association
• Holiday childcare services
• Youth leisure activities
• Community cultural workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Vic en Bigorre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions (cotisations des adhésions): Annual individual membership fees charged to all participants, valid from September 1 to August 31 each year. These fees constitute a core revenue stream alongside public subsidies.
2. Activity participation fees (prix de journée / forfaits): Per-session or per-stay fees for specific activities (ALSH holiday camps, EJ youth sessions, workshops), calculated on a family income quotient basis (quotient familial CAF 65). Additional supplements are charged for certain outings or meals. Forfait annual packages are offered for workshops.
3. Public subsidies and grants: Funding received from municipal government (Commune de Vic en Bigorre), CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales) for family and youth programs (ALSH, CLAS), and potentially the Département des Hautes-Pyrénées. Subsidies are referenced as a resource alongside member contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MJC Vic en Bigorre is a non-profit association d'éducation populaire that delivers community-based educational, cultural, sports, and leisure programs to residents of Vic en Bigorre and the surrounding Adour-Madiran area. Its core offerings span holiday childcare (ALSH for ages 3-12), youth programs (EJ for ages 11-17), academic support (CLAS for ages 7-15), weekly workshop clubs in dance, sports, arts, crafts, yoga, and well-being, plus year-round community events such as Carnaval, GratiFérias, Répare-Café, concerts, and the annual MJC en Fête festival.

Product overview

MJC Vic en Bigorre is a non-profit Association d'Éducation Populaire (Popular Education Association) offering a diverse portfolio of community programs organized into four main areas: (1) Youth & Childcare Services — ALSH (holiday childcare for ages 3–12), EJ Espace Jeune (youth activities for ages 11–17), and CLAS (school support for ages 7–15); (2) Weekly Workshop Clubs — regular activity sessions in dance, sports, theatre, arts, crafts, yoga, and well-being across all age groups; (3) Local Life & Festivity Events — community gatherings including GratiFérias (free markets), Carnivals, Murder Parties, themed evenings, concerts, and spectacles; and (4) Special Programs — the annual MJC en Fête celebration, Repair Café, and parent support workshops. All offerings are grounded in Popular Education (Éduc'Pop) values of social cohesion, secularism, and non-discrimination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Espace Jeune (EJ): Activités pour les jeunes de 11 à 17 ans incluant accueils de loisirs, mini-camps et séjours pendant les vacances scolaires
• ALSH
• CLAS
• Collectif Mandela
• Répare-Café & L'Heureux Cycle
• GratiFéria

Products and services

• ALSH (Accueil de Loisirs Sans Hébergement)

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dans'6TcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDans'6T is a dance association that provides qualified instructors for the MJC's dance workshops. Moran from Dans'6T teaches Hip Hop (Break and Top Rock) to children and adolescents at the MJC, and Lola Boucherle teaches Afro Fusion dance to children. The partnership provides the MJC with specialized dance instruction aligned with the organization's educational values.
• Bigorra EsportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBigorra Esport is a local sports education association that provides trained sports educators (Thomas, Florian, and colleagues) to animate the Multisport and Maxisport workshops for children ages 4–11. The partnership enables the MJC to offer structured, professionally supervised sports discovery programs across multiple disciplines and facilities.
• La Grue Blanche (Tarbes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Grue Blanche is a Tai Chi Chuan association based in Tarbes whose instructor Linda Schmidt animates the Tai Chi Chuan workshop at the MJC. The partnership allows the MJC to offer a specialized martial art/wellness practice taught by a qualified external instructor.
• Muriel Bertin (Raku pottery instructor)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuriel Bertin is a Raku pottery artist who leads the pottery workshop at the MJC, including modeling sessions at the MJC and firing sessions at her home in Diusse. She provides technical expertise and artistic instruction for the Poterie Raku program.
• Collectif MandelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collectif Mandela is an internal animation collective within the MJC. Its members participate in its own animation activities (Bien-être, Couture, Répare-Café). Named after a Gandhi/Mandela quote on participatory self-determination, it embodies the MJC's co-construction ethos. The collective creates workshops and community events from within the MJC's member base, operating as a self-governing subgroup.
• Communauté des Communes Adour MadirancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe intercommunal community provides support for the Centre de Loisirs Intercommunal used by the MJC for ALSH activities. It also partners on events such as GratiFérias (jointly organized with students from the ART TERRE festival) and is associated with the MJC through various local development initiatives. The community's Espace Claude Miqueu (formerly Octav) is used as a venue for laïcité commemorations.
• École des Parents et des Educateurs de TarbesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the MJC on parental support programming (ateliers spécifiques pour les parents) alongside the Collectif Mandela. Offers workshops on parenting and family communication as part of the MJC's parent evenings and café-parents programming.
• Cour'EchelleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA partner association that co-organizes parent workshops and family events with the MJC. Contributed to the Quinzaine de la Parentalité 65 program (October 2023) alongside the MJC, CAF, APF, Médiathèque Adour-Madiran, PMI, SAGV 65.
• Fédération Régionale des MJC d'OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional federation of MJC associations in Occitanie connects the Vic en Bigorre MJC with the broader MJC movement across the region. The federation coordinates regional events (Bazar des MJC, inter-MJC exchanges), provides institutional support, and promotes the MJC model and values across the territory. The Vic MJC participates in federation events such as the Bazar des MJC.
• Graine de SambaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA local dance/music group that participates in the annual Carnaval parade organized by the MJC, providing musical accompaniment for the procession through Vic en Bigorre.
• EM CIMAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA local music/dance group that performed at the MJC's Carnaval event (Disney Fluo 2024). Contributes to community cultural events organized by the MJC.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) des Hautes-Pyrénées (65)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CAF is a key institutional partner that supports the ALSH (holiday childcare) and CLAS (academic support) programs through funding and the family quotient (QF) reference system used for activity pricing. The MJC participates in the Quinzaine de la Parentalité 65 organized by CAF and other local partners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UFCV (Union Française des Centres de Vacances): National federation of vacation centers operating ALSH, holiday camps, and youth programs under French DDJS regulation. Directly comparable in product (holiday childcare, mini-séjours, multi-activity programs) and regulatory framework to MJC Vic's ALSH/EJ offerings.
• Francas: National federation of children's clubs and youth animation associations. Operates ALSH and youth leisure programs under the same DDJS regulatory regime as MJC Vic, with comparable educational philosophy and public funding alignment through CAF.
• MJC Aureilhan: Sister MJC in Hautes-Pyrénées explicitly referenced in MJC Vic's website and partnership records. Operates the same Éducation Populaire model with shared activities, federation membership, and joint events such as the Bazar des MJC, making it the closest direct comparable in geography and mission.
• Vacances Pour Tous: Major French operator of holiday camps (colonies de vacances) and youth stays. Directly comparable to MJC Vic's ALSH mini-séjours (1-4 night camps) and EJ youth programs in product, regulatory regime (DDJS), and family-quotient pricing structure.
• Fédération des Centres Sociaux de France: National federation of social centers offering community services, family support, leisure activities, and CLAS-type academic support. Highly comparable in offering bundle and CAF funding model to MJC Vic's multi-program community-center structure.
• Ceméa (Centres d'Entraînement aux Méthodes d'Éducation Active): Major French popular-education association focused on animateur training, ALSH operations, and youth leisure. Directly comparable to MJC Vic in training animateurs, running holiday programs, and promoting active-pedagogy methods across local associations.
• MJC Odos: Adjacent MJC in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, also part of the regional MJC d'Occitanie network and listed on MJC Vic's website as a peer MJC. Comparable in scale and programming (ALSH, workshops, community events) and operating under identical Éducation Populaire principles.

Broad incumbents

• Ligue de l'Enseignement: France's largest popular-education federation, comparable to MJC Vic in mission (Éducation Populaire, secularism, non-discrimination) but operating at national scale with affiliated associations offering ALSH, vacation colonies, and civic education. Represents the broader institutional landscape MJC Vic sits within.
• Léo Lagrange: National federation operating leisure centers, ALSH, childcare, and cultural activities under Éducation Populaire principles. Comparable mission and product mix to MJC Vic but operating at significantly larger scale across multiple regions.
• Fédération Régionale des MJC d'Occitanie: The regional umbrella federation that MJC Vic belongs to. Provides institutional support, coordinates regional events (Bazar des MJC), and represents the broader MJC movement across the territory — the parent network of which MJC Vic is a node.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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