Perche Nature

What Perche Nature does

Perche Nature is a French nonprofit association (association loi 1901), founded in 1982 and headquartered in Mondoubleau, Centre Val de Loire, with an additional satellite presence in Naveil. It operates across roughly 2,000 km² covering 105 communes in the Perche, Vallée du Loir, Petite Beauce, and Gâtine tourangelle areas of northern Loir-et-Cher. The association studies and protects local biodiversity (particularly hedgerow/bocage ecosystems) and channels its work through environmental education programs, citizen-science volunteer missions, naturalist inventories, regulatory consultation, and fee-based environmental consulting. Its products and services include the obs41.fr open-access naturalist observation platform, a digital resource center ("Boite à outils") of identification guides and challenge sheets, in-school and extracurricular education programs, environmental consulting for local governments and businesses, and four pedestrian tourist circuits developed with the Tourist Office and CDPNE.

The organization is staffed by four paid employees complemented by around 30 active volunteers specialized across 11 naturalist missions (ornithology, mammalogy, botany, chiropterology, bocage, ponds/amphibians, water and climate, etc.). It is governed by a renewed Board of Directors elected in February 2023, with two Co-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary/Deputy Treasurer, and seven additional members. Estelle VANDEN-ABEELE has served as Directrice since September 2019, and Florian LAURENCEAU as biodiversity study officer since September 2013.

The revenue model blends recurring membership contributions and donations via HelloAsso, annual operating subsidies from communes and communautés de communes du Perche et de la Vall

Name

Perche Nature

Legal name

PERCHE NATURE - Perche et Vallée du Loir

Website

https://perchenature.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Perche Nature is a French nonprofit association that studies and protects biodiversity across the Perche and Vallée du Loir region of northern Loir-et-Cher, delivering environmental education, citizen-science programs, regulatory consulting, and tourist nature circuits to local residents, schools, and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Conservation Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB), Conservation & Human–Wildlife Conflict Mitigation (BPAGAIAI), Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Environmental education
• Biodiversity study
• Citizen science
• Nature conservation
• Environmental consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Mondoubleau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and donations: Annual membership contributions and voluntary donations from supporters and the general public.
2. Municipal and community subsidies: Annual subsidies from communes and communautés de communes du Perche et de la Vallée du Loir contributing to the association's operational costs.
3. Project grants: European, regional, and local funding for specific projects such as tourist circuits and environmental studies.
4. Environmental consulting services: Fee-for-service environmental advice and expertise provided to local authorities, enterprises, and individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perche Nature is a nonprofit association (association loi 1901) that studies and protects biodiversity in the Perche and Vallée du Loir territory in northern Loir-et-Cher, France. It delivers free public nature animations, school environmental education programs, fee-based environmental consulting for local authorities and businesses, naturalist inventories and biodiversity studies, four pedestrian tourist circuits, and operates the obs41.fr online citizen science platform.

Product overview

Perche Nature is a nature protection association (not a technology company) offering an online naturalist data platform (obs41.fr), a digital resource center (Boite à outils) with identification guides and environmental challenge sheets, environmental education programs, consulting services, and four tourist nature circuits across the Perche and Loir Valley region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• obs41.fr Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000 students sensitized annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Maison Familiale Rurale des ForgescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerche Nature is signatory of a partnership convention with Maison Familiale Rurale des Forges, a rural family training institution, for collaborative educational activities.
• Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels de Loir-et-Cher (CEN 41)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership convention with the Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels de Loir-et-Cher for collaborative nature protection and space management initiatives.
• Comité Départemental de la Protection de la Nature et de l'Environnement (CDPNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing four pedestrian tourist circuits showcasing the natural heritage of northern Loir-et-Cher. CDPNE provides institutional support and co-funding.
• Communes and Communautés de communes du Perche et de la Vallée du LoircoreOthersAnnual subsidies from communes and intercommunalities contributing to the association's operational functioning and project activities.
• Europe (FEADER), Région Centre Val de Loir, and Pays VendômoiscoreOthersEuropean, regional, and local funding support for the tourist circuits project, including FEADER funds and LEADER program support.
• FNE Centre Val de Loire (France Nature Environnement)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration with the regional federation of environmental associations for shared advocacy and environmental protection activities.
• Chemins et PaysagessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal association partner for the 'Loir et sources' hiking circuit development around Saint-Firmin-des-Près.
• Office de TourismesecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with the Tourist Office for promotion and distribution of nature tourism circuits to visitors.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WWF France: Major international conservation NGO with a French chapter. Shares the biodiversity protection, education, and citizen-science mission but operates at a much larger scale and is not territorially focused on the Perche.
• Noé (Noé Conservation): National French biodiversity conservation NGO with programs spanning citizen science, species protection, and habitat restoration. Comparable on mission and methodology but operating at a much larger national scale rather than a single territorial niche.

Regional players

• LPO Touraine / Vienne Nature (regional naturalist societies): Regional naturalist societies active in adjacent Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine departments. Comparable on volunteer-driven biodiversity inventory and environmental education models but operating in neighboring geographies.
• Sarthe Nature Environnement: Departmental nature and environment association serving the Sarthe department adjacent to Perche Nature's territory. Closely comparable in mission (biodiversity inventories, education, public representation) but operating in a neighboring geography.

Others

• Office français de la biodiversité (OFB): French public biodiversity agency providing regulatory oversight, technical expertise, and funding to local conservation actors including Perche Nature. Comparable as an institutional partner/funder rather than a direct competitor, shaping the regulatory landscape in which Perche Nature operates.

Direct peers

• LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux): France's leading bird and biodiversity protection association. Directly comparable as a membership-driven, volunteer-powered NGO delivering citizen science, education, and habitat conservation across French territories, including a regional LPO Centre-Val de Loire branch active in overlapping geographies.
• FNE Centre-Val de Loire (France Nature Environnement): Regional federation of environmental associations covering the same Centre-Val de Loire region where Perche Nature operates. Already a documented partner; directly comparable as an umbrella advocacy and coordination body for grassroots nature associations.
• Eure-et-Loir Nature (EDEN): Departmental naturalists' society active in nearby Eure-et-Loir / Loir-et-Cher. Comparable as a volunteer-driven nonprofit conducting biodiversity inventories, naturalist outings, and environmental education in the broader Centre-Val de Loire region.
• CDPNE (Comité Départemental de la Protection de la Nature et de l'Environnement): Departmental nature and environment protection committee co-developing tourist circuits with Perche Nature. Directly comparable as a nonprofit association delivering nature education, public events, and conservation advocacy at the departmental level in Eure-et-Loir.
• Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels de Loir-et-Cher (CEN 41): Departmental conservatoire managing natural spaces in the same Loir-et-Cher department. Listed as a core partner of Perche Nature; directly comparable as a nonprofit performing habitat protection, biodiversity inventories, and conservation site management in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/perchenature
• Instagraminstagram.com/perchenature
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perche-nature

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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