Tours Fondettes Agrocampus

What Tours Fondettes Agrocampus does

Tours Fondettes Agrocampus is a public French agricultural education institution (Établissement public local d'enseignement et de formation professionnelle agricole, EPLEFPA) operating under the French Ministry of Agriculture. It delivers secondary education (Lycée), apprenticeship training (CFA), and adult/professional training (CFPPA) across agriculture, horticulture, viticulture-oenology, landscaping, equine studies, water management, arboriculture, and related trades. The institution serves three primary personas: youth students pursuing CAPa, Bac Pro, and BTSA diplomas; apprentices in work-integrated learning; and adult learners or companies seeking professional reconversion, qualification upgrades (BPREA, CS, CQP), or short training programs.

The institution's core operational platform combines classroom instruction with hands-on training facilities, including a working farm (Exploitation Agricole), the Domaine des Millarges vineyard and winery with a retail boutique, a test farm (Espace Test) for aspiring agricultural entrepreneurs, and an educational farm (Ferme Pédagogique). It operates three sites—Fondettes (main campus), Chinon (technical plateau), and Loches (tiers-lieu)—and is certified under QualiFormAgri and Qualiopi for training quality. It also holds the Bio Engagé label (January 29, 2025) for exceeding 27% organic products in cafeteria meals.

Revenue streams blend publicly funded education (regional council funding, OPCO-financed apprenticeship contracts, state-recognized tuition) with commercial activities (wine and farm product sales, corporate short training programs). The institution is not privately held and has no equity funding; it is governed by French state and regional authorities, with DGER providing the national framework and Region Centre-Val de Loire providing regional funding. International cooperation is conducted through Erasmus+ programs and partnerships with Mobicentre. Direct enrollment is handled through pre-registration procedures and the ymag.cloud platform.

Name

Tours Fondettes Agrocampus

Legal name

EPLEFPA Tours Fondettes

Website

https://tours-fondettes-agrocampus.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tours Fondettes Agrocampus is a French public agricultural education institution (EPLEFPA) under the Ministry of Agriculture, offering secondary, apprenticeship, and adult vocational training across agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, landscaping, and equine trades at three sites in the Centre-Val de Loire region, with operating farms and vineyards providing hands-on training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Community Programs (Junior Ranger, Citizen Science, School Programs) (THAAAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Interpretation & Ranger-Led Education Programs (Visitor Education) (THAAAOAJ), Adult Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning Tours (THAKAGAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural education
• Vocational training
• Apprenticeship programs
• Viticulture oenology
• Horticultural training

Headquarters

HQ city

Fondettes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Training Fees: Public agricultural education institution providing vocational training, apprenticeships, and continuing education programs funded through regional government and student fees
2. Agricultural Product Sales: Sales of agricultural products including wines (Domaine des Millarges), horticultural products, and farm produce
3. Apprenticeship Contracts: Revenue from apprenticeship training contracts funded by OPCO and regional councils
4. Short Training Programs for Companies: Customized short training courses for agricultural businesses and professionals (Catalogue Agrocampus Pro)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tours Fondettes Agrocampus (EPLEFPA) is a public French agricultural education institution that delivers secondary, apprenticeship, and adult vocational training across horticulture, viticulture-oenology, polyculture-livestock, landscaping, water management, equine studies, and arboriculture. It also operates working farms (Exploitation Agricole and Domaine des Millarges vineyard) that produce and sell agricultural products while serving as hands-on training platforms for students.

Product overview

Tours Fondettes Agrocampus is a public agricultural education establishment (EPLEFPA) offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and training services through three main divisions: Lycée (secondary education for youth), CFA (apprenticeship training), and CFPPA (adult/professional training). The institution operates practical agricultural and viticultural exploitations (farms and vineyards) that serve as training platforms. Training programs span multiple agricultural sectors including horticulture, viticulture-oenology, landscaping, equine studies, water management, tree work, agricultural machinery, and general agriculture. The establishment also provides international cooperation programs through Erasmus+ and maintains partnerships with industry stakeholders including InVACARE for accessibility equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lycée - Enseignement Secondaire Agricole

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 27% organic products in cafeteria meals
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• INVACAREminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2025INVACARE, a company located in Fondettes, donated a specialized wheelchair to the school's infirmary. The wheelchair, previously used at the Paris 2025 Olympic Games, will facilitate movement for students with temporary walking difficulties.
• FormaterrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional agricultural education network (formaterre.info) grouping agricultural training institutions in Centre-Val de Loire region. Tours-Fondettes Agrocampus is part of this network.
• Region Centre-Val de LoirecoreOthersRegional government authority providing funding and support for agricultural education institutions. Co-finances apprenticeship contracts and facility improvements.
• DGER (Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche)coreOthersMinistry of Agriculture's directorate overseeing agricultural education and research, providing national framework and certifications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Ferme de la Bourdaisière: Privately operated educational farm and château estate in Indre-et-Loire offering visitor programs on biodiversity and agriculture — adjacent peer for the Ferme Pédagogique component rather than formal vocational training.

Direct peers

• EPLEFPA de Carcassonne: Regional EPLEFPA with Lycée, CFA, and CFPPA focused on viticulture-oenology, polyculture-livestock, and landscaping in Languedoc — same institutional framework and overlapping program portfolio.
• EPLEFPA de l'Hérault: EPLEFPA serving the Montpellier area with viticulture, horticulture, landscaping, and equine programs across the three divisions (Lycée/CFA/CFPPA) — directly comparable state-funded agricultural school with similar program breadth.
• EPLEFPA de Toulouse-Auzeville: A French public agricultural education institution (EPLEFPA) in the Occitanie region offering secondary, apprenticeship, and adult training programs in agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, and landscaping — directly comparable in structure, certifications, and program mix to Tours-Fondettes Agrocampus.
• EPLEFPA Bordeaux-Gironde: Public French agricultural campus with Lycée, CFA, and CFPPA divisions covering viticulture-oenology, horticulture, landscaping, and general agriculture — a near-identical institutional model to Tours-Fondettes in a different region.
• EPLEFPA d'Avignon: Public agricultural education establishment in Provence offering secondary, apprenticeship, and continuing-education tracks in horticulture, viticulture, landscaping, and agricultural trades — closely mirrors Tours-Fondettes' structure.

Regional players

• EPLEFPA de Chartres: Regional EPLEFPA in the Centre-Val de Loire region offering agriculture, landscaping, and environmental programs — overlapping geography with Tours-Fondettes but centered on a different catchment.
• EPLEFPA du Loiret: Adjacent-region EPLEFPA offering horticulture, landscaping, and agricultural programs in the Centre-Val de Loire area — geographically close regional peer with comparable curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• AgroParisTech: Premier French agricultural engineering school under the Ministry of Agriculture offering life-sciences, agronomy, and food-industry programs — a broader incumbent in agricultural higher education with similar ministerial oversight.
• AgroCampus Ouest: Larger French agricultural higher-education institution (grandes écoles network) covering plant sciences, animal husbandry, horticulture, and landscaping; operates as a broader incumbent in agricultural education with overlapping subject matter.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cfa-cfppa-tours-fondettes-agrocampus

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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