Paq La Lune

What Paq La Lune does

PaQ'la Lune is a French private nonprofit cultural association founded in 1999 that developed from a professional theater company into a neighborhood-based cultural mediation and popular-education organization. It serves residents of priority urban neighborhoods, school-age children, artists, cultural project carriers, schools, municipalities, and neighborhood associations through cultural and social animation, artistic workshops, live performances, and arts education. Its delivery footprint covers roughly 15 priority neighborhoods in Pays de la Loire and Brittany, with additional operations in Reims and Marseille, supported by local antennas including Nantes and Angers.

Operationally, PaQ'la Lune uses a direct, community-led model. Activities are delivered in public spaces, community centers, schools, and partner venues, while city governments, schools, and local associations provide outreach and referral channels. Its service portfolio includes seasonal programming, the free Rendez-vous aux Pataugeoires festival, amateur theater workshops, artistic education pathways, touring programs, cultural walks, and support for artists and cultural associations. No proprietary software, hardware, or technology platform is disclosed; the core capability is programming content, facilitation methods, and community relationships.

The association is funded primarily by public subsidies and grants from national, regional, local, and European institutions, supplemented by approximately €5 annual memberships, donations, and ticket income from selected performances. Most neighborhood programming is free, which constrains direct earned revenue and makes the continuation of public funding important. No revenue, budget, surplus, or grant-concentration figures are disclosed, so the funding base cannot be quantitatively evaluated from the available data.

Name

Paq La Lune

Legal name

PaQ'la Lune

Website

https://paqlalune.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PaQ'la Lune is a French nonprofit cultural association delivering artistic programming, education, performances, and professional support to residents, schools, artists, and associations in underserved French neighborhoods through local teams and antennas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Cultural Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture, Heritage & Tourism Congresses (THAHAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nonprofit, Social Services & Community Development Congresses (THAHAJAO)

Keywords

• Cultural mediation services
• Community arts programs
• Artistic workshop facilitation
• Live performance production
• Artist professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: PaQ'la Lune is primarily funded through public funding from national, regional, and local government bodies including the Ministry of Culture (DRAC), local municipalities, and the European Union (FEADER rural development fund, European Agricultural Fund). As an Entreprise Solidaire and agréée Jeunesse et Education Populaire, the association relies heavily on institutional funding to sustain its operations.
2. Membership Fees and Donations: The association generates revenue through member subscriptions (adhérents) and charitable donations, encouraging public support for its cultural projects.
3. Ticket Sales and Event Revenue: Free events such as the Rendez-vous aux Pataugeoires are free of charge; however, other events and performances such as L'étournélune generate ticket revenue through HelloAsso platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PaQ'la Lune is a French non-profit cultural association founded in 1999 that develops and delivers artistic and cultural projects in priority urban neighborhoods (QPV) across France. The association provides cultural mediation, social animation, artistic workshops for children, live performances and community festivals, and professional support services for emerging artists. Its programs target neighborhood residents, children, artists, and partner associations.

Product overview

PaQ'la Lune is a national cultural association (agréée d'Éducation populaire) founded in 1999, originally established as a professional theater company. The organization operates around five pillars of action: cultural and social animation, artistic practice, artistic creations and performances, professionalization spaces, and support services for artists and cultural project carriers. Its core offerings include artistic workshops (chantiers artistiques), live performances (spectacles), and community cultural programs. The main recurring programs include the annual 'Saison du Soleil' (May-October), the summer festival 'Rendez-vous aux Pataugeoires' (July-August) held at public splash pads, amateur theater workshops, artistic education pathways (EAC), and the 'Brigades de lecture' theatrical program. Support services provide accompaniment for cultural project leaders and socio-economic models for associations in urban policy neighborhoods. The organization also offers cultural walks ('balades culturelles') and touring programs like 'L'étournélune'. These offerings are delivered through local antennas in Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Bretagne, and Reims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cultural mediation programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 2500 spectators (2023), 1900-2300 spectators (2025) at annual Pataugeoires festival across 6-7 neighborhoods and ~19 event days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Ligue de l'enseignement - FAL44 (Fédération des Associations Laïques 44)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026La Ligue de l'enseignement - FAL44 and PaQ'la Lune co-develop and deliver the 5th edition of accompaniment to socio-economic models for associations operating in QPV (Quartier Politique de la Ville) neighborhoods of Greater Nantes. The program runs on November 3, 16, and December 4, 2026 at FAL 44's premises (2A rue de Madrid, Nantes), from 09h00 to 17h00.
• Les Gens de la LunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Gens de la Lune is a key partner in the annual Rendez-vous aux Pataugeoires festival in Nantes, collaborating closely with PaQ'la Lune in organizing and delivering the summer cultural programming at city pataugeoires.
• Association TrickartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Trickart is a partner in the Pataugeoires project, contributing to the artistic and cultural animation of the festival.
• Groupe Culture du Contrat de Ville de l'Agglomération NantaisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Groupe Culture of the Contrat de Ville de l'agglomération nantaise is a major institutional partner, with PaQ'la Lune's pataugeoires project having been built in just 6 weeks through the mobilization of its culture working group. This partnership provides ongoing institutional support and coordination for neighborhood cultural initiatives.
• Inter-associatif du Contrat de VilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Inter-associatif du contrat de ville collaborates with PaQ'la Lune on the pataugeoires initiative and broader cultural programming in Nantes' priority neighborhoods.
• La Scène Michelet / Décadanse (now Décadanse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Scène Michelet (now Décadanse) in the Hauts-Pavés-Saint-Félix neighborhood has partnered with PaQ'la Lune to host EAC (Education Artistique et Culturelle) performances and artistic programs for young audiences since 2019.
• Compagnie AdventicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompagnie Adventices performed 'L'O de l'eau' as part of L'étournélune programming at Porte Vent, demonstrating PaQ'la Lune's role as a presenter of other artistic companies.
• Commune de Longué-JumellesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe commune of Longué-Jumelles in Maine-et-Loire hosted PaQ'la Lune's partnership from 2017 to 2022, including multiple artist residencies and EAC programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Hors les Murs: French national resource center for street arts and public space arts, with comparable focus on outdoor cultural programming in non-traditional venues. Shares PaQ'la Lune's interest in extending cultural practice into neighborhood and outdoor public spaces.

Broad incumbents

• Compagnie du Théâtre du Soleil: Iconic French theater company operating as an association under loi 1901 with long-standing cultural programming and popular education orientation. While much larger and internationally renowned, it provides a comparable non-profit theater company operating model and ethos.
• Syndeac (Syndicat national des entreprises artistiques et culturelles): National professional syndicat representing performing arts companies and cultural organizations in France. PaQ'la Lune holds licenses as entrepreneur de spectacles, making Syndeac a comparable institutional umbrella for the broader cultural ecosystem in which the association operates.
• AFAA - Institut français: National agency under the French Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs responsible for promoting French arts and culture. While larger and more internationally focused, it shares the cultural mediation and EAC mandate that PaQ'la Lune fulfills at neighborhood scale.

Regional players

• Centre Dramatique National de Nantes: Major national theater (CDN) headquartered in Nantes, operating in the same geographic territory as PaQ'la Lune with overlapping performing arts and cultural mediation mandates. Represents a larger institutional peer within the Pays de la Loire cultural ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Les Francas: National popular education association (agréée Jeunesse et Éducation Populaire) with comparable EAC and youth cultural programming activities. Operates a similar association loi 1901 non-profit model with public subsidies and volunteer engagement across French neighborhoods.
• La Ligue de l'Enseignement - FAL44: PaQ'la Lune's named co-development partner for the Accompagnement MSE program in Greater Nantes QPV neighborhoods. La Ligue de l'Enseignement is a major French popular education federation with comparable cultural mediation, EAC programming, and neighborhood-based association support missions across France.
• Cultures du Coeur: National non-profit dedicated to cultural access for underprivileged populations in priority neighborhoods (QPV). Directly comparable mission of using art and culture as tools for social inclusion, with similar partnership-based operating model serving disadvantaged communities across France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@assopaqlalune
• Facebookfr-fr.facebook.com/paqlaluneasso
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paq'la-lune
• Instagraminstagram.com/associationpaqlalune

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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