Ipa

What Ipa does

IPA France is the French national section of the International Police Association (IPA), a non-profit fraternal membership association (association loi 1901) headquartered at 44 Rue Roger Salengro, 94126 Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex, on the Orphéopolis site, under the presidency of Brice Fresko. Founded in 1950, it unites active and retired personnel of the Police Nationale, Gendarmerie Nationale, Police Municipale, Douanes, and SUGE (railway police) across France, operating under the global IPA motto "Servo Per Amikeco" and explicitly without rank distinction between members.

The association's core offering is membership itself, distributed through a national bureau and a network of more than 50 departmental delegations (BD01 Ain, BD33 Gironde, BD34 Hérault, BD36 Indre, BD37 Indre-et-Loire, BD45 Loiret, BD59 Nord, BD69 Rhône, BD75 Paris, BD30 Gard, etc.). On top of the basic social and fraternal remit, IPA France organises sporting events — shooting championships (national and the new European Shooting Championship in Situation launched March 2025 with FSPN/FFTir), futsal, and the newly created IPA France Rugby section (Summer 2025) with its first championship scheduled for June 2026 — as well as cultural visits and international friendship exchanges with sister sections in Austria (IPA Vienne, jumelage since 2013), Germany (IPA Gütersloh, anchored in Châteauroux), and Poland (IPA Poland Uroczysko).

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a small membership association: annual member cotisations, per-event participation fees (e.g., 390€ per person for an international friendship meeting), and corporate sponsorship/partnership income from a roster that includes CASDEN Banque Populaire, VVF, AS2COM, AFERIY, Bienviyance, FSPN, FFTir, Provence Shooting Club, and Orphéopolis. There is no software product, no AI/ML footprint, no proprietary technology stack, and no disclosed revenue, headcount, or membership figures. Go-to-market is grassroots — local delegates recruit within their departmental units, supported by a public website, Facebook, Instagram, and member newsletters. The strategic posture is incremental expansion of physical reach (new BD delegations), sporting product lines, and bilateral international exchanges rather than any structural pivot.

Name

Ipa

Legal name

IPA France

Website

https://ipafrance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPA France is the French section of the International Police Association, a non-profit fraternal membership organisation uniting active and retired personnel of the Police Nationale, Gendarmerie, Police Municipale, Douanes, and SUGE across France, delivered through 50+ departmental delegations, sporting championships, and international friendship exchanges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontenay-sous-bois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IPA France is a non-profit professional membership association (association loi 1901) that unites active and retired personnel from the Police Nationale, Gendarmerie Nationale, Police Municipale, Douanes, and SUGE under a single fraternal network. It delivers its core offering through annual membership subscriptions, regional departmental delegations organizing local events and networking, international friendship exchange programs with IPA sections worldwide, and sporting/cultural competitions including rugby championships, shooting challenges, and cultural trips.

Product overview

IPA France (International Police Association - Section France) is a professional association for law enforcement personnel that unites members from the Police Nationale, Gendarmerie Nationale, Police Municipale, Douanes, and Police without distinction of rank. The organization primarily operates as a news and information portal for its members, publishing news about police forces, organizing sporting events and competitions (including rugby championships, shooting competitions, and triathlons), facilitating regional delegations across French departments, and coordinating international exchanges with other IPA sections. The association does not offer traditional technology products or SaaS offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual IPA France Membership
• International Friendship Meeting
• European Shooting Championship in Situation
• IPA France Rugby Championship

Quantifiable outcome

• First European Shooting Championship in Situation organized in 2025 with 40 participants from France, Andorra, Belgium, and Spain
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• IPA Vienne (Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2013Sister city/jumelage friendship agreement signed in 2013 at Austrian Embassy. 10th anniversary celebrated in October 2023 with Paris delegation visit. Ongoing exchanges between Austrian and French police colleagues.
• OrphéopoliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of events and shared facilities. Orphéopolis provides venue for IPA France headquarters at 44 Rue Roger Salengro, Fontenay-sous-Bois. Joint activities including championship organization.
• CASDEN Banque PopulaireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFervent supporter of IPA local bureau activities. Provides sponsorship support for regional events and initiatives.
• VVF (Villages Vacances Familles)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for stay and accommodation during IPA France sporting events and championships.
• AS2COMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTextile partner providing branded materials for IPA France events.
• AFERIYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPower station supplier for IPA France events.
• BienviyanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for European shooting championship project, supporting the development of this new discipline.
• Fédération Sportive de la Police Nationale (FSPN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for sporting events including shooting championships and police sports competitions.
• Fédération Française de Tir (FFTir)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner for European Shooting Championship in Situation, bringing expertise and legitimacy to the discipline.
• IPA Gütersloh (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin city relationship with Châteauroux (Indre). Annual exchange visits between French and German police delegations. French delegation visited September 2023; German visit to France planned May 2024.
• IPA Poland UroczyskominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvitation to IPA France members for annual meeting of Polish anti-terrorism police association. 2 places pre-reserved for active IPA France members.
• Provence Shooting ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for European Shooting Championship in Situation, providing exceptional infrastructure for the competition.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fraternal Order of Police (FOP): Largest US police fraternal organization, representing more than 356,000 sworn officers across US jurisdictions. Comparable to IPA France as a professional membership association for law enforcement, though primarily US-focused and segmented by rank/force rather than cross-force like IPA France.

Regional players

• Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamter (BDK): German professional association for criminal investigation officers, the largest police association in Germany. Comparable as a European police membership organization serving professional networking and advocacy needs, though focused specifically on criminal investigation officers rather than cross-force membership.
• Alliance Police Nationale: First French police union for active-duty officers of the Police Nationale. Comparable as a French police membership organization, though focused on Police Nationale officers only and oriented toward labor representation rather than IPA France's cross-force, friendship-driven model.
• UNSA Police: French union representing police personnel, affiliated with the broader UNSA federation. Comparable as a French national police membership organization serving the same potential member base as IPA France, though with a single-force representational focus.

Direct peers

• Police Federation of England and Wales: Statutory staff association for police officers in England and Wales, focused on representation, welfare, and professional development. Directly comparable to IPA France in its role as a professional association serving frontline police officers, though with a stronger representational/lobbying remit than IPA France's friendship-focused mandate.
• IPA Austria (IPA Österreichische Sektion): Austrian national section of IPA, with which IPA France signed a jumelage friendship agreement in 2013 at the Austrian Embassy, celebrating the 10th anniversary in October 2023. Directly comparable as a sister national section running parallel membership and exchange programs in a neighboring country.
• IPA Spain (IPA Sección Española): Spanish national section of the International Police Association, which sent participants to IPA France's first European Shooting Championship in Situation in March 2025. Directly comparable as a sister IPA national section operating the same membership model and exchange programs in Spain.
• Canadian Police Association (CPA): National voice for police personnel across Canada, advocating for members and providing professional services. Comparable to IPA France as a police professional association, though with a stronger representational mandate than IPA France's fraternal focus.
• IPA Germany (IPA Deutsche Sektion): German national section of the International Police Association and home of the IPA International headquarters. Directly comparable as a sister national IPA section delivering the same membership model, exchange programs, and sporting events in Germany; IPA France already maintains bilateral exchange agreements with IPA Gütersloh.
• International Police Association (IPA) International: Parent organization of IPA France, headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. Founded in 1950 by Sir Robert Mark, IPA International coordinates the worldwide federation of national sections including France. Directly comparable as the umbrella structure that defines the membership model and international exchange programs IPA France delivers at the national level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ipafrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipa-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipa_france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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