What Vivest does

Vivest is a French Entreprise Sociale pour l'Habitat (ESH) headquartered in Metz, managing approximately 25,000 social and intermediate housing units across the Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle departments. Founded in 1962 and operating as a subsidiary of Action Logement Groupe, Vivest employs around 350 staff and distributes services through 31 customer reception points and commercial agencies spanning more than 160 communes. Its portfolio serves modest-income households, employees, students, seniors, and first-time homebuyers, with rents set below market rates under French social-housing regulation.

The company's core offerings include social rental housing (logement social), intermediate housing (logement intermédiaire) with capped rents, and social homeownership schemes (accession sociale) including PSLA programmes. The Vivest & moi digital tenant portal provides 24/7 account management, online rent payment, service request tracking, and document access, complemented by the Acceo accessibility integration for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers. A dedicated sub-brand, Ilonéo, handles complex urban development projects such as brownfield reconversion and city revitalisation for local authorities. Construction and renovation activities meet NF Habitat HQE, RE 2020, BBCA, and BEPOS Effinergie standards, with a stated 900 M€ investment commitment through 2030 targeting 500 new units per year plus 750 rehabilitations.

Vivest's revenue is generated primarily through regulated monthly rental income from social and intermediate housing, supplemented by one-time property sales under accession sociale programmes and commercial space rentals. As a non-profit public utility landlord, the company reinvests surplus into construction, renovation, and tenant services rather than distributing profit. Distribution relies on a hybrid of physical proximity (agencies and reception points), the centralised social housing application system (guichet unique), and the Vivest & moi digital portal, with marketing supported by a publireportage in La Semaine, community partnerships (FC Metz, Metz Plage), and active LinkedIn presence. Strategic direction is set by the iRiS 2035 ten-year corporate project and a 28,706,980 € registered capital backing.

Name

Vivest

Legal name

Vivest

Website

https://vivest.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Vivest is a French social housing operator (ESH) under Action Logement Groupe, managing 25,000+ social and intermediate housing units across Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle with 350 employees, 31 reception points, and a 900 M€ investment plan by 2030.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Affordable housing rental
• Urban development projects
• Residential property management
• Social homeownership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Metz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social housing rental: Vivest generates revenue primarily through renting social and intermediate housing units. Rents are regulated and set below market rates based on income-based eligibility criteria. Revenue is recurring on a monthly basis from tenants.
2. Property sales (accession sociale): Vivest sells housing units to eligible buyers under social homeownership schemes (accession sociale), including new builds and existing HLM properties. Includes PSLA (Prêt Social Location-Accession) programme for first-time buyers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vivest is a social housing provider (Entreprise Sociale pour l'Habitat) that rents over 25,000 affordable housing units to income-eligible households across Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle, sells housing units to first-time buyers under social homeownership schemes (accession sociale, including PSLA), and develops urban renewal projects through its Ilonéo brand. It supplements these with intermediate housing rentals, commercial premises, parking rentals, and a digital tenant portal (Vivest & moi) for online account management.

Product overview

Vivest is a social housing company (Entreprise Sociale pour l'Habitat) offering a comprehensive housing ecosystem. Its core offerings include social housing (logement social) with over 25,000 managed units, intermediate housing (logement intermédiaire) with capped rents, and social homeownership programs (accession sociale). The Vivest & moi portal serves as the unified digital gateway for tenants to manage accounts, pay rent, and track requests. Ilonéo is the urban development sub-brand handling complex renewal and reconversion projects. Additional services include commercial premises and parking rentals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ilonéo: Urban planning brand created by Vivest for complex or multi-actor development projects including land development, urban renewal, brownfield reconversion, and city center revitalization. Known as 'tisseur de ville(s)' (city weaver).

Products and services

• Social Housing Rental (Logement social) Affordable rental housing offered to income-eligible households with rents regulated below private market rates based on government-set income ceilings (plafonds de ressources). Vivest manages over 25,000 social housing units across Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle, covering apartments, pavilions, and housing adapted for specific populations (seniors, students, families).
• Intermediate Housing Rental (Logement intermédiaire / LLI) Mid-market rental housing positioned between social and private sectors, with capped rents below market rates for households earning above social housing ceilings but below market affordability thresholds. Includes apartments and pavilions targeted at employees and middle-income tenants near employment centres.
• Social Homeownership (Accession sociale à la propriété) Subsidized property purchase programmes enabling income-eligible first-time buyers to acquire housing, including the PSLA (Prêt Social Location-Accession) scheme for new builds and the sale of existing HLM properties. Benefits include reduced VAT at 5.5%, zero-interest loans (PTZ), and affordable purchase prices.
• Commercial Premises and Parking Rental Rental options for commercial spaces (local commercial) and parking/box units for businesses and individuals, available through Vivest's housing portfolio in Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle.
• Vivest & moi Digital Tenant Portal Online tenant portal providing 24/7 access to rental account management, including rent payment, document consultation, request tracking, and notification services. Modernized on 23 January 2026 and replacing the former mobile application.
• Ilonéo Urban Development Services Urban development sub-brand of Vivest delivering complex multi-actor urban planning, brownfield reconversion, city revitalization, and land development projects across Lorraine. Positioned as 'tisseur de ville(s)' (city weaver) for municipalities and public institutions requiring expert urban development partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000 housing units managed across Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, strategic and core.

• ECCU'MminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Insertion workshop and materials recycling centre. Signed a convention with Vivest on 25 January 2024 to create a matériauthèque (materials library), enabling circular economy in construction and deconstruction projects while supporting professional integration.
• EC'LOR (École des Gardiens d'Immeubles)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-founded in January 2024 by Vivest along with Batigère Habitat, Eurométropole Metz Habitat, Moselis, and OMH Grand Nancy. A one-year certified alternating training programme for building caretakers, combining theoretical education with practical field experience.
• Quadral TransactionsstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for property sales operations, co-presenting new housing programmes with Vivest at public information meetings (e.g., L'écrin programme in Metz).
• FC MetzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports partnership organisation targeting young Vivest tenants. Organises sporting events and artistic workshops around themes such as anti-racism for young residents.
• Compagnons BâtisseursminorOthersAssociation providing DIY and repair workshops for community events. Partnered with Vivest at Metz Plage for a upcycling workshop.
• MJC de BornyminorOthersCommunity cultural centre in Metz-Borny. Partnered with Vivest at Metz Plage for community game animations.
• Foncière de Transformation Immobilière (FTI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for converting vacant buildings into adapted housing. Supported the Résidence Pasteur student conversion project and the Longeville-lès-Metz senior residence project.
• Batigère Habitat, Moselis, OMH Grand Nancy, Eurométropole Metz HabitatstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founders of the EC'LOR training school for building caretakers alongside Vivest. These social housing operators in Lorraine collaborate on professional training and sector-wide recruitment challenges.
• Fondation Bompard & Soi'AminorOthersSenior support initiatives including workshops and personalised accompaniment for elderly residents.
• OHS (Office d'Hygiène Sociale)minorOthersPartners in supporting elderly or vulnerable populations within Vivest housing.
• CMSEA (Comité Mosellan de Sauvegarde de l'Enfance, de l'Adolescence et des Adultes)minorOthersCooperation on educational, social, and cultural action programmes. Collaborates on tenant activities and youth initiatives.
• Moselle EurodépartementcoreOthersDepartmental council of Moselle providing subsidies and project guarantees for social housing and urban development.
• Eurométropole MetzcoreOthersMetz metropolitan authority partnered on urban renewal projects including Résidence Pasteur, Boulevard d'Alsace rehabilitation, and neighbourhood redevelopment.
• Métropole du Grand NancycoreOthersNancy metropolitan authority co-developing major projects including the Jarville-la-Malgrange urban reconversion (110 units) and other renewal operations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Vilogia: Major ESH in Northern France with comparable social rental, intermediate housing, and accession offerings. Larger and more geographically diversified than Vivest's Lorraine-focused footprint.
• ICF Habitat: SNCF-subsidiary ESH operating social and intermediate housing nationally. Comparable in offering structure but broader geographic reach and corporate backing from SNCF Group.
• CDC Habitat: France's largest social housing operator, subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts. Operates ESH and social rental across France at national scale with broader portfolio than Vivest's regional focus.

Direct peers

• OMH du Grand Nancy: Office Municipal HLM serving Greater Nancy, co-founder of EC'LOR with Vivest. Operates social housing in Meurthe-et-Moselle, overlapping Vivest's secondary territory with similar customer segments.
• Batigère Habitat: ESH (social housing operator) in Grand Est, co-founder of EC'LOR training school with Vivest. Operates a comparable social and intermediate housing portfolio in Lorraine, with similar scale and customer segments.
• Alliade Habitat: Action Logement affiliate and sister company under the same parent group as Vivest. Manages a comparable ESH portfolio of ~50,000 units across multiple French regions with similar products and operating model.
• Eurométropole Metz Habitat: Public housing office (OPH) serving the Eurométropole de Metz, co-founder of EC'LOR alongside Vivest. Directly comparable in scale and operational footprint within Vivest's primary territory.
• 3F (Groupe Action Logement Immobilier): Action Logement sister entity and one of France's largest social housing operators. Operates comparable ESH rental and accession services with a similar regulatory framework and parent group relationship.
• Moselis: ESH based in Moselle and co-founder of EC'LOR with Vivest. Operates social rental, accession, and renovation services in the same regional market with comparable offerings.

Regional players

• Habitat 76: ESH operating in Seine-Maritime (Normandy) with social housing, renovation, and urban renewal services. Comparable regional ESH model but geographically distinct from Vivest's Lorraine territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOLPZ-iKrVI7esxNmsxHxlA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vivest-al

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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