Alain Metral Houses

What Alain Metral Houses does

Maisons Alain Métral is a privately-held French real estate developer and constructor founded in 1979, headquartered in Amancy (Haute-Savoie). The company designs and builds custom individual houses and develops multi-unit residential real estate programs (apartments and houses) across the Rhône-Alpes region, serving individual homebuyers and families in the Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ain, Rhône, Isère, and Loire departments. It positions itself as one of the oldest fully independent home constructors in the region, operating three local agencies in Amancy, Chambéry, and Saint-Priest, with a portfolio of at least nine active real estate programs in various stages of commercialization and construction.

The core offering is a turnkey custom home service covering land acquisition matching, bespoke architectural design, construction, and project management, supported by a digital project-tracking portal (myprojectcompanion.com) and a customer referral program. Revenue mechanics are project-based, with pricing determined per build rather than via standardized catalogs; each project is bespoke, with land and build specifications negotiated individually with the customer. The company also functions as a real estate promoter, marketing multi-unit programs (e.g., Le Pre Georges in Chapeiry, Le Domaine du Salève in Monnetier-Mornex, Le 57 in Thonon-les-Bains) directly to consumer buyers, with unit mixes ranging from T2 to T5 apartments and 3-bedroom villas.

The business operates with a small staff (11–50 employees) and registered capital of €2,004,000, indicating a regionally-focused, family-style operation with no external investors or parent company disclosed. Its go-to-market relies on a direct-to-consumer agency model, a corporate website, a YouTube channel, and customer referrals, with 418 customer testimonials averaging 4.5/5 acting as the primary social proof mechanism. The company has no disclosed technology stack beyond the third-party MyProjectCompanion client portal, no AI capabilities, and no partnerships or M&A activity.

Name

Alain Metral Houses

Legal name

Maisons Alain Métral

Website

https://maisons-alain-metral.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maisons Alain Métral is a privately-held French home constructor and real estate developer founded in 1979, building custom individual houses and residential programs for individual homebuyers across the Rhône-Alpes region via three local agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Home Construction

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB), Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes) (IMAFABAA)

Keywords

• Custom home construction
• Residential real estate development
• Individual house building
• Real estate promotion services
• Construction land sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Amancy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Maisons Alain Métral designs, builds, and delivers custom individual houses in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, with each home being a unique creation tailored to client specifications. Beyond bespoke single-family homes, the company also develops multi-unit real estate programs (apartments and villas) and brokers construction land in Haute-Savoie, Pays de Gex, Savoie, Rhône, Loire, Ain, and Isère.

Product overview

Alain Metral Houses is a promoter and constructor of custom individual homes in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, operating since 1979. The company operates as a single unified offering centered on custom-built individual houses, complemented by new real estate programs (apartments and individual houses), land offers, and support services including construction project tracking and a referral program. With agencies located in Amancy (Haute-Savoie), Chambéry (Savoie), and Saint-Priest (Rhône), the company serves clients across six departments: Savoie (73), Haute-Savoie (74), Ain (01), Rhône (69), Nord-Isère (38), and Est-Loire (42).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Individual Houses (Maisons individuelles sur-mesure) Fully bespoke single-family homes designed and constructed to individual client specifications in the Rhône-Alpes region (Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Rhône, Loire, Ain, Isère). Each house is a unique creation integrated with the buyer's land and environment, with over 40 years of design and construction expertise behind it.
• Real Estate Programs (Programmes immobiliers) Multi-unit new-build real estate developments offered for sale in named programs across the Rhône-Alpes region. Programs include apartments (T2–T5) and individual houses/villas in locations such as Chapeiry, Monnetier-Mornex, Thonon-les-Bains, Abondance, Amancy, Groisy, Loisin, and Brignais.
• Land Offers (Offres de terrains) Buildable construction plots offered for sale to prospective homeowners in Haute-Savoie/Pays de Gex, Savoie, and the Rhône Loire Ain Isère regions, along with a land-matching service that connects landowners wishing to sell with buyers actively seeking a construction site.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• MyProjectCompanion: MyProjectCompanion is the SaaS client portal Maisons Alain Métral uses to let buyers track construction milestones. It is an ecosystem/technology supplier rather than a competitor, but is the most directly referenced partner in the company's service stack.

Broad incumbents

• Geoxia (Maison Familiale): Geoxia is a French national residential developer (Maison Familiale brand) serving custom and entry-level individual housing. Comparable on the maison individuelle segment though much larger and operating under a different ownership/financing model.
• Eiffage Construction: Eiffage Construction is a major French general contractor delivering residential building projects (multi-family and individual) nationally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the residential building construction market, but with greater scale and a wider portfolio beyond custom single-family.
• Hexaôm (Maisons France Confort): Hexaôm is France's largest custom home builder, with Maisons France Confort as its flagship brand operating nationwide through an agency network. Directly comparable to Maisons Alain Métral's bespoke individual-house model, but at national scale with significantly greater headcount, capacity and purchasing leverage.
• Bouygues Construction (Habitat Social): Bouygues Construction is one of France's largest construction groups, active in residential building (multi-family and individual) and broader turnkey project delivery. Useful for comparing scale, regulatory compliance, and program-development capabilities.
• Kaufman & Broad (Avantis): Kaufman & Broad is a major French homebuilder and residential developer offering both individual houses and multi-family programs. Comparable through its mixed business of custom house construction and real estate programs, though it operates nationally and at far larger scale.

Direct peers

• Maisons Patrimoine: Maisons Patrimoine is a French independent custom home builder operating through a regional agency network. Comparable to Maisons Alain Métral on bespoke single-family construction and direct-to-consumer go-to-market via local agencies.
• Maisons Phénix: Maisons Phénix is a French custom individual-house builder with an agency-network model similar to Maisons Alain Métral. It is a head-to-head competitor on bespoke single-family construction in regional French markets, though with national reach.
• Babeau Seguin: Babeau Seguin is an independent French homebuilder with a regional agency model similar to Maisons Alain Métral, focused on custom individual houses in defined geographic territories. Closely comparable on business model and target customer.

Regional players

• Groupe Architectes Ingénierie & Construction (AIC) - regional peer: Regional homebuilders operating in the Rhône-Alpes/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes territory with custom individual-house offerings are direct geographic peers. They compete in the same catchment for land, buyers and subcontractor capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@maisonsalainmetral9907

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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