La France du Nord au Sud

Name

La France du Nord au Sud

Legal name

La France du Nord au Sud

Website

https://lafrancedunordausud.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Vacation Rental Marketplace

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hostel & Shared Accommodation Booking Platforms (Short-Stay Shared Inventory) (THAMALAK)

Keywords

• Vacation rental marketplace
• Holiday accommodation booking
• Campsite rentals France
• Ski vacation packages
• Short-term rental platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Vacation rental bookings: Platform earns commission/revenue from vacation rental bookings made through the website. Customers pay for accommodation rental with various payment methods including credit cards, PayPal, ANCV vouchers, and Floa 4x payment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La France du Nord au Sud operates an online vacation rental marketplace that aggregates over 64,000 self-catering accommodations across France — including 1,000+ campsites, tourist residences, vacation villages, houses, villas, chalets, and unusual lodgings — and enables individual consumers to search, book, and pay for stays either directly via the website or through the dedicated CSE/Partner telephone channel. The offering is extended to ski vacations via the sister platform Le Ski du Nord au Sud (which bundles accommodation, lift passes, and equipment) and to Spain via L'Espagne du Nord au Sud. The platform generates revenue through transaction commissions on each booking.

Product overview

La France du Nord au Sud is a consumer-facing online vacation rental marketplace operating as part of the maeva&co group. The platform aggregates over 64,000 vacation rental properties across France, offering a unified search and booking experience for diverse accommodation types including campsites (1,000+ destinations), tourism residences, vacation villages, private owner rentals, premium residences, houses and villas, Gîtes de France-certified properties, chalets, hotels, and unusual accommodations (glamping, treehouses). The offering is anchored by the core La France du Nord au Sud platform and supplemented by sister brands Le Ski du Nord au Sud (ski vacation packages combining accommodation with lift passes and equipment) and L'Espagne du Nord au Sud (Spanish vacation rentals). The platform provides integrated search with filtering by accommodation type, location, amenities, and price, alongside booking and multiple payment options including installment plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Ski du Nord au Sud: Ski vacation rental brand operated by La France du Nord au Sud
• L'Espagne du Nord au Sud

Products and services

• La France du Nord au Sud Consumer-facing online marketplace for booking vacation rentals across France, offering over 64,000 accommodations ranging from campsites to hotels, with integrated search, booking, and payment services for individual travelers and families.
• Le Ski du Nord au Sud Ski vacation rental platform operated as a sister brand of La France du Nord au Sud, specializing in mountain accommodations and ski package deals combining accommodation with lift passes and optional equipment rental across French ski resorts.
• L'Espagne du Nord au Sud Spanish vacation rental platform operated as a sister brand of La France du Nord au Sud, offering vacation accommodations in Spain alongside the French-focused core platform.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered parent company, flagship and minor.

• maeva&coparent companyOthersLa France du Nord au Sud is a brand of maeva&co. The company is operated under the maeva&co group umbrella along with other vacation rental brands.
• PVCP Group (Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLa France du Nord au Sud sells stays under PVCP group brands including Pierre & Vacances, Center Parcs, Sunpark, and Adagio. The platform distributes these brands' inventory alongside its own.
• Atout FranceminorOthersLicensing body for tourism operators in France. La France du Nord au Sud holds Licence n° IM075120173 delivered by Atout France, 9/81 rue de Clichy, Paris 9eme.
• Avis VérifiésminorOthersCustomer review platform providing verified reviews. The company displays a 4.65/5 rating calculated from 140 reviews over the past 12 months.
• Floa (4x payment)minorOthersPayment provider enabling installment payments for vacation bookings. Customers can pay in 4 installments for their stays.
• Other maeva&co brands (Vacansoleil, Campings Paradis, Ushuaia Villages, Mistercamp, Parcel.)minorOthersSister brands within the maeva&co portfolio offering vacation rentals across Europe.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Global OTA leader with extensive presence in French vacation rentals alongside its hotel inventory. Competes for the same traveler's after-research bookings, particularly via promoted listings and last-minute deals, but is a broader accommodations platform rather than a vacation-rental specialist.
• Tripadvisor: Major travel meta-platform with vacation rental listings integrated via partners. Serves the same French traveler at the inspiration-compare-buyer funnel, particularly for coastal and rural destinations. More of a discovery and review layer than a primary booking destination.
• Pierre & Vacances: Sister brand under PVCP Group / maeva&co that sells managed residences and holiday parks directly. Distribution partner but also a direct competitor for the same family leisure traveler, particularly via Pierre & Vacances Premium, Maeva, and Adagio inventory.
• Center Parcs: Flag sister brand under PVCP Group, offering forested holiday villages. While La France du Nord au Sud distributes Center Parcs inventory, the brand also competes for short-haul family getaways in France with full-service village packages.
• Airbnb: Global alternative-accommodation marketplace with strong French vacation rental presence. Targets a similar B2C customer (families, leisure travelers) with comparable accommodation types, but operates a model leaner on discounted inventory and larger on unique-stay supply.

Direct peers

• Locasun: French vacation rental platform with strong camping and coastal presence. Overlaps on French family/camping/last-minute segments and competes for the same budget-conscious French leisure travelers during summer peaks.
• Campings.com: European camping-focused booking platform with strong French supply. Directly competes in the 1,000+ camping destinations segment where La France du Nord au Sud markets HEIBERGS Insolites, camping, and mobil-homes. Highly relevant for the platform's largest accommodation category.
• PAP Vacances: French peer-to-peer vacation rental marketplace (sub-brand of De Particulier à Particulier). Competes directly on private-owner rentals in France, with a similar pricing-led value proposition and broader breadth of country-side and coastal listings.
• Abritel: France's largest dedicated vacation rental marketplace (part of Expedia Group's Vrbo/HomeAway). Directly competes in the same French market, offering similar apartment, house, and villa rentals, with comparable booking flows and promotional pricing. The closest pure-play direct competitor.

Regional players

• Belvilla: European vacation rental specialist (OYO subsidiary) with strong presence in Benelux and Germany and growing French inventory. Adjacent geographic competitor offering similar whole-home villa and chalet rentals, primarily meeting inbound European leisure demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/lafrancedunordausud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-la-france-du-nord-au-sud

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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