What Vendée Logement esh does

Vendée Logement esh is a French social housing company (Entreprise Sociale pour l'Habitat) that manages approximately 8,000 social housing units across the Vendée department in western France. The company serves individuals and families who meet French residency and income-eligibility criteria for social housing, offering regulated rental units (location de logements sociaux) and a social property sales program (vente sociale) that allows eligible buyers to purchase homes and become cooperative members of the parent group. Additional services include La Locat'R rental assistance, technical request handling for maintenance, and access to SLS/OPS tenant surveys. The company operates as a subsidiary of La Compagnie du Logement, a cooperative group with 65+ years of affordable housing experience that spans the full housing lifecycle through affiliated brands covering rental, rent-to-own (Maisons Prim'Access), and ownership (Maisons d'en France Atlantique, Maisons de l'Atlantique, Villa Tradition).

The business model is built on regulated recurring rental income under French social housing frameworks, supplemented by social property sales and ancillary tenant services. Distribution is direct-to-tenant through a 5-agency local network across Vendée (La Roche-sur-Yon, Challans, Olonne-sur-Mer, Les Herbiers, Fontenay-le-Comte) and a unified departmental housing request portal (demandelogement85.fr). Pricing is non-public and determined by government-set income thresholds (plafonds de ressources) and regulated rent scales, making this a low-margin, policy-driven revenue model. The technological footprint is minimal: a Drupal-based content management system powers the corporate website, with no proprietary platforms, APIs, or disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The company is GDPR-compliant and declared to the CNIL, with a formal internal whistleblowing system per French law 2016-1691.

The parent group, La Compagnie du Logement, operates across four departments (Vendée, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Loire-Atlantique), providing the cooperative with broader geographic reach than Vendée Logement esh alone. Governance is led by Directeur Général Damien Martineau and Communication Manager Katia Isaac. The company is private, not publicly traded, and operates under a cooperative ownership model in which property purchasers become cooperative members, receiving contractual advantages and guarantees. There is no disclosed headcount, no external funding, and no revenue figure, consistent with the non-disclosure norms of French social housing ESH operators.

Name

Vendée Logement esh

Legal name

Vendée Logement esh

Website

https://vendee-logement.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vendée Logement esh is a French social housing company (ESH) that manages 8,000 regulated rental units across the Vendée department, serving income-eligible households through 5 local agencies and a cooperative parent group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

Keywords

• Social housing rental
• Affordable housing management
• Social property sales
• Housing cooperative services
• Tenant housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Roche-sur-yon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social housing rentals: Rental income from managing 8,000 social housing units across the Vendée department. Pricing is regulated under French social housing frameworks with income-based eligibility criteria.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vendée Logement esh is an Entreprise Sociale pour l'Habitat (ESH) that builds, manages, and rents approximately 8,000 social housing units across the Vendée department in France to eligible households meeting income and residency criteria. It also operates a "vente sociale" (social property sales) program through which eligible buyers can purchase homes from the housing stock and become cooperative members of the parent group La Compagnie du Logement. The company is supported by a network of five local proximity agencies and provides ancillary tenant services including technical maintenance request handling and the La Locat'R rental assistance program.

Product overview

Vendée Logement esh is an enterprise sociale pour l'habitat (social housing company) that manages a portfolio of 8,000 social housing units across the Vendée department. The company offers two core products: social housing rental (location de logements sociaux) for eligible individuals and families, and social property sales (vente sociale) enabling buyers to purchase homes from the housing stock. Additional services include La Locat'R rental assistance and technical request management. The company operates as part of La Compagnie du Logement cooperative group, which also includes property purchase brands (Maisons Prim'Access, Maisons d'en France Atlantique, Maisons de l'Atlantique, and Villa Tradition) serving the Vendée, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, and Loire-Atlantique regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Location de logements sociaux (Social Housing Rental)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La Compagnie du LogementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Vendée Logement esh within the cooperative group La Compagnie du Logement. The group accompanies individuals through their housing journey with solutions adapted to their life stage: rentals (Vendée Logement esh), rent-to-own (Maisons Prim'Access), and property ownership (Maisons d'en France Atlantique, Maisons de l'Atlantique, Villa Tradition).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Batigère: Batigère is a cooperative-style ESH group in eastern France managing tens of thousands of social housing units. Its cooperative governance structure and multi-product offering (rentals, sales) align closely with La Compagnie du Logement's model.
• Erilia: Erilia is a regional ESH operator managing approximately 80,000 units across southeastern France. It is directly comparable as a mid-sized social housing operator with similar rental and ownership product offerings under regulated frameworks.
• Vilogia: Vilogia is a major ESH operating in northern France with approximately 90,000 units, providing rentals, sales, and renovation programs. It is a strong regional comparable given similar multi-product offering and comparable unit scale to Vendée Logement's group.
• Habitat en Région: Habitat en Région is a multi-regional ESH operator affiliated with Caisse d'Epargne regional banks, offering social rentals and property sales across several French regions. Its multi-region cooperative-like structure makes it highly comparable to La Compagnie du Logement's footprint.
• Domofrance: Domofrance is a regional ESH operating in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (where Vendée is located) with rentals, sales, and renovation programs. Geographic adjacency and similar product mix make it one of the closest direct peers to Vendée Logement.
• Logirem: Logirem is a regional ESH operator in southeastern France managing rentals, intermediate housing, and ownership. As a similarly-sized regional social housing company, it provides a strong operational comparable for unit-level economics and revenue model.
• ICF Habitat: ICF Habitat is the SNCF group's social housing subsidiary managing approximately 100,000 units across France. As a multi-department ESH operator with rentals and ownership programs, it is a strong direct comparable for Vendée Logement's regional multi-product model.

Broad incumbents

• Action Logement: Action Logement is the umbrella organization coordinating employer-funded social housing in France, managing over 1 million units through its subsidiaries. While not a direct rental competitor, it sets funding frameworks and indirectly competes for both tenants and developers of social housing stock.
• CDC Habitat: CDC Habitat is France's largest social housing operator and subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts, managing over 500,000 units nationally. It directly competes with Vendée Logement in regulated social housing rentals and offers the most relevant scale benchmark for ESH operations in France.
• Groupe 3F (Immobilière 3F): Groupe 3F is one of France's largest social landlords managing approximately 300,000 units. It is directly comparable as a national ESH operator offering rentals and access to ownership pathways under regulated frameworks similar to Vendée Logement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vendeelogement

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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