OPAC DU RHONE

What OPAC DU RHONE does

OPAC du Rhône, commercially operating as Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat, is a French Office Public de l'Habitat (OPH) — a semi-public social housing entity established in 1924 in the Rhône department. The organization manages a portfolio of 12,132 subsidized rental units housing approximately 25,800 tenants, alongside 45 specialized residences totaling 1,191 units dedicated to elderly individuals, people with disabilities, and other specific populations. Core activities span social housing rental, social property accession (accession sociale à la propriété) for first-time buyers, professional space rental, urban renewal under the PNRU programs, and municipal land development and planning services.

The underlying operating model is a regulated, subscription-recurring rental business anchored in French social housing law. Revenue is derived from rents set by government formulas linked to tenant income, complemented by accession sales (primarily to existing tenants via programs with resale and reletting guarantees), property development fees from VEFA partnerships with private developers, and fees from co-managed specialized residences operated with associations such as Adapei and ACPPA. Distribution is direct to tenants via the rhonehabitat.fr website, an online tenant portal, a mobile application, and a customer service center. The organization's core technology is a social housing management and property development platform; there is no documented proprietary AI or advanced analytics layer. Customer segments include low and moderate-income households, local authorities and EPCIs in the Rhône department, and vulnerable populations requiring specialized housing.

The organization is governed as a public establishment with no private parent and is financed through a mix of subsidized loans, public grants, the newly pioneered OPH bond market (it was the first French OPH to successfully issue bond debt in 2020), and a €10 million Banque des Territoires participatory securities subscription executed in 2021. In 2020-2022 it executed a coordinated expansion: it rebranded to Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat, relocated its headquarters to the Quartier de la Gare in Brignais, formed the SAC "Au Fil des Deux Fleuves" with Loire Habitat, acquired Organisme de Foncier Solidaire status, and created the wholly-owned subsidiary ESH Deux Fleuves Senior et Autonomie. Reported scale indicators include €49.7M invested in heritage development and improvement in the latest reporting period and 139 housing units produced in 2023.

Name

OPAC DU RHONE

Legal name

Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat

Website

https://rhonehabitat.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

OPAC du Rhône (Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat) is a French public housing office managing 12,132 subsidized rental units and 1,191 specialized residence units serving 25,800 tenants in the Rhône department, with additional urban renewal, municipal land development, and social property accession services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (6233), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Social housing rentals
• Public housing management
• Affordable housing development
• Urban renewal services
• Specialized residences

Headquarters

HQ city

Brignais

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Social Housing Rentals: Revenue generated from rental income of 12,132 social housing units managed across the Rhône department, serving 25,800 tenants

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OPAC DU RHONE (operating as Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat) is a French public housing office that develops, manages, and rents social housing units across the Rhône department. It manages a portfolio of 12,132 social housing rental units serving 25,800 tenants plus 1,191 specialized residence units for elderly and disabled persons, and also supports homeownership pathways for first-time buyers through social accession programs.

Product overview

OPAC DU RHONE (Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat) is a French public housing organization operating as a unified social housing platform. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected housing services including an online tenant portal (Agence en ligne) and mobile application for digital access, social housing rentals, social property accession programs, professional space rentals, and specialized residences for elderly and disabled populations. Core operational activities include urban renewal projects, land development services for municipalities, and general public residence construction and management across the Rhône department.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Housing Rental (Logements locatifs aidés) Affordable rental of 12,132 social housing units to income-eligible households across the Rhône department in France.
• Specialized Residences (Résidences spécialisées) Specialized housing for elderly persons, people with disabilities, young workers and other specific groups, operated through 45 residences in partnership with care associations.
• Social Property Accession (Accession sociale à la propriété) Programs helping first-time buyers, especially existing tenants, purchase property through social accession schemes with resale and reletting guarantees.
• General Public Residences (Résidences tout public) Multi-family residential buildings designed for diverse populations in urban and rural areas, offering quality rental housing adapted to various life situations.
• Professional Spaces Rental (Locaux professionnels) Rental of commercial and professional spaces for businesses within the organization's social housing properties.
• Urban Renewal (Renouvellement urbain) Urban renewal programs including demolition, rehabilitation, and redevelopment of neighborhoods, with relocation support for existing residents.
• Land Development (Aménagement) Urban planning and land development services for municipalities, including consultation, project design, road creation, and public space development.
• Agence en ligne (Online Tenant Portal) Online portal and mobile application for tenants to manage their housing, including rent payments, maintenance requests, and account management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% satisfaction rate among relocated tenants following urban renewal projects (example: barres des Cygnes at Belleroche)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Loire HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2021Creation of Société Anonyme de Coordination (SAC) 'Au Fil des Deux Fleuves' with Loire Habitat to create a coordinated social housing group. The SAC received regulatory approval and brings together both organizations for shared development and management of social housing in the Rhône and Loire regions.
• AdapeicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Adapei association for the development and management of housing for people with disabilities. Adapei and similar associations are co-managers of specialized residences developed by Deux Fleuves Rhône Habitat.
• ACPPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ACPPA association for elderly housing development and management. Collaborates on EHPAD and foyer soleil projects with services including meals, laundry, and social activities.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency partnership for the development of healthcare-related housing and specialized residences for elderly and disabled populations.
• CarsatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Carsat (Caisse d'Assurance Retraite et de la Santé au Travail) for elderly housing projects and retirement-related housing solutions.
• ApicilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Apicil, a social protection company, to facilitate access to housing for elderly and disabled persons through complementary insurance and support services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Immobilière 3F: Immobilière 3F (Groupe 3F) is one of the largest French social housing operators, managing ~250,000 units. Comparable affordable rental model with strong urban presence and an extensive social residence portfolio.
• CDC Habitat: CDC Habitat is the largest social housing operator in France, a subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts. It manages over 500,000 units nationwide and represents the dominant broad incumbent in the same regulatory and operational category as OPAC DU RHONE, with much greater scale and geographic diversification.
• ICF Habitat: ICF Habitat is the social housing subsidiary of SNCF group, operating ~95,000 social housing units across France. Comparable public-mission operator with similar regulatory framework, tenant base, and product mix (general + specialized residences).
• Vilogia: Vilogia is a major ESH (Entreprise Sociale pour l'Habitat) operating ~80,000+ housing units mainly in northern France. Comparable social housing operator with similar affordable rental model and specialized elderly/disabled housing offerings.
• Action Logement Group: Action Logement is the French employment-linked housing operator with ~1M+ units under management. A national broad incumbent in the same regulated affordable housing category with strong workforce-focused mission.
• Batigère: Batigère is a major French social housing group operating primarily in eastern France with ~80,000+ units. Comparable HLM/OPH-style operator with similar affordable housing mission, urban renewal activities, and specialized residences.

Direct peers

• Erilia: Erilia is a French social housing ESH operating in southeastern France with comparable size (~80,000 units) and operational model. Directly comparable as a regional affordable housing operator with both general and specialized residences.
• Loire Habitat: Direct peer and joint venture partner via the SAC 'Au Fil des Deux Fleuves'. Loire Habitat is another French public housing office (OPH) operating social housing in the Loire department, with comparable portfolio scale, mission, and regulatory framework as OPAC DU RHONE.

Others

• Adapei du Rhône: Adapei du Rhône is the local disability association that co-manages specialized residences with OPAC DU RHONE (foyers, IME). Listed as a core partnership — it is an OTHERS-type peer because it is a partner/operator of disability housing rather than a directly competing social housing landlord.

Regional players

• Allier Habitat: Allier Habitat is a regional public housing office (OPH) operating in the Allier department (neighboring Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Comparable OPH model with similar rural/semi-urban footprint and specialized elderly residence activity, though operating in a different geographic territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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