Association of social landlords of Isère

What Association of social landlords of Isère does

ABSISE (Association des bailleurs sociaux de l'Isère) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in October 1992, headquartered in Echirolles within the Isère department (Grenoble metropolitan area). It federates 10 social landlord members — ACTIS, SDH, Alpes Isère Habitat, Pluralis, ADVIVO, Grenoble Habitat, CDC Habitat, Un Toit pour Tous, Adoma and Pôle Habitat Social (LPV) — whose combined rental portfolio represents approximately 90,000 social housing units. The association functions as the single departmental voice of the Hlm movement, embedded in the regional AURA Hlm federation and the national Union sociale pour l'habitat.

Its product portfolio is a service and content offering rather than a software platform. The flagship deliverable is the recurring "Webinaires ABSISE" series (11 themed sessions from April 2021 through January 2025, covering construction, attributions, energy renovation, senior housing, innovation and pauperization of the social stock), supported by an "Espace Presse" with downloadable communiqués, photo bank and journalist contacts, and the "Absise par ses partenaires" editorial interview section. The association runs a WordPress site (absise.fr) hosted by Infomaniak, with no proprietary technology stack, API or SDK.

ABSISE is collectively governed by its members: Patricia Dudonné (DG of SDH) is President, Isabelle Rueff (DG of Alpes Isère Habitat) is Vice-President, Mathieu Peyret (SDH) is an administrator, and Gaël Langlois serves as data controller. Revenue is generated solely through membership dues from the 10 landlord members; no external funding rounds, no commercial pricing, and no financial figures are disclosed. Headcount is in the 1–10 range with only a handful of named individuals. Distribution is via the website, social channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X), regional media partnerships (TéléGrenoble, Le Dauphiné Libéré) and member organisations' own channels.

Name

Association of social landlords of Isère

Legal name

Absise : Association des bailleurs sociaux de l'Isère, association loi 1901

Website

https://absise.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ABSISE is a French non-profit trade association founded in 1992 that federates 10 social landlords in the Isère department, representing about 90,000 social housing units through collective representation, a recurring webinar series, and press relations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Échirolles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (implicit): As a non-profit association under French law 1901, Absise is funded through member contributions from its 10 social landlord members. SIREN 487 612 293. No detailed financials disclosed.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ABSISE is a non-profit trade association (loi 1901) founded in October 1992 that federates 10 social housing landlords operating in the Isère department, collectively managing around 90,000 housing units. Its core offering consists of collective representation before local institutions, mutualised technical workgroups and information sharing among members, a recurring webinar series on housing policy topics, a dedicated press room, and editorial content showcasing partner work. The association acts as the unified departmental voice of the Hlm movement and is affiliated with the regional AURA Hlm and national Union sociale pour l'habitat.

Product overview

ABSISE (Association des bailleurs sociaux de l'Isère), created in October 1992, is a non-profit association (loi 1901) of 10 social landlords managing around 90,000 social housing units in the Isère department. Its offering is a service portfolio rather than a software platform: the flagship delivery channel is the recurring "Webinaires ABSISE" webinar series, which disseminates collective positions on topics like energy renovation, senior housing, social attribution, and innovation. The "Espace Presse ABSISE" provides press releases, a photo bank, and media contact; "Absise par ses partenaires" is an editorial interview section on the association's homepage that showcases member and partner work. Underpinning all of this is the association's strategic project (territorial project delivery, HLM movement representation, member networking, and advocacy toward elected officials and the media), documented in the annual Rapport d'activité.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Webinaires ABSISE Recurring webinar series on social housing topics (energy renovation, senior-friendly housing, social attribution, innovation, tenant welfare) hosted for the association's members, partners and institutional audience. Sessions feature downloadable presentations and companion YouTube videos.
• Espace Presse ABSISE Dedicated press space providing downloadable press releases, a photo bank (ABSISE photos and member logos) and contact details for journalists covering social housing in Isère.
• Absise par ses partenaires Editorial interview section on absise.fr featuring interviews of partner organizations (Ageden 38, Tasda, BTP de l'Isère) about social housing issues such as energy performance, connected senior housing, and the economic impact of social housing on the building sector.
• ABSISE Association Membership Service Core association service for its 10 member social landlords, delivering four strategic pillars: territorial project delivery, representation of the HLM movement, member networking and experience sharing, and visible advocacy toward elected officials and the media. The association publishes an annual Rapport d'activité.

Quantifiable outcome

• Represents approximately 90,000 social housing units in Isère
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ACTISflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of Absise's 10 founding member social landlords. Actis is a major participant in Absise's webinars (attributions, energy, social innovation, summer comfort). Its Director General, Stéphane Duport-Rosand, has served as Grand témoin of the April 2021 webinar on creating social housing.
• SDH (Société Dauphinoise pour l'Habitat)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of Absise's registered office (34 avenue Grugliasco, Echirolles). Patricia Dudonné, Director General of SDH, is president of Absise; Mathieu Peyret is an administrator. SDH contributes experts to most webinar series (energy, innovation, rehabilitation, policy).
• Alpes Isère Habitat (AIH)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the 10 member social landlords. Its Director General, Isabelle Rueff, is vice-president of Absise and animates several webinars. AIH is involved in attributions, thermal rehabilitation, energy, innovation and senior housing.
• PluralisflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord of Absise. Didier Monnot (Director General) served as Grand témoin on the May 2021 'attributions' webinar; Pluralis experts contribute to energy, heritage and senior-strategy sessions.
• ADVIVOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord. Its Director General, Nicolas Berthon, has animated several Absise webinars on residential management and ageing-in-place.
• Grenoble HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord; contributes through Bruno Raynfeld (Director of Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) on HLM financing and rents within Absise's webinar programme.
• CDC HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord. The CDC Habitat Social AURA agency contributes experts (Aurélie Poncet, Anne-Françoise Hyvrard) on residential management and thermal rehabilitation webinars.
• Un Toit pour TousflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord; its Director General (Arthur Lhuissier) and Director participate in webinars on energy, policy flow, and senior-specific housing.
• AdomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord (insertion-by-housing specialist) of Absise, listed in the member logos on the homepage.
• Pôle Habitat Social (LPV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember social landlord of Absise, listed in the member logos on the homepage.
• Ageden 38 (Association pour une gestion durable de l'énergie)coreGTM or Marketing Partner10+ year partnership with Isère social landlords, animating a network and running an observatory of energy performance in social housing. Ageden 38 contributes to Absise webinars (e.g., Delphine Bellanger on thermal rehabilitation).
• Tasda (Technopôle Alpes santé à domicile et autonomie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrenoble-based partner co-developing the 'Un Apparté' experimental apartment with Actis and UNA 38, demonstrating how digital technology supports ageing-in-place in social housing. Tasda's director contributed to Absise's webinars on ageing-in-place.
• French Tech in The Alps | GrenobleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the June 2023 Absise webinar on social housing and innovation, bringing the start-up/tech ecosystem perspective.
• Les Compagnons BâtisseursminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFeatured in the June 2023 Absise webinar on social housing and innovation, contributing expertise on tenant-led small works.
• BTP federation of IsèrecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner featured in the 'Absise par ses partenaires' series; its President Thibault Richard highlighted social housing as a key driver for the construction sector, representing ~30% of BTP activity in Isère.
• AURA HlmflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Hlm federation (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) of which Absise is the Isère departmental component, providing the framework for Absise's actions.
• Union sociale pour l'habitatflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Hlm federation to which Absise is connected; its President Emmanuelle Cosse participated in the January 2023 Absise webinar on rehabilitation.
• LanceyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner featured in the June 2023 Absise webinar on social housing and innovation, contributing smart electric heating expertise.
• SOLIHAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial housing operator contributing expertise to the June 2022 Absise webinar on ageing well in social housing (Johanna Sintes, head of social missions pole).
• ACPPAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior-care specialist partner contributing to the March 2022 Absise webinar on specific senior housing (Brigitte Guardiola, Directrice régionale).
• UNA 38 (Union nationale de l'aide, des soins et des services aux domiciles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner with Actis and Tasda on the 'Un Apparté' experiment combining digital, social and home-care services for ageing-in-place.
• TéléGrenoblecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal TV partner producing the video reports of Absise webinars (journalists Lucile Dailly and Marie-Caroline Abrial) since 2022.
• Le Dauphiné LibérécoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional newspaper that conducted the partner interviews published in the 'Absise par ses partenaires' series in 2020.
• FM Communication & ÉvénementielminorOthersAgency credited with the creation of the Absise website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Le Dauphiné Libéré: Regional newspaper that has been an active GTM/media partner of ABSISE since 2020 (partner interviews). Included as an ecosystem participant — not a peer in the trade-association sense, but a relevant channel through which ABSISE's collective positions are amplified.

Broad incumbents

• Union sociale pour l'habitat: National federation of the Hlm movement in France, to which ABSISE is connected. Same trade-association DNA for social landlords but operating at national scale with policy-making, statistical and advocacy capabilities that dwarf any departmental body.
• Fédération nationale des associations d'accueil et de réinsertion sociale (FNARS): National federation representing associations working on social inclusion, homelessness and housing for vulnerable groups. Broader incumbent comparable to ABSISE in mission (advocating for vulnerable populations' housing) and in trade-association structure.

Direct peers

• Fédération des Offices Publics de l'Habitat: Federation representing public housing offices (OPH) in France. Directly comparable peer — same trade-association mission, same social-landlord membership archetype, similar collective representation and lobbying activities.
• Fédération des Entreprises Sociales pour l'Habitat (ESH): National federation of ESH (bailleurs sociaux) in France. Directly comparable as a trade association representing social-housing operators — same members archetype (entreprises sociales pour l'habitat) as ACTIS, SDH and Pluralis inside ABSISE.
• AURA Hlm: Regional Hlm federation of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, of which ABSISE is the Isère departmental component. Direct structural peer — same trade-association mission, same member base (bailleurs sociaux), same convening and lobbying model, just at a regional scale.
• ABC Hlm (Association des bailleurs sociaux des Bouches-du-Rhône): Departmental association of social landlords in Bouches-du-Rhône. Closest structural peer to ABSISE — same departmental scope, same member archetype, same mission of collective representation and convening of elected officials and media.

Regional players

• USH Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Hlm Nouvelle-Aquitaine): Regional Hlm federation in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Same departmental/regional trade-association logic as ABSISE/AURA Hlm, useful as a regional benchmark for what ABSISE's role could scale into.
• Association régionale Hlm des Hauts-de-France (AREHA / Hlm Hauts-de-France): Regional Hlm association in Hauts-de-France. Comparable trade-association model federating social landlords, but operating at a regional level rather than a single department.

Emerging players

• PROCIVIS: National network of SACICAP societies active in social housing production and access to property. Comparable as an organized network convening social-housing operators and partners, though structured as a network of financial entities rather than a pure trade association.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ABSISE38
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtc9GB6LtVbEV_EG9wyd1bw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Absise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/absise

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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