What Beneat-Chauvel does

Beneat-Chauvel (legal name: Cabinet Bénéat-Chauvel) is a privately held, family-owned French real estate agency founded in 1965 and headquartered in Sarzeau, with its main operational office in Vannes. The firm operates three physical branches — Vannes (33 rue Thiers), Sarzeau (3 Place Lesage), and Arzon Port Navalo (1 chemin du Croisty) — plus a separate condominium-management (syndic de copropriété) office at 10 rue Anita Conti, Vannes. Service lines cover residential and commercial transactions, annual rentals, vacation rentals (through a dedicated sub-brand, Bénéat-Chauvel Vacances, at beneat-chauvel-vacances.com), rental property management, new-construction and land sales, and condominium association administration.

The underlying technology stack is conventional for a regional French brokerage: a WordPress-based website (beneat-chauvel.com) hosted on OVH, built and maintained by Cohérence Communication, with a property search tool, an Espace Client portal, and an owner management dashboard hosted on monespaceclient.immo. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, APIs, or patents disclosed. Marketing is multi-channel, combining the website, email newsletters, and an active presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, supported by FNAIM professional association membership and a N°1 ranking in controlled customer reviews as trust signals.

Revenue is generated primarily through buyer-paid transaction commissions (2.83%-6% FAI, or frais d'agence inclus), recurring monthly rental management fees on annual lets (€300-€2,000/month), vacation rental management fees, and syndic de copropriété service fees. The customer base is overwhelmingly retail — individual residential buyers and sellers, second-home and vacation property owners, landlords, and condominium associations — with no disclosed enterprise accounts. The firm remains independently owned and operated, with no parent company, no external funding, and no recorded M&A activity.

Name

Beneat-Chauvel

Legal name

Cabinet Bénéat Chauvel

Website

https://beneat-chauvel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beneat-Chauvel is a family-owned French real estate agency founded in 1965, operating three branches in the Golfe du Morbihan region to serve residential buyers, sellers, landlords, and condominium associations with brokerage, rental management, and vacation letting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarzeau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Transaction Commissions: Agency commissions on property sales (FAI - frais d'agence inclus) ranging from 2.83% to 6% of sale price, charged to the buyer.
2. Rental Management Fees: Ongoing property management services for rental properties with associated management fees.
3. Vacation Rental Services: Vacation rental management through dedicated platform beneat-chauvel-vacances.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cabinet Bénéat-Chauvel is a family-owned real estate agency that buys, sells, and rents residential and commercial properties across the Golfe du Morbihan and Pays de Vannes region. Core offerings include property transactions (sale, purchase, valuation), annual rentals, vacation rentals, rental property management, new construction sales, land sales, luxury property brokerage, and condominium syndicate (syndic de copropriété) management.

Product overview

Cabinet Bénéat-Chauvel operates as a unified real estate agency platform offering comprehensive property services across three physical agencies (Vannes, Sarzeau, and Arzon Port Navalo) and multiple digital channels. The core offering centers on real estate transaction services (buying and selling), supplemented by rental management (annual and vacation), new construction programs, and specialized exceptional property divisions. Digital services include client portals, property search tools, and management dashboards that complement the physical agency operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bénéat-Chauvel Vacances: Dedicated vacation rental platform for holiday properties in the Golfe du Morbihan region

Products and services

• Property Transaction Services (Achat/Vente) Complete real estate transaction services for buying and selling residential and commercial properties across the Golfe du Morbihan region, including property valuation, marketing, and negotiation support for individual buyers and sellers.
• Annual Rental Services (Location à l'année) Long-term rental property listing and tenant placement services for residential properties in the Vannes and Golfe du Morbihan area, with monthly rents ranging from 300€ to 2000€.
• Vacation Rental Services (Location Vacances) Holiday rental property listings and management services through a dedicated platform at beneat-chauvel-vacances.com, covering waterfront estates to smaller apartments across the Brittany coast.
• Rental Property Management (Gestion Locative) Full-service rental property management including tenant management, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and financial reporting for residential rental property owners.
• New Construction Sales (Programmes Neufs) Sales of new residential construction properties and land parcels at developer-direct prices, including off-plan (VEFA) apartments and custom-building plots.
• Exceptional Properties (Biens d'Exception) Premium luxury property brokerage for high-end homes and estates priced above 800,000€ in sought-after Golfe du Morbihan locations.
• Land Sales (Terrains) Sales of building plots for residential construction across the Rhuys Peninsula and surrounding areas.
• Condominium Management (Syndic de Copropriété) Condominium association management services including administrative, technical, and financial management of shared residential properties in the Vannes area.

Quantifiable outcome

• N°1 ranked for customer reviews among service and real estate professionals

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FNAIMcoreOthersProfessional real estate association membership. FNAIM logo displayed on website footer indicating membership in France's largest real estate professional federation.
• Cohérence CommunicationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite creator and webmaster. Responsible for site design and maintenance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nexity: France's largest integrated real estate company, including new development, brokerage, and property management. Comparable across multiple service lines but operates as a publicly-traded national developer-broker hybrid.
• Foncia: France's leading property management and real estate services company. Comparable in rental management (gestion locative) and condominium syndicate (syndic de copropriété) offerings, but at much greater scale and as a national incumbent.
• Century 21 France: Global real estate franchise with significant French operations. Competes in the same brokerage and rental management space, with greater marketing budget, training infrastructure, and geographic coverage.
• Orpi: France's largest real estate network with thousands of agencies nationwide. Directly comparable as a residential brokerage serving buyers and sellers, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach than Beneat-Chauvel's three Breton offices.
• Laforêt: Major French real estate franchise network offering sales, rentals, and management services. Closely comparable service offering to Beneat-Chauvel but with national presence and stronger brand recognition.
• Guy Hoquet Immobilier: French real estate franchise network offering sales, rental, and property management services. Similar business model to Beneat-Chauvel with national footprint and franchise structure.

Direct peers

• Cimm Immobilier: French independent real estate network with regional agencies. Closest comparable in terms of independent agency model and service offering (sales, rentals, management), though with multi-region presence rather than single-region focus.
• OptimHome: French independent real estate network with similar commission-based sales model. Comparable as a network of independent agencies serving residential buyers and sellers across France with similar agent-driven economics.
• Stéphane Plaza Immobilier: French real estate franchise network with strong brand presence. Comparable as a residential real estate brokerage serving French consumers with similar transaction-based commission model, though with stronger national marketing.

Emerging players

• SeLoger: Leading French online real estate listing platform. While not a direct agency competitor, SeLoger has reshaped the brokerage landscape by aggregating listings and reducing barriers to direct owner-to-buyer transactions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@beneat-chauvelimmobilier2847
• Facebookfacebook.com/CaroleBENEATCHAUVEL
• LinkedInlu.linkedin.com/company/cabinet-beneat-chauvel
• Instagraminstagram.com/beneatchauvelimmobilier
• Xx.com/Beneat_Chauvel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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