What SOLIHA Provence does

SOLIHA Provence is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1950, headquartered in Marseille, and the regional arm of the SOLIHA national federation operating across Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and Alpes-Maritimes. The organisation delivers housing programmes for vulnerable populations through five interconnected métiers: housing welcome and accompaniment, habitat improvement, social housing production, social real estate intermediation, and the manufacturing of innovative solutions via partner subsidiaries. It is publicly positioned as a 'véritable acteur de l'économie sociale et solidaire' delivering housing, social, and property services rather than a commercial technology product.

Its core offering is the operation of specialised housing programmes — bail à réhabilitation, OPAH/PIG animation, intermédiation locative (IML), Usufruit Locatif Social (ULS), the AGCAL coordinated accompaniment service, Accueil de Jour day shelters, and the social intergenerational viager ViagéVie — channelled through subsidiaries Bâtitruck (insertion construction), the SOLIHA Agence Immobili\u00e8re Sociale, and the cooperative SOLIHA Méditerranée Bâtisseur de Logement d'Insertion. The underlying technology is social engineering, housing programme management, and administrative/social IT systems rather than a proprietary software product; the differentiated methods are domain specialisations (e.g., novel intergenerational viager architecture) co-developed with public financiers.

SOLIHA Provence generates revenue from public procurement contracts with French municipalities, departments, the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, and the State; from management mandates with social landlords and private property owners; from cooperative / social-enterprise equity returns (notably ViagéVie and SOLIHA Méditerranée); and from channelled construction works (over €12 million generated in 2019, equivalent to ~200 FTE jobs). Pricing is non-commercial: social housing rents are set under PLA-I / PLUS / PLS regulations and ANAH subsidies, and home adaptation costs are co-financed by ANAH up to 100% for low-income households. The Go-to-market is institutional — direct enterprise selling to government buyers through calls for tenders and framework agreements — supplemented by community-level referral pipelines (CCAS, CAF, social workers) and events such as the Salon des Maires. Quantitative scale: 10,000+ households accompanied per year (2019-2020), 266 rehabilitated units across 27 communes over 20 years of bail à réhabilitation, 582 households permanently rehoused under the Marseille MOUS programme (end October 2020), 99/100 Gender Equality Index in 2024.

Name

SOLIHA Provence

Legal name

SOLIHA Provence

Website

https://www.solihaprovence.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SOLIHA Provence is a non-profit social housing association founded in 1950 and headquartered in Marseille, France. It operates public-sector-commissioned housing programmes across Provence — rehabilitation, social intermediation, accommodation, and innovative solutions — for vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Social Services (8300), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Affordable Housing Property Management (BPAJAGAJ), Affordable Rental & Multifamily Housing Finance Programs (LIHTC/Tax Credits/Subsidized Loans) (FSALAKAF)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Housing rehabilitation programs
• Residential property management
• Housing accompaniment services
• Affordable housing operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public contracts and government grants: SOLIHA Provence's primary revenue is from public procurement contracts awarded by the French state, municipalities, departments, and metropolitan authorities. This includes the 4-year market for relocation support of evacuated households in Marseille (2021), OPAH/PIG animation contracts, and DIHAL-funded projects. Revenue is recurrent through multi-year framework agreements and grant cycles.
2. Social housing management fees: Revenue from managing a portfolio of social and intermediate-rent housing units (including bail à réhabilitation, intermédiation locative, and properties under management mandates). Fees are charged to municipalities, social landlords, and property owners for administrative, technical, and social management of their housing stock.
3. Housing works generated for third parties: In 2019, SOLIHA Provence generated more than €12 million in construction works for private and public clients. This reflects its role as programme manager and owner-proxy for housing rehabilitation, directing renovation expenditure through partner contractors.
4. Cooperative and social enterprise dividends: Through its 25% stake in ViagéVie (joint venture with La Banque des Territoires) and its role in the cooperative SOLIHA Méditerranée Bâtisseur de Logement d'Insertion, SOLIHA receives indirect financial returns and co-investment capacity.
5. Usufruit Locatif Social (ULS): Under the ULS scheme, SOLIHA acquires housing rights for a fixed 17-year period, sub-letting to income-qualified households at below-market rents. This generates rental revenue while the bare ownership remains with the developer (Histoire & Patrimoine).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SOLIHA Provence is a non-profit social housing association that delivers housing rehabilitation, emergency relocation, social housing management and housing-accompaniment services to vulnerable populations and local authorities across the Provence region. It operates public-funded programmes (OPAH/PIG animation, bail à réhabilitation, MOUS relocation missions, Ma Prime Rénov' adaptation) and manages a portfolio of social and intermediate-rent housing units through subsidiaries and joint ventures (Agence Immobilière Sociale, ViagéVie, Bâtitruck, SOLIHA Méditerranée). Its buyers are French municipalities, departments and state agencies that award multi-year public contracts, while individual households benefit from subsidised housing adaptation and access services.

Product overview

SOLIHA Provence is a social housing association organized around multiple interconnected services. The core offering includes housing assistance, social support, property management, and housing improvement programs. Key products include: Bail à réhabilitation (rehabilitation leases) and OPAH/PIG programs for housing renovation; ViagéVie for social lifetime annuity services; Bâtitruck as a building insertion enterprise; Agence Immobilière Sociale for rental property management; La Cuisine du 101 as a community kitchen; and Intermédiation Locative for housing placement services. The organization operates as a unified platform addressing the full spectrum of housing needs from emergency accommodation to long-term property management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ViagéVie: Social intergenerational viager device enabling elderly homeowners to sell their property while remaining, with housing then offered to young households
• Bâtitruck
• SOLiHA Agence Immobilière Sociale
• La Cuisine du 101
• L'Agence Immobilière Sociale

Products and services

• Bail à réhabilitation Lease-rehabilitation scheme enabling property owners and municipalities to transfer degraded buildings to SOLIHA Provence for renovation and management under a long-term lease, with the units re-let at social rents; benefits include tax advantages for owners and conversion of degraded stock into managed social housing.
• OPAH / PIG Animation Operational animation of Programmed Housing Improvement Operations (OPAH) and General Interest Programmes (PIG), mobilising public subsidies to support private homeowners in rehabilitation projects, including habitat indigne protocols, energy renovation and accessibility adaptations.
• ViagéVie (Social Intergenerational Viager) Social reverse-annuity (viager) scheme enabling elderly homeowners aged 75+ to monetise their property while continuing to live in their homes, with the property eventually transferred to provide housing for young households; co-developed with La Banque des Territoires and La Poste.
• Bâtitruck (Building Insertion Enterprise) Social insertion enterprise performing secondary construction works (insulation, interior finishing, partitions, windows, ventilation, carpentry) while supporting disadvantaged individuals — primarily women and people distanced from employment — to reintegrate into the labour market.
• Agence Immobilière Sociale (AIS) Social real estate agency managing rental properties for private owners, intermediating between landlords and tenants while providing social support services; charges management fees for administrative, technical and social accompaniment of rental units.
• La Cuisine du 101 (Community Kitchen Tier-lieu) Third-place community kitchen facility providing cooking facilities, meals, social listening and artistic activities for people without kitchen access, including those housed in hotels, on the street and in squats; co-managed with Le Bouillon de Noailles.
• Accueil de Jour (Day Shelter) Day reception centre providing unconditional welcome, listening and essential daily services for people in situations of great precarity, without conditions; located in Tarascon.
• Intermédiation Locative (IML) Rental intermediation service placing homeless or precarious households in private or social housing, with SOLIHA Provence sourcing units from landlords and sub-letting to vulnerable households under managed occupancy agreements, accompanied by ongoing social support.
• Usufruit Locatif Social (ULS) Social usufruct rental programme enabling acquisition of housing for social purposes by separating property ownership (bare ownership) from usage rights (usufruct) for a fixed 17-year period; SOLIHA sub-lets income-qualified households at below-market rents while the bare ownership remains with the developer.
• Accompagnement Global Coordonné Autour du Logement (AGCAL) Integrated accompaniment service combining multiple support dimensions — access to and maintenance in housing, plus daily-life support across health, rights and employment axes — for households in difficulty.

Quantifiable outcome

• 582 households permanently rehoused under the Marseille MOUS relogement programme (end October 2020)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Nexity Non-Profit / Nexity Grand MarseillemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Nexity Non-Profit and Nexity Grand Marseille provided a 70 m² premises within the Les DocksLibres programme (Marseille 3rd arrondissement) for La Cuisine du 101 tier-lieu, funded by DIHAL and operated by SOLIHA Provence.
• La PostecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021La Poste joined the ViagéVie initiative alongside La Banque des Territoires and SOLIHA Provence as a co-launch partner for the first social intergenerational viager scheme in Marseille.
• France HorizonmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Under the Marseille relocation market contract (2021-2025), SOLIHA sub-contracted Mission 1 (reception, information, orientation, and services to evacuated households) to France Horizon, contributing 11.5 ETP to the 36-ETP team.
• BâtitruckcoreOthersBâtitruck is the social insertion company (entreprise d'insertion) of SOLIHA Provence. It performs secondary construction works (insulation, interior finishing, partitions, windows, ventilation) as an employment integration vehicle, primarily for women and people distanced from employment. 4 people in insertion contracts as of 2020.
• SOLIHA Méditerranée Bâtisseur de Logement d'Insertion (UES)coreOthersSA UES cooperative that carries real estate projects for associations affiliated to URIOPSS, FAS, and ALID that do not hold a 'Maitrise d'ouvrage et insertion' licence. SOLIHA Provence is the principal cooperator. The InvESS't fund invested €550,000 in this cooperative structure.
• ANAH (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat)coreOthersANAH is the primary public funder of housing renovation and adaptation works in France. SOLIHA Provence is a certified operator for ANAH-funded programmes (OPAH, PIG, bail à réhabilitation, and Ma Prime Rénov' adaptation works). ANAH co-financed the Pernes-les-Fontaines operation (€540,475 total).
• Métropole Aix-Marseille-ProvencemajorOthersThe metropolitan authority partners with SOLIHA Provence on housing improvement strategies, relocation missions, and habitat indigne protocols across the Marseille metropolitan area. The metropole contributed to the ViagéVie pilot.
• Communes across 27 municipalities (Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes)coreOthersSOLIHA Provence operates bail à réhabilitation and other housing programmes with 27 communes, including Marseille, Martigues, Arles, Aubagne, Cassis, Digne, Istres, Marignane, Pernes-les-Fontaines, Châteaurenard, and others. Communes provide property (via bail à réhabilitation or droit de préemption urbain delegation) and co-fund renovation works.
• CAF des Bouches-du-RhônemajorOthersCaisse d'Allocations Familiales is a key institutional partner in housing accompaniment, contributing to the funding of social measures, family housing support, and the Plan Départemental de Lutte contre l'Habitat Indigne.
• Histoire & PatrimoinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty developer partner in the Usufruit Locatif Social (ULS) scheme. Purchased the Demeure Les Balcons de Massalia building, then signed a 17-year ULS with SOLIHA Provence (act signed November 2021), enabling 34 social housing units to be made available at below-market rents from December 2024.
• Le Bouillon de NoaillesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial and cultural actor that manages the animation of La Cuisine du 101 kitchen. Organises cooking workshops, cultural activities, and social accompaniment within the tier-lieu co-created with SOLIHA Provence.
• DIHAL (Délégation Interministérielle à l'Hébergement et à l'Accès au Logement)coreOthersInterministerial delegate body for housing and accommodation, strongly supporting SOLIHA's bidonville resolution mission since 2017 and the La Cuisine du 101 tier-lieu. Provides strategic guidance and co-funding for national housing-first policy implementation.
• SPLAIN Aix Marseille ProvenceminorOthersPartner in urban walks and housing mission presentations during institutional visits, providing urban planning and housing market expertise in the Marseille metropolitan area.
• CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale) — various municipalitiesmajorOthersLocal social action centres of municipalities serve as primary referral points for vulnerable households directed to SOLIHA services. Multiple CCAS (Aix-en-Provence, Martigues, and others) are listed as institutional partners on the website.
• Fédération SOLIHAcoreOthersNational federation of SOLIHA associations. SOLIHA Provence is a member of this federation which includes over 140 associations, 750+ social workers, 34 pension de famille, and 23,000+ housing units under management nationally. The federation provides institutional support, shared project frameworks (Projet associatif 2026-2030), and national event coordination.
• URIOPSS PACAminorOthersUnion Régionale des Organismes Privés non Lucratifs Sanitaires et Sociaux. SOLIHA Méditerranée cooperative is affiliated to URIOPSS, FAS, and ALID. URIOPSS represents and supports the regional network of non-profit health and social organisations.
• CNRACCL, CARSAT Sud-Est, CDC Habitat, Unicil, LOGIREM, MSA, Mistral Habitat, France Horizon, FAP, Caracol, Banque des Territoires, and 60+ additional institutional partnersmajorOthersSOLIHA Provence maintains an extensive ecosystem of 70+ institutional partners including social welfare funds (CNRACCL, CARSAT), housing providers (CDC Habitat, Unicil, LOGIREM), mutual insurance (MSA), community organisations (FAP), and financial institutions. These partners co-finance programmes, refer households, and provide property.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Adoma (CDC Habitat): Adoma is the leading national operator of social housing for vulnerable populations (formerly SONACOTRA), now a subsidiary of CDC Habitat. Comparable to SOLIHA Provence in providing social housing and accommodation services, but at significantly larger national scale and as a state-backed CDC group entity.
• CDC Habitat: CDC Habitat is the largest social landlord in France, owned by Caisse des Dépôts. Comparable as a dominant national player in social and intermediate housing, and as the parent group of both Adoma and 75% owner of Viagévie (SOLIHA Provence's joint venture). Operates at a much larger scale with national reach.

Direct peers

• Coallia: Coallia is a major French non-profit association providing social housing, refugee accommodation, and integration services across France. Directly comparable to SOLIHA Provence in operating as a non-profit social housing association serving vulnerable populations through public contracts and framework agreements.
• France Horizon: France Horizon is a French non-profit association delivering emergency accommodation, refugee housing, and social support services. Directly comparable as a sub-contracted implementation partner to SOLIHA Provence under the Marseille MOUS relogement market contract, with overlapping service lines in housing inclusion.
• Habitat et Humanisme: Habitat et Humanisme is a private non-profit federation operating affordable housing solutions for excluded populations across France. Comparable to SOLIHA Provence in mission (housing for vulnerable people), non-profit structure, and reliance on a federation model with regional entities.
• Emmaüs Habitat: Emmaüs Habitat (formerly Fondation Abbé Pierre pour le logement) operates social housing across France, directly comparable in non-profit social housing management, focus on vulnerable populations, and partnership-driven operations.
• SOLIHA Rhône-Alpes Grand Lyon: Sister regional SOLIHA entity operating across the Rhône-Alpes region. Directly comparable as the closest peer within the same SOLIHA national federation, with identical services (OPAH/PIG animation, bail à réhabilitation, social accompaniment), geographic complementarity, and shared institutional model.
• Adef Résidences: Adef Résidences (formerly ADEF) operates social residences and housing for vulnerable populations across France. Comparable to SOLIHA Provence in providing managed social housing with on-site accompaniment for excluded populations, including elderly and disabled tenants.
• AVDL (Association pour la Vie et la Dignité Logement): AVDL is a French non-profit association providing housing and accommodation for people in precarious situations. Comparable to SOLIHA Provence in non-profit social housing model, focus on very vulnerable groups, and reliance on intermédiation locative and social landlord partnerships.

Others

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Fondation Abbé Pierre is a major French housing advocacy and support foundation. Compares as a co-financier of SOLIHA Provence's Pernes-les-Fontaines operation and as a national-level ecosystem actor shaping habitat indigne policy that SOLIHA implements locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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