Régie de quartier Activ'Cités

What Régie de quartier Activ'Cités does

Régie de quartier Activ'Cités is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded on February 26, 2007, and labeled by the Mouvement des Régies, operating in the Lens-Liévin mining basin across four communes (Bully-les-Mines, Grenay, Mazingarbe, Sains-en-Gohelle) in the Hauts-de-France region. The association operates a three-pillar model combining Insertion par l'Activité Économique (IAE), improvement of the local living environment, and citizenship/popular education. Its three fee-for-service lines — Bâtiment second œuvre (rendering, painting, flooring, clearance, moving), Espaces verts (lawn care, hedge trimming, landscaping), and Nettoyage (post-construction cleaning, premises hygiene, branded as Les Activ'Cleaners) — serve as both revenue-generating activities and work-integration platforms employing people in subsidized integration pathways.

Its three social programs layer on top of the service lines: Premières Heures en Chantier (operated under the Convergence France national framework) offers gradual reintegration starting at four hours per week for people in extreme precarity including those experiencing homelessness; Remobilisation is an 8-week program for RSA beneficiaries combining workshops, coaching, and two weeks of enterprise internships; and Lien social operates the ESPAS community annex in Sains-en-Gohelle, a FabLab-equipped space (3D printer, vinyl cutter, Cricut, badge maker) offering coworking, a public digital space, workshops, and neighborhood events. Governance is tripartite, shared between representatives of the four communes, three social landlords (SIA Habitat, Maisons et Cités, Pas-de-Calais Habitat), and local residents.

The revenue model blends French public subsidies (EU Social Fund, Département du Pas-de-Calais, municipal commissioning) with fee-for-service revenue from institutional clients (communes, social landlords) and residential customers benefiting from the crédit d'impôt (50% effective price reduction on qualifying home services). The association currently has approximately 20 permanent staff and nearly 60 employees in integration pathways, up from 2 supervisors and 10 pathway employees at founding, and served roughly 60 people in 2024 across its Remobilisation, Premières Heures en Chantier, and other integration programs.

Name

Régie de quartier Activ'Cités

Legal name

ACTIV'CITES

Website

https://activcites.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Régie de quartier Activ'Cités is a French non-profit (loi 1901) founded in 2007 that operates building, green-space, and cleaning services across four communes in the Lens-Liévin mining basin, using fee-for-service revenue and public grants to fund employment-reintegration programs for RSA beneficiaries and people experiencing extreme precarity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Reintegration Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Social reintegration services
• Workforce reintegration programs
• Neighborhood maintenance services
• Green space management
• Professional cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bully-les-Mines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Integration Employment Contracts (Contrats aidés / insertion): The association's primary model is built around social integration through economic activity. It employs people in integration pathways via subsidized employment contracts, funded through public subsidies from the Department of Pas-de-Calais, the EU, and local government. Revenue comes from a combination of public grants and service fees for prestations.
2. Green Space and Building Services (Prestations payantes): Fee-for-service revenue from building second œuvre, green space maintenance, and cleaning services delivered to municipalities, social landlords, and private individuals. Services qualify for French tax credits (crédit d'impôt), making them accessible to residential customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Régie de quartier Activ'Cités is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2007 that delivers professional reintegration services through three core service lines — building finishing works (second œuvre bâtiment), green space maintenance (espaces verts), and cleaning (nettoyage) — while providing employment pathways for job seekers and RSA beneficiaries in the Lens Liévin area. The organization combines economic activity with social support programs (Premières Heures en Chantier, Remobilisation) and community engagement activities (Lien social with FabLab and digital space).

Product overview

Régie de quartier Activ'Cités is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2007 and labeled by the Mouvement des Régies, operating across four communes in the Lens-Liévin agglomeration: Bully-les-Mines, Grenay, Mazingarbe, and Sains-en-Gohelle. The organization operates as a three-pillar social enterprise: three core service lines — Bâtiment second œuvre (building finishing works), Espaces verts (green spaces and landscaping), and Nettoyage (cleaning) — serve both as revenue-generating activities and as work-integration platforms for people in professional reintegration parcours. These three services are complemented by three social programs: Premières Heures en Chantier (gradual employment reintegration for people in extreme precarity), Remobilisation (an 8-week professional project development course for RSA beneficiaries), and Lien social (social connection activities including a FabLab, coworking spaces, a public digital space, and community events). The FabLab offers digital fabrication tools (3D printer, vinyl cutter, Cricut, badge maker) to the local community. Governance is shared between municipal representatives, social landlords, and local residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Activ'Cleaners: Cleaning services team for hygiene and maintenance of premises, post-construction cleaning, and custom cleaning services.

Products and services

• Espaces Verts (Green Space Maintenance) Maintenance and upkeep of green spaces for communes and social housing providers in the Lens Liévin area, performed by employees on professional reintegration pathways.
• Bâtiment Second Œuvre (Building Finishing Works) Second-trade building works (painting, plastering, tiling, light carpentry) carried out for social housing providers, communes, and individual residents, employing workers in professional reintegration.
• Nettoyage (Cleaning Services) Professional cleaning services for communal housing premises, offices, and residential clients, delivered by staff on reintegration pathways.
• Premières Heures en Chantier An introductory work-readiness program offering the first work-hours experience to job seekers and RSA beneficiaries on supervised worksites before transitioning to longer contracts.
• Remobilisation A social and professional remobilization program supporting beneficiaries in rebuilding work habits and soft skills before entering employment contracts.
• Lien Social – FabLab et Espace Numérique A community digital fabrication laboratory and digital space open to residents, providing access to 3D printing, vinyl cutting, CNC equipment, and digital training workshops.
• Lien Social – Événements et Sorties Community events, outings, and social link activities designed to strengthen neighborhood ties and support social inclusion for residents of the Lens Liévin area.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~60 people supported/integrated into employment pathways in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIA HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIA Habitat is a social housing provider represented on the board of directors of Activ'Cités, participating in the democratic governance of the Régie alongside municipalities and residents. As a board member, SIA Habitat helps steer the association's mission and projects.
• Maisons et CitéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing provider and founding partner of Activ'Cités (present since the association's creation in 2007 alongside mayors and other housing providers). Represented on the board of directors for governance and strategic direction.
• Pas-de-Calais HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing provider represented on the board of directors, contributing to governance alongside municipalities and residents. Commissioned for building and maintenance services.
• Communes of Bully-les-Mines, Grenay, Mazingarbe, Sains-en-GohellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe four communes are founding partners and board members of the association. Mayors François Lemaire (Bully-les-Mines) and Bernard Urbaniak (Mazingarbe) created Activ'Cités in 2007. Communes commission services and participate in governance.
• Tadao and SNCFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility partners integrated into the Remobilisation program, providing transport training and access for program participants to help overcome mobility barriers to employment.
• Médecins du MondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner in the Remobilisation program providing health accompaniment for RSA beneficiaries, addressing health barriers to employment.
• EPDEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildcare partner in the Remobilisation program, enabling parents to participate by providing childcare support during the 8-week program.
• Convergence FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvergence France is the national association that developed and ports the Premières Heures en Chantier program. Activ'Cités is a local operator of this program, using the national framework and brand for very progressive employment reintegration of highly precarious populations.
• CPIE Chaîne des TerrilsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partner collaborating with Activ'Cités on green space projects, including the construction and installation of birdhouses (nichoirs) as part of Premières Heures en Chantier ecological activities.
• DigibusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital inclusion partner providing support for digital learning and access to digital tools, complementing Activ'Cités' own public digital space and FabLab.
• OmbelliscienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOmbelliscience runs the 'Sciences pour Toutes et Tous en Hauts-de-France' program of which Activ'Cités is a member, guaranteeing access to culture, science, and citizenship for residents.
• Le Mouvement des RégiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of 130 Régies de Quartier and de Territoire. Activ'Cités holds the Régie de Quartier label awarded by this movement, which provides the governance framework, standards, and peer network for the association.
• ESPAS (Espace Solidarité Partage Accueil Sainsois)minorOthersThe ESPAS in Sains-en-Gohelle hosts Activ'Cités' community annex space, which houses the FabLab, coworking spaces, children's area, public digital space, and meeting room. A physical co-location partnership within a shared community facility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vitamine T: Major social-inclusion enterprise headquartered in Hauts-de-France providing work-integration pathways across multiple service lines (logistics, cleaning, green spaces, building). Operates the same insertion-par-l'activité-économique model in the same region, with similar reliance on subsidized contracts and tripartite public-private governance.
• La Varappe: Work-inclusion association active across multiple French regions, operating insertion enterprises in cleaning, building, and green spaces. Closely mirrors Activ'Cités' three-pillar service portfolio and beneficiary profile.
• Ares: Paris-based work-inclusion association operating insertion enterprises in logistics, services, and digital. Comparable model combining subsidized employment contracts, socio-professional support, and partner governance with public and private stakeholders.
• Groupe Id'EES: Federation and brand of work-integration enterprises (entreprises d'insertion and ETTI) operating across France. Directly comparable insertion-by-economic-activity model delivering services to public and private clients while employing beneficiaries on subsidized contracts.
• Régie de Quartier de Roubaix: Fellow Régie de Quartier in the Hauts-de-France region operating the same neighborhood-based insertion model for disadvantaged populations. Directly comparable in governance structure, service mix, and territorial focus on a distressed former-industrial urban area.

Others

• Convergence France: National association that developed and ports the Premières Heures en Chantier program that Activ'Cités operates locally. Adjacent ecosystem player providing the programmatic framework and brand for Activ'Cités' most distinctive reintegration offering.
• Fédération des Entreprises d'Insertion (FEI): National trade federation representing enterprises d'insertion across France. Not a direct operator but the sector body that sets standards, lobbies for subsidized contracts, and convenes peers operating the same insertion-by-economic-activity model as Activ'Cités.

Broad incumbents

• Chantier École: National federation of insertion enterprises specialized in building, heritage restoration, and environmental works. Highly comparable service-line overlap with Activ'Cités' Bâtiment and Espaces verts offerings, with similar insertion-by-work philosophy.
• Mouvement des Régies: National network of 130 Régies de Quartier and de Territoire that awards the Régie label Activ'Cités holds. Provides governance framework, peer support, and national advocacy for the entire régie model that Activ'Cités operates under.
• Emmaüs France: National federation of Emmaüs groups across France combining social-inclusion employment (recommerce, recycling, services) with housing and accompaniment for people in extreme precarity. Comparable insertion-through-work mission at much larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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