ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique

What ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique does

ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique is a non-profit association governed by French law of 1901 (loi 1901), founded in 1980/1981 and headquartered in Nantes with a secondary site in Saint-Nazaire. It operates as the departmental branch of the national ANIL/ADIL network under Article L366-1 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, delivering free, neutral housing information and advisory services to residents of Loire-Atlantique — covering topics such as rental law, homeownership, energy renovation, urban planning, and access to social housing. The organization employs approximately 20 people, all of whom are housing advisors and support staff, and its services are delivered in person, by phone, and through a website featuring interactive housing calculators and information tools.

The association has no commercial revenue model: it is funded through grants from a small group of institutional partners, including the French Ministry of Housing, Nantes Métropole, Action Logement, the Departmental Council of Loire-Atlantique, and the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF). It also participates in programs such as SLIME (energy vulnerability screening) and publishes regional housing market data through the Grand Ouest atlas. Its strategic posture is that of a stable public-utility-style service provider: modernizing incrementally through digital self-service tools and public information events, while remaining structurally dependent on continuing institutional subsidy.

From an investment lens, ADIL 44 is not a venture-backable entity. It is a regulated, grant-funded public-interest operator with a structural monopoly on departmental housing advice, but no pricing power, no equity value, and no scalability outside its chartered geography. Its strategic moves — digital calculators, regional atlas, energy-program integration, public workshops — represent mission expansion within its existing charter rather than commercial growth.

Name

ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique

Legal name

Agence Départementale d'Information sur le Logement de la Loire-Atlantique (ADIL 44)

Website

https://adil44.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique is a French non-profit association that provides free, neutral housing information and advisory services to residents of Loire-Atlantique, operating under the national ANIL/ADIL network from offices in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique operates as a non-profit association (loi 1901) providing free housing information services. The organization is funded by government institutions and public bodies including the Ministry of Housing, Nantes Métropole, Action Logement, the Departmental Council of Loire-Atlantique, the Caisse de Garantie du Logement Locatif Social, and CAF.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique provides free, neutral, objective, and personalized information and advisory services on all legal, financial, and fiscal questions related to housing for both tenants and property owners in the Loire-Atlantique department. Its core deliverables are legal advice (Service juridique), social housing information (Service social), and a local energy intervention service (Guichet SLIME), supplemented by interactive calculation tools, letter templates, checklists, and an interactive housing atlas.

Product overview

ADIL de la Loire-Atlantique is a public housing information association operating under the ANIL (Agence Nationale pour l'Information sur le Logement) network. The organization provides a unified advisory service for housing-related matters through multiple delivery channels: direct legal and social services at offices in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, interactive web-based tools (calculation simulators, letter templates, checklists), expert Q&A content, and local resource directories. The core offering consists of free legal/financial advice services and social housing information, supplemented by digital tools including the interactive housing atlas for the Grand Ouest region and the SLIME energy efficiency guichet. All services are provided free of charge under the framework of Article L366-1 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service juridique - Legal Housing Advisory Service Free, neutral, and objective legal counsel delivered by a team of jurist advisors on housing-related legal questions for tenants and property owners, available in person at offices in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, by telephone, and by email.
• Service social - Social Housing Information Service Free information service on social rental housing requests and available solutions in Loire-Atlantique, provided by social housing advisors at offices in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, by telephone, and by email.
• Guichet SLIME - Local Energy Intervention Service

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ANIL (Agence Nationale pour l'Information sur le Logement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational housing information agency providing the overarching framework and network for all ADIL organizations. ADIL 44 operates under the aegis of ANIL and within the national ANIL/ADIL professional network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ADIL des Bouches-du-Rhône (ADIL 13): Sister departmental ADIL covering the Bouches-du-Rhône département. Operates the same free advisory model with offices and tools within the ANIL network.
• ADIL de Paris (ADIL 75): Sister departmental ADIL serving Paris under the same L366-1 mandate. Same legal/financial/fiscal advisory model, same ANIL network, comparable service catalog — directly comparable peer in a different geography.
• ANIL — Agence Nationale pour l'Information sur le Logement: National parent agency that defines ADIL 44's missions and content; operates the same housing-information service model at the national level. Directly comparable in mission, neutrality, and statutory positioning.
• ADIL du Nord (ADIL 59): Sister departmental ADIL serving the Nord département. Directly comparable as a departmental ANIL-affiliated housing information service with similar office structure.
• ADIL du Rhône (ADIL 69): Sister departmental ADIL covering the Rhône/Métropole de Lyon area. Same statutory framework, same service portfolio, comparable scale.

Emerging players

• Soliha (Fédération SOLIHA): National federation of associations providing housing accompaniment, renovation advising, and energy intervention services. Comparable in offering free/low-cost advisory on renovation and energy topics — overlapping with ADIL 44's SLIME and renovation advisory mission.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French NGO focused on housing precariousness and homelessness. Comparable in public-interest housing advocacy, but operates through advocacy, lobbying, and direct assistance rather than neutral legal/financial advisory.

Others

• Notaires de France / Chambre des Notaires: National professional body for notaries, who are the primary fee-based advisors on real estate transactions in France. Comparable in transaction-related legal/fiscal advice but operate a paid, transactional model rather than free neutral advisory.

Broad incumbents

• Action Logement: National paritarian organization that funds ADIL 44 and operates housing-related financial services, employer-linked rental products, and renovation aids. Overlaps in mission (housing access) but is a much broader incumbent with financial rather than purely advisory functions.

Regional players

• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) de Loire-Atlantique: Regional branch of the national family fund that co-funds ADIL 44. Provides housing aid (APL, etc.) and social support, overlapping with ADIL 44's social-housing advisory scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ADIL.loireatlantique
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adil-44

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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