Terres de France

What Terres de France does

Terres de France operates a portfolio of vacation residences, apart-hotels, and nature tourism sites across France, serving individual vacationers, families, and corporate group clients. Founded in 2008 (with origins in a 2005 predecessor property) and headquartered in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, the group is a privately held, family-owned Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) controlled by the Bournais family. As of 2025, the group operates 24 residences with approximately 3,000 apartments across 18 destinations spanning Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin, Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Languedoc-Roussillon, and Corsica, serving more than 200,000 clients annually with stated group revenue of €12 million.

The group's core offering consists of furnished apartments and cottages equipped with kitchenettes, offered for stays from one night to extended vacations at degressive pricing. Its product set spans nature resorts, thermal spa residences (Allevard-les-Bains, La Roche-Posay, Gréoux-les-Bains), apartment-hotels in city locations (Brest, Quimper, Rouen), a Corsican coastal property, and facilities supporting group travel, seminars, and team-building events. The commercial model is built around a 100% web-based direct-to-consumer strategy using the group's network of property websites and dedicated platforms (Chalets en France, Weekend En Groupe, France Séminaire, Mes Vacences Privées, REVEA Vacances, Comité d'Entreprise Terres de France), supplemented by international distribution partnerships serving European and global source markets.

Growth has been almost entirely M&A and partnership-driven, anchored by two public-private partnerships (Questembert in 2017 for Domaine du Moulin Neuf; Ariège departmental authorities in 2021 for Domaine du Palais). The group has also absorbed struggling or divested assets from larger French operators including Odalys, Belambra, Appart'City, Néméa, Actisource, and the former Chalets en France network. Property management services for third-party owners and investors constitute a third revenue stream alongside consumer stays and B2B group bookings. The technology stack is conventional hospitality property management; no proprietary platform, data assets, or AI capabilities are disclosed. The group remains entirely family-owned with no external private equity or venture capital participation, financed primarily through debt obtained via the BPI Excellence programme and operating cash flow.

Name

Terres de France

Legal name

Groupe Terres de France

Website

https://groupe-terresdefrance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe Terres de France is a family-owned French operator of vacation residences and apart-hotels, managing 24 properties and approximately 3,000 apartments across 18 French destinations and serving more than 200,000 individual travelers and corporate group clients annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Residences & Apparthotels

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps (72121), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Nature Lodges & Eco-Resorts (THAAAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD), Campground & Overnight Facilities Operations (Campsites, Cabins, Backcountry Huts) (THAAAGAE), National Park & Conservancy Lodges (THAGAIAI)

Keywords

• Vacation rentals
• Apparthotel management
• Nature tourism residences
• Eco-responsible tourism
• Group seminars hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vacation Rental Management: Terres de France generates revenue by managing vacation residences and apartment hotels across France. The company operates 24 residences with approximately 3,000 apartments under management, offering furnished rentals with kitchenettes for stays ranging from one night to extended vacations at degressive pricing.
2. Group and Seminar Bookings: The group serves corporate clients, committees, and associations with group travel, seminar, and event organization services across their properties, providing comprehensive booking and event planning capabilities.
3. Property Owner Management Services: Terres de France offers residence management services to property owners, developers, and investors seeking occupancy solutions for hotel residences, campings, and gites, providing turnkey property management and filling services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Terres de France operates a portfolio of 24 apparthotels and nature tourism residences across France, offering approximately 3,000 furnished apartments with kitchenettes, free Wi-Fi, and hotel services for stays ranging from one night to extended vacations. The group also delivers professional group travel, seminar, and event organization services for corporate clients and employee committees, and provides turnkey property management services to tourism property owners and investors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chalets en France: Network of nature tourism chalets and cottage residences operated under the Chalets en France brand, acquired by Terres de France in 2014.
• Weekend En Groupe
• Blog Communautaire Terres de France
• Comité d'Entreprise Terres de France
• Revea Vacances

Products and services

• Apparthotels & Nature Residences (Vacation Rentals)
• Group & Seminar Bookings
• Property Owner Management Services
• REVEA Vacances Distribution Platform
• Chalets en France Brand Network Network of nature tourism chalet and cottage residences operated under the Chalets en France brand, acquired by Terres de France in 2014 to expand its national footprint in green tourism.
• Weekend En Groupe Platform Dedicated online platform for booking group getaways, short breaks, and themed weekend experiences across the group's French residences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000+ clients served annually across 24 residences
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Autorités départementales de l'AriègemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Public-private partnership for the management of Domaine du Palais located within the historic Palais des Évêques in Saint-Lizier, Ariège.
• Communauté de commune de QuestembertmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Public-private partnership for the development of Domaine du Moulin neuf in Rochefort-en-Terre. The local government provided significant renovation and construction investment while Terres de France manages the property.
• REVEA VacancescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorREVEA Vacances is one of the group's partner brands, operating as a commercial distribution channel for Terres de France properties. The group also offers commercial opportunities through the REVEA platform for property owners.
• Chalets en France Group PortfoliomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2014, Terres de France acquired management of 5 residences from the Chalets en France group: Hameaux de Miel, Hameaux des Lacs, Hameaux des Marines, Hameaux de Pomette, and Hameaux du Perrier, significantly expanding their national presence.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Appart'City: France's leading apart'hôtel chain with locations across French cities; directly comparable urban apart'hotel offering and same customer base as Terres de France's city residences (Quimper, Brest, La Roche-Posay, Rouen).
• MMV (Mona Lisa Vacances): French mountain resort and vacation residence operator; Terres de France acquired Domaine de Bacchus from MMV, evidencing comparable mountain/Mediterranean product offering.
• Belambra Clubs: French club/vacation village operator running coastal, mountain and countryside residences; multiple Terres de France takeovers came from Belambra assets, evidencing near-identical product offering and guest segments.
• Odalys Vacances: Major French vacation residence and apart'hôtel operator with a similar multi-region portfolio; many Terres de France acquisitions have come from former Odalys properties, indicating directly overlapping product, customer, and channel.
• Vacancéole: Mid-sized French vacation residence operator with residences and lodges across mountain, sea, and countryside destinations; comparable in size, product mix, and eco/nature positioning to Terres de France.
• Néméa Appart'Hôtels: French operator of apart'hotels and vacation residences; Terres de France took over Domaine de la Baie d'Audierne from Néméa, evidencing direct overlap in product and target segments.
• Goélia Résidences: French vacation residence operator with coastal, mountain and countryside properties; similar mid-sized operator profile, family-holiday customer base, and pricing tier to Terres de France.
• VVF Villages: French holiday village operator with nature-based family residences; Terres de France acquired Domaine du Moulin Neuf from VVF, evidencing directly comparable product positioning in the green-tourism segment.
• Lagrange Vacances: French vacation rental operator with residences, chalets, and apart'hotels across French regions; directly comparable product, multi-region footprint, and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Pierre & Vacances (Center Parcs): Listed French operator of self-catering holiday residences and apartments across France and Europe; directly comparable as the largest French vacation-residence incumbent, though considerably broader in scale and geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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