Le Pari Solidaire Lyon

What Le Pari Solidaire Lyon does

Le Pari Solidaire Lyon is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in April 2005, headquartered in Villeurbanne in the Lyon metropolitan area. The association matches seniors aged 60+ (or people with disabilities) who have a furnished, available room (minimum 9m² with window) with young people under 30 seeking affordable housing in the Lyon area. It facilitates the entire cohabitation lifecycle: pricing-aligned contracts (free, contre présence, or convivial at €250-350/month), in-home meetings, contract signing, and ongoing follow-up. Annual membership is €330 with prorated rates, plus a €20 administrative fee, and a separate supportive membership tier begins at €20/year for non-beneficiary supporters.

The core product is a human-mediated matching service, supplemented by an Ateliers Informatiques program (digital literacy workshops pairing seniors with young volunteers), a monthly Gazette newsletter, and organized intergenerational events (solidarity aperos, outings, annual gatherings). A second product line places young people in studios or shared apartments within CCAS- and ARPAVIE-managed autonomie residences (Résidence Jean Jaurès, Marx Dormoy, Le Clairon, Marie Lyan, Gustave Prost), where residents receive discounted housing in exchange for participating in social animation activities. The underlying technology stack is deliberately minimal: Zoho Forms for registration, HelloAsso for payment processing, and OVH-based hosting — no proprietary platform, no AI, and no disclosed data assets.

The business model is a hybrid of subscription recurring membership fees, one-time administrative charges, and tax-deductible donations enabled by the association's d'intérêt général status and ESUS label. Revenue is supplemented by grants from financial partners including Caisse d'Épargne AURA, La Conférence des financeurs, and Est Métropole Habitat. Go-to-market is community-led: salons des seniors, partnerships with CCAS and municipalities, word-of-mouth, and word-of-network referrals through the Cohabilis national network (~40 structures, 42 departments, ~1,600 binômes annually). The team is intentionally lean: 2 salaried staff (Directrice Brigitte Louison and Coordinatrice Véronique Dargent) supported by volunteers, board members, and rotating service-civique/intern hosts.

Name

Le Pari Solidaire Lyon

Legal name

Le Pari Solidaire Lyon

Website

https://leparisolidairelyon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Pari Solidaire Lyon is a French non-profit association founded in 2005 that matches seniors aged 60+ with available rooms to young people under 30 seeking affordable housing in the Lyon metropolitan area, providing personalized matching, ongoing follow-up, and supplementary digital literacy workshops, a monthly gazette, and intergenerational events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support) (HLADAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Companion Care & Social Support (non-clinical) (HLADAGAB), Independent Living Community Ancillary Services (Dining/Transportation/Wellness Programs) (HLADAAAI), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Intergenerational cohabitation
• Solidarity housing matching
• Shared housing services
• Senior youth housing
• Community nonprofit association

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees of 330 euros with prorated rates for shorter stays (6 months: 220 euros, 3 months: 110 euros). Administrative processing fees of 20 euros per file. These fees support association operations including salaries, insurance, premises, and community activities.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and companies. Tax deductions of 66% for individuals and 60% for businesses under d'intérêt général status.
3. Solidary membership: Supporting memberships starting from 20 euros per year for those who wish to encourage associative life without being direct beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Pari Solidaire Lyon is a nonprofit association that matches seniors (60+) or people with disabilities who have a spare furnished room with young people under 30 seeking affordable housing in the Lyon metropolitan area. The association facilitates the matching process, organizes interviews and home visits, supports contract signing, and provides ongoing accompaniment throughout the cohabitation. Complementary programs include placements in autonomous senior residences, computer literacy workshops, a monthly newsletter, and intergenerational social events.

Product overview

Le Pari Solidaire Lyon operates as a non-profit association founded in 2005, offering a portfolio of intergenerational solidarity services centered around housing. The core offering is the Cohabitation Intergénérationnelle Solidaire service, which matches seniors with spare rooms with young people seeking affordable housing. This is supported by complementary modules: Studios et Colocations en Résidence Autonomie (housing placements in senior residences with activity participation), Ateliers Informatiques (digital literacy workshops), La Gazette (monthly newsletter), and Événements (organized social gatherings). The association functions as a service organization rather than a technology platform, providing human-mediated matching and ongoing cohabitation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Part of network supporting ~1600 intergenerational pairs annually

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CohabiliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Member of the Cohabilis network since 2005 (originally CoSI network). Cohabilis was formed in 2020 through merger of CoSI and LIS networks. Network aims to create more social connections and mutual aid through shared housing. Nearly 40 structures supporting ~1600 pairs annually across 42 departments.
• Cohabilis AURAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes working alongside other associations to develop synergies and share intergenerational cohabitation best practices.
• CCAS VilleurbannecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2016 for Résidence Jean Jaurès (2 furnished studios) and Résidence Marx Dormoy (2 furnished studios, since 2021). CCAS provides autonomous residences while Le Pari Solidaire provides youth colocation programs.
• CCAS St PriestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2021 for Résidence Le Clairon colocation of 3 young people in shared housing.
• CCAS Caluire-et-CuireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2022 for Résidence Marie Lyan with 1 furnished studio.
• ARPAVIEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2022 for Résidence Gustave Prost colocation of 3 young people in ARPAVIE-managed residence.
• Musée Jean-CoutyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner project - museum participates in intergenerational events.
• Pimms médiationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner project - mediation services participating in associative events.
• La Ka'fête ô MomesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner project - café participating in intergenerational gatherings.
• Chez DaddyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner project - café involved in intergenerational events and gatherings.
• Métropole AidanteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner platform grouping all actors in caregiver support on Lyon metropolitan territory.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• JeVeuxAider.gouv.fr: French government-run volunteering platform developed by the Réserve Civique. Comparable to Le Pari Solidaire Lyon's volunteer recruitment channel and a source of civic-service candidates for the association.
• France Bénévolat: French volunteer engagement organization that connects volunteers with associations. Comparable to the volunteer-driven parts of Le Pari Solidaire Lyon's ecosystem and an indirect referrer of beneficiaries and supporters.

Emerging players

• Monalisa (Mobilisation Nationale contre l'Isolement Social des Âgés): National coalition launched in 2014 to coordinate French actors combating elderly isolation. Overlapping mission and ecosystem partner, but a coordination/advocacy body rather than a direct service operator.
• Old'Up: French NGO created in 2008 to break the isolation of seniors and promote intergenerational engagement. Overlapping mission around social connection for older adults, but acts more as an advocacy and awareness organization than a service provider.

Broad incumbents

• Petits Frères des Pauvres: Long-established French nonprofit focused on combating isolation among elderly people in precarious situations, particularly those aging alone. Comparable in mission (loneliness and independent living support) though it operates with a volunteer companionship model rather than cohabitation.
• Emmaüs France: Large French social inclusion network providing housing, employment, and solidarity economy services. Broadly comparable as a French nonprofit ecosystem tackling housing access and social exclusion, though much larger and broader in scope than Le Pari Solidaire Lyon.
• Habitat et Humanisme: Major French social housing nonprofit offering supported housing solutions to people in precarious situations, including seniors. Broader portfolio than Le Pari Solidaire but overlapping mission of combating isolation and providing affordable housing to vulnerable populations.
• ARPAVIE: Major French operator of senior residences (résidences autonomie, EHPAD, EHPA) and Le Pari Solidaire Lyon's partner at Résidence Gustave Prost. Comparable in serving seniors seeking supportive housing but operates at a much larger institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Cohabilis: National federation of French intergenerational cohabitation associations to which Le Pari Solidaire Lyon belongs. Cohabilis groups ~40 structures across 42 departments and ~1,600 binômes annually, making it the closest umbrella network and direct peer in terms of mission and constituency.
• Ensemble 2 Générations: Pioneering French intergenerational cohabitation association (founded 2006) operating a similar model of matching seniors with spare rooms to young people in exchange for presence and modest rent. Competes directly with Cohabilis member structures in overlapping French cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/leparisolidairelyon
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/leparisolidairelyon
• Facebookfacebook.com/leparisolidairelyon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-pari-solidaire-lyon

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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