Les Rayons - Régie de quartier de Stains

What Les Rayons - Régie de quartier de Stains does

Les Rayons – Régie de quartier de Stains is a non-profit association founded in 2013 under the Économie Sociale et Solidaire framework, operating as both a neighborhood régie de quartier and an Insertion par l'Activité Économique (IAE) enterprise in the Clos Saint-Lazare neighborhood of Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. Its core activity is the professional integration of long-term unemployed, RSA beneficiaries, disabled workers, and youth under 26, using service delivery as the integration platform. The organization employs approximately 60 insertion salariés on CDDI contracts supported by roughly 20 permanent staff, for a total workforce of around 80.

The service portfolio spans three pillars. First, business-to-business services including cleaning, urban cleanliness, green space maintenance, cardboard/crate collection, multi-services delivery, and bed-bug disinfection, contracted primarily to social landlords (Saint-Denis Habitat, Seine-Saint-Denis Habitat, Plaine Commune Habitat, CDC Habitat, Groupe 3F) and municipalities (Ville de Stains, Ville de Saint-Denis, Plaine Commune). Second, a bicycle and mobility vertical comprising bike repair and co-repair workshops, a vélo école for adults and children, the Les Cyclopes cargo-bike delivery brand (co-created in 2020 with Régie de quartiers de Saint-Denis) handling the 20,000+ mailbox Stains Actu municipal distribution, and a mobility advisory service partly financed by ADEME/ANRU. Third, community animations including repair cafés (€1/year membership), ressourceries éphémères, DIY workshops, garden animations (with L'Autre Champ), environmental mediation, and youth work sites.

The revenue model combines negotiated service fees (not publicly disclosed), IAE per-insertion-employee subsidies channeled through DRIEETS, and co-financing from the EU (FSE), ADEME, ANRU, Région Île-de-France, Département de Seine-Saint-Denis, Plaine Commune, Ville de Stains, and corporate sponsors (FAPE EDF, JM Bruneau). Pricing is quote-based for contracts, freemium/low-cost for community animations, and €1/year for the Repair Café. GTM is community-led and event-driven: door-to-door sensitization, neighborhood events, and word-of-mouth within the Plaine Commune intercommunal territory.

Name

Les Rayons - Régie de quartier de Stains

Legal name

Association Les Rayons

Website

https://lesrayons.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Rayons – Régie de quartier de Stains is a non-profit social insertion association in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, founded in 2013, that employs ~60 insertion workers alongside ~20 permanent staff to deliver cleaning, green-space, cyclo-logistics, bike repair, and community animation services to social landlords, municipalities, and residents across the Plaine Commune territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Insertion and Community Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (56173)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

General Commercial Janitorial (Recurring Contract Cleaning) (BPABABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Soft Services (Cleaning, Support, Mailroom) (BPABAAAB)

Keywords

• Social insertion services
• Neighborhood maintenance
• Cyclo-logistics delivery
• Community repair workshops
• Professional integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Stains

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Social insertion service contracts: Revenue from service contracts delivering cleaning, green space maintenance, collection, and logistics services to social landlords, municipalities, and local businesses. These are delivered by workers in professional insertion parcours, with public subsidies supporting the insertion model.
2. Cyclo-logistics delivery services: Revenue from bike delivery (cyclo-logistique) services to businesses, including the Stains Actu municipal journal distribution and commercial deliveries. The collective Les Cyclopes (co-created with Régie de quartiers de Saint-Denis) handles enterprise deliveries.
3. Public subsidies and grants (IAE financing): Core financing through the Insertion by Economic Activity (IAE) regime, receiving public subsidies tied to the number of insertion employees, with oversight from DRIEETS. Additional co-financing from the European Union, ADEME, ANRU, Seine-Saint-Denis Department, and the City of Stains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Les Rayons is a non-profit neighborhood régie de quartier and insertion enterprise that delivers cleaning, green space maintenance, urban cleanliness, cardboard/crate collection, cyclo-logistics (bike delivery via the Les Cyclopes collective), bike repair and bike school services, bed bug treatment, and community animations (repair café, ressourceries éphémères, DIY and garden workshops). All services function as a professional integration platform employing residents on insertion contracts (CDDI) while improving living conditions in the Clos Saint-Lazare neighborhood of Stains and across the Plaine Commune territory.

Product overview

Les Rayons - Régie de quartier de Stains is a social insertion association (entreprise d'insertion) and neighborhood regie offering a portfolio of services focused on neighborhood improvement, environmental sustainability, and professional integration. The organization operates as a multi-service provider with two main pillars: (1) Environmental Services including waste collection, recycling (cardboard, crates), cleaning, green space maintenance, and Ressourceries éphémères; (2) Bicycle & Mobility Services including bike repair, Vélo école, bicycle delivery (Les Cyclopes), and mobility counseling. Additional community services include Repair Café, DIY workshops, garden animations, environmental mediation, and youth work sites. All services serve as professional insertion platforms, employing residents in social integration pathways while improving the urban environment of Stains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Cyclopes: Collective created in 2020 by Les Rayons and the Régie de quartiers de Saint-Denis, dedicated to bike delivery services for businesses.

Products and services

• Collecte de cartons et cagettes Collection and recovery of cardboard boxes and crates from local businesses, supporting circular economy and neighborhood cleanliness; delivered by insertion employees.
• Achat de broyat de cagettes Sale of crushed/ground crate wood material for recycling and reuse purposes to support circular economy.
• Nettoyage et propreté urbaine Professional cleaning and urban cleanliness services for public spaces, social housing buildings, and client premises, delivered by insertion employees as part of professional insertion programs.
• Propreté / Voirie Public road and street cleaning service provided to municipalities and social landlords.
• Multiservices Multi-service offering including small works and second-oeuvre (interior works) tasks for social landlords and residents.
• Entretien des espaces verts Green space maintenance services including landscaping, garden upkeep, and grounds maintenance for public and private clients.
• Punaises de lit (désinfection) Bed bug treatment and disinfection services for residential premises, including cold treatment at -20°C for 3 days to eliminate infestations.
• Chantiers jeunes Youth work sites providing employment opportunities, skills development, and professional first-experience for young residents in the Stains neighborhood.
• Réparation et co-réparation de vélos Bicycle repair services including co-repair workshops where residents learn to repair their own bikes, with public workshop access at Atelier Sand.
• Vélo école Bike school for adults offering beginner (10 sessions) and intermediate (5 sessions) cycling lessons to promote mobility and employment access for residents.
• Livraison à vélo (Les Cyclopes) Bicycle delivery and cyclo-logistics service transporting goods up to 180 kg via cargo bikes and trailers to businesses, restaurants, and event organizers; created in partnership with Régie de quartiers de Saint-Denis.
• Conseil mobilité Mobility advisory service helping residents navigate transportation changes including ZFE (low emission zone) restrictions, with free consultations available at permanences.
• Repair Café Monthly community repair workshop held on the last Saturday of each month where volunteers help repair small appliances and electronics; part of the international Repair Café network.
• Ressourceries éphémères Temporary resource recovery centers collecting unwanted objects, disinfecting items, and reselling repaired goods at solidarity prices to reduce waste in the neighborhood.
• Ateliers Fais-le toi-même DIY workshops teaching zero-waste, recovery, and Do-It-Yourself skills including homemade hygiene products and basic home repairs for residents.
• Animations jardin Garden animations including aromatic and medicinal plant workshops, seasonal awareness, and hands-on gardening activities in partnership with L'Autre Champ.
• Médiation environnementale Environmental awareness and mediation services including door-to-door sensitization and group workshops on waste sorting, composting, and eco-gestures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87/100 on the gender equality index (Index de l'égalité professionnelle femmes-hommes) for 2024 — above the 75-point threshold and maintained for the second consecutive year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Saint-Denis HabitatcoreOthersSocial landlord (bailleur social) and owner of ressourcerie premises. Partner in ressourcerie éphémère collection actions, providing access to pied d'immeuble collection sites. Co-funder of environmental initiatives.
• Seine-Saint-Denis Habitat (SSD Habitat)coreOthersSocial housing landlord providing ongoing service contracts (cleaning, maintenance) and co-financing community animation projects.
• Plaine Commune Habitat (PCH)coreOthersSocial housing landlord providing ongoing service contracts for property maintenance and community development services.
• ALEC de Plaine Commune (Agence Locale de l'Énergie et du Climat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal energy and climate agency of Plaine Commune. ALEC opened a similar mobility advisor position in partnership, creating a complementary mobility support service across Plaine Commune. ADEME and ANRU fund both positions. The ALEC and Les Rayons mobility advisors collaborate to cover the full Plaine Commune territory.
• L'Autre ChampcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal association animating the aromatic and medicinal garden at Les Rayons. Provides expert facilitation of garden-based workshops on plants, natural cosmetics, and herbal remedies, as well as nature walks in the Clos Saint-Lazare neighborhood and at Parc de la Courneuve.
• Mouvement des Régies de QuartiercoreOthersNational federation of régies de quartier. Les Rayons is a member, benefiting from the movement's network, resources, and collective advocacy for the régie de quartier model.
• Insertion Éco 93coreOthersDepartmental network for social and ecological insertion enterprises in Seine-Saint-Denis. Supports and represents insertion organizations working on environmental themes.
• Régie de Quartiers de Saint-DeniscoreOthersSister régie de quartier in neighboring Saint-Denis. Co-founded Les Cyclopes collective with Les Rayons in 2020 to deliver cyclo-logistics under a shared brand. Collaboration on repair café referrals (Au bon débarras ressourcerie).
• Régie de Quartier d'AubervilliersminorOthersSister régie de quartier in Aubervilliers, part of the Mouvement des Régies de Quartier network.
• Régie de Proximité de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (RAPID)minorOthersSister régie in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, part of the local régie de quartier ecosystem.
• Régie de Proximité de VilletaneuseminorOthersSister régie in Villetaneuse, part of the Plaine Commune territory network.
• Les Cyclopes (collective with Régie de quartiers de Saint-Denis)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCyclo-logistics brand and collective created in 2020 by Les Rayons (Stains) and Régie de quartiers de Saint-Denis. Les Cyclopes provides cargo bike delivery services to businesses (up to 180 kg capacity), including refrigerated transport, on the Plaine Commune territory. Services include courier deliveries, event logistics, and catering transport.
• BicyclominorOthersCycling association in the local ecosystem, listed as a partner/cousin in the Les Rayons network.
• CoopcycleminorOthersCyclo-logistics cooperative platform. Listed as a partner in the Les Rayons ecosystem of cycling and social economy actors.
• Repair Café (International movement)minorOthersPart of the global Repair Café network (repaircafe.org). Les Rayons hosts the Repair Café of Stains as part of this international movement for repair and against programmed obsolescence.
• Initiatives SolidairesminorOthersNetwork of solidarity enterprises and projects, supporting social and environmental entrepreneurship.
• APCIS (Association pour la Promotion Culturelle et l'Insertion à Stains)minorOthersCultural and social association in Stains, part of the local social ecosystem and partner network.
• Shakti21minorOthersSocial and cultural association in the local ecosystem.
• FranciademinorOthersLocal associative partner in the ecosystem.
• Boîtes à VélosminorOthersCycling logistics association in the ecosystem, providing or supporting cargo bike logistics.
• SFMAD (Service de Formation aux Métiers de l'Animation et du Développement local)minorOthersTraining and development association in the local ecosystem.
• Vélo-EgauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional programme helping people learn to cycle and providing a free bicycle. Les Rayons animates Vélo-Egaux bike schools for adults at its site, serving residents who need mobility support to access employment. The programme is accessible under resource conditions.
• SRAV (Savoir Rouler à Vélo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational 'Know How to Cycle' programme for children. Les Rayons animates SRAV sessions for young people as part of the Vélo-Egaux and broader cycling animation programme.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Réseau Cocagne: National network of insertion gardens (maraîchage biologique) using IAE mechanics; comparable social-insertion business model, but specialized in organic agriculture rather than cleaning/logistics.

Broad incumbents

• Elise: National eco-responsible cleaning and facility services company explicitly built on social insertion (SIAE/IAE). Directly comparable service lines — commercial cleaning, waste sorting — at much larger scale.
• Emmaüs France: Iconic French social-inclusion movement combining reuse, repair, and insertion activities. Comparable dual-mission model (social + environmental) and overlap in ressourcerie/repair-café type activities.
• Mouvement des Régies de Quartier: National federation of which Les Rayons is a member. Sets standards, advocates, and coordinates the régie de quartier model across France — comparable as the umbrella ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.
• ARES - Association pour la Réinsertion Économique et Sociale: One of France's largest SIAE insertion enterprises, providing cleaning, green spaces, and logistics services under the same IAE framework. Comparable business model at much larger national scale.

Direct peers

• Régie de Quartier d'Aubervilliers: Another régie de quartier in Plaine Commune (listed as a 'cousin' in Les Rayons' network) running the same insertion-enterprise model with cleaning, green spaces, and community animations.
• Régie de Proximité de Villetaneuse: Sister régie in Villetaneuse, also part of the Plaine Commune régie ecosystem; delivers cleaning, green-space, and insertion services to social housing landlords.
• RAPID - Régie de Proximité de Pierrefitte-sur-Seine: Sister régie in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine within the Plaine Commune territory; same IAE régie de quartier business model serving social landlords and residents.
• Régie de Quartiers de Saint-Denis: Sister régie de quartier in adjacent Saint-Denis; co-founder of the Les Cyclopes cyclo-logistics collective with Les Rayons. Operates the same IAE régie de quartier model on identical service lines (cleaning, green spaces, insertion).

Others

• Coopcycle: Federated cooperative platform for cyclo-logistics deliveries; Les Rayons is listed as a partner. Adjacent enabling infrastructure rather than a direct competitor, but relevant for Les Cyclopes' operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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