REGAIN Habitat participatif

What REGAIN Habitat participatif does

Regain Habitat Participatif PACA is a French service organization founded in 2009 by anthropologist Pierre Lévy, providing accompaniment, training, and project support for participatory housing (habitat participatif) initiatives. The organization is headquartered in Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and is itself structured as a SCIA (Société Civile Immobilière d'Attribution), a French legal entity specifically designed for participatory housing. It operates primarily in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region while delivering projects across France, having supported more than a dozen named developments including La Basse-Cour in Briançon, Les Habeilles in Marseille, Kairos in Draguignan, and SCIA Les Rosiers in Chabeuil.

The core offering is organized into two pillars: accompaniment services (legal/financial structuring via SCIA, SCI, and Cooperative d'habitants frameworks, land acquisition support, participatory design, shared governance consulting, ANAH renovation assistance, and municipality support) and training programs (for future inhabitants and for professionals such as architects and urban planners). The underlying methodology combines participatory design frameworks and shared governance tools developed over 15+ years, with proprietary SCIA operational templates including statutes, financial spreadsheets, procedural manuals, and jouissance regulations.

The business model is fee-for-service professional services, with pricing ranging from 30€ for a single-day basic training to 8,400€ for year-long construction-phase MOA accompaniment. Distribution is direct, community-led, and geographically focused: in-person sessions in Marseille, Montpellier, and other regional venues, video-based accompaniment for nationwide reach, plus partnerships with Habitat Participatif France and Coopérative Oasis for referrals. The delivery team consists of three members—an anthropologist founder, an architect, and an urban planner specializing in collective intelligence—all of whom personally live in participatory housing projects. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

REGAIN Habitat participatif

Legal name

SCIA Regain Habitat Participatif PACA

Website

https://regain-hg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regain Habitat Participatif PACA provides accompaniment, training, and consulting services for participatory housing projects across France, serving housing collectives, professionals, and local authorities with specialized expertise in SCIA legal structuring, participatory design, and shared governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Participatory Housing Consulting

NAICS

Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSAPAEAA

Full Gut Renovation (Studs-Out Remodel)

Home & Personal Services/Residential Renovation Services/Whole-Home Renovation & Remodel

SECONDARYHSAPAFAJ

Interior Layout Changes & Space Replanning (Non-Structural)

Home & Personal Services/Residential Renovation Services/Interior Remodeling (Walls, Ceilings, Trim & Layout Changes)

Keywords

• Participatory housing accompaniment
• Collective housing consulting
• SCIA structuring services
• Participatory design training
• Shared governance facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Forcalquier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Training for inhabitants: One-day training sessions for individuals and groups starting their participatory housing journey, covering topics like project development, shared governance, and housing as people age.
2. Professional training programs: Advanced training for architects, urban planners, and other professionals on participatory design methods and habitat participatif project management.
3. Collective accompaniment services: Customized project support for habitat participatif collectives including legal/financial structuring, site acquisition, and construction phase management.
4. Local authority accompaniment: Consulting services for municipalities and local governments interested in developing participatory housing on their territories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

REGAIN provides end-to-end accompaniment and training services for participatory housing (habitat participatif) projects. Offerings include customized project accompaniment covering legal/financial structuring (SCIA, SCI, Cooperative d'habitants, ASL), land acquisition, participatory design, shared governance consulting, construction-phase master contracting, and ANAH-subsidized renovation assistance. Training programs serve both future residents (project development, shared governance, aging in place) and professionals (architects, urban planners) on participatory design methods.

Product overview

REGAIN Habitat Participatif PACA operates as a service organization providing accompaniment, training, and project support for habitat participatif initiatives in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and across France. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into two main pillars: Accompaniment Services (including legal/financial structuring via SCIA/SCI/Cooperative frameworks, land acquisition support, participatory design, shared governance consulting, renovation assistance with ANAH subsidies, and municipality support) and Professional/Resident Training Programs (covering participatory design for architects, shared governance, project development, and aging in place). The service ecosystem includes specialized tools like the 'Quel habitant participatif êtes-vous?' diagnostic quiz and maps for locating projects, neighbors, and available land. The organization was founded in 2009 and is structured as a SCIA (Société Civile Immobilière d'Attribution), operating from Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Accompaniment Service Comprehensive accompaniment service for habitat participatif initiatives, covering legal and financial structuring (SCIA, SCI, Cooperative d'habitants, lotissement participatif), collective dynamics facilitation, participatory design, and partnership with HLM organizations. Targeted at groups and collectives developing participatory housing projects.
• Formation: Concevoir avec les habitants Professional training for architects and project managers on participatory design methodologies in habitat participatif, including co-construction with future residents and adapting partnership configurations. Priced at 990€.
• Formation: Gouvernance partagée Training on shared governance principles and collective decision-making tools for habitat participatif collectives, including consent-based decision processes and intelligence collective tools.
• Formation: Développement de projet Training for residents on how to start and develop a habitat participatif project, covering collective formation, legal structure, financial planning, architectural work, and land search.
• Formation: Habitat participatif, une solution pour le bien vieillir Training session on habitat participatif as a solution for aging well, covering inter-generational vs. senior-only projects, anticipating loss of autonomy, and initiating projects focused on elderly residents. Priced at 30€ per day.
• Accompagnement: Montage juridique et financier Professional guidance service analyzing project parameters to clarify financial structuring and legal frameworks for habitat participatif projects, helping groups select appropriate legal entities. Priced at 700€ plus travel for definition phase, 3,500–4,900€ for SCIA implementation over one year.
• Accompagnement: Stratégie opérationnelle Personalized accompaniment to clarify development strategy for habitat participatif projects, covering collective functioning, finances, legal structure, land acquisition, and architecture. Pricing determined based on project complexity and duration.
• Accompagnement: Acquisition foncière Guided accompaniment service for acquiring land or property for habitat participatif projects, including strategy development, opportunity identification, evaluation, offer negotiation, and purchase phase support. Priced at 5,000€ TTC per year, adjusted for longer periods.
• Accompagnement: Gouvernance partagée sur mesure Custom accompaniment for defining or redefining shared governance for habitat participatif collectives, covering decision-making processes, communication tools, and conflict management.
• Accompagnement: Réhabilitation ANAH Renovation accompaniment service helping habitat participatif groups access ANAH subsidies for energy rehabilitation projects, including technical, financial/administrative, and human support components. Priced from 3,750€ total (750€ net after 3,000€ ANAH subsidy).
• Accompagnement: Copropriétés Co-ownership (copropriété) accompaniment services for collective building renovations, energy efficiency improvements, and low-tech renovation approaches using biosourced materials. Targeted at condominium associations and individual homeowners.
• Accompagnement: SCIA Specialized accompaniment for creating and implementing SCIA (Société Civile Immobilière d'Attribution) legal structures for habitat participatif, including formation, document templates, personalized follow-up, and hotline support.
• Accompagnement: Phase travaux Master contracting phase accompaniment for habitat participatif groups in self-promotion, covering responsibilities, work with architects, contractor selection, and construction phase support. Priced at 250€ for basic visio sessions, 1,000€ for project/budget analysis, 8,400€ for 12-month MOA accompaniment during construction.
• Accompagnement: Collectivités Territorial development accompaniment for municipalities and local authorities wanting to develop habitat participatif projects, including feasibility studies, resident group formation, programming, and construction phase support. Quoted per project.

Quantifiable outcome

• 550+ habitat participatif projects across France
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Habitat Participatif FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation of the participatory housing movement. Regain is part of this movement and collaborates on joint membership campaigns, shared resources, and the national cartography of habitat participatif projects. Regain encourages members to double-adhere to both organizations.
• Coopérative OasiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative developing educational resources and platforms for habitat participatif, including the MOOC for future inhabitants. Partners with Regain on cartography tools and shared mission to grow the participatory housing movement in France.
• Grand Delta HabitatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing operator (HLM) partnering with Les Habeilles project in Marseille for development of 12 social rental units in Saint-Mauront neighborhood.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CDC Habitat: France's largest social housing operator (state-owned). Operates broadly across social and intermediate housing; increasingly engages participatory and third-sector operators, putting it in occasional overlap with Regain's municipal and HLM-partnered work.
• Nexity: France's largest private real estate developer, with a social/accession housing arm (Nexity Non Profit, formerly Vilogia Premium). A broad incumbent that competes for the same end-housing customers and increasingly experiments with participatory and cooperative models.
• Bouygues Immobilier: Major national residential property developer. Operates across all housing categories at scale; occasionally engages in participatory or co-designed developments, positioning it as a broad incumbent peer in the same end-customer market.
• Vinci Immobilier: Large national residential developer with programs including residency services and select cooperative or inclusive housing initiatives. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in adjacent housing segments where participatory models could emerge.
• Aquitanis: Regional HLM operator in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Comparable to Grand Delta Habitat in that it occasionally partners with or absorbs participatory housing initiatives, competing indirectly for the same municipal and collective-driven project opportunities.
• Grand Delta Habitat: Major HLM social housing operator in southern France, already partnering with Regain on the Les Habeilles project. A much larger incumbent operating broadly in social rental housing, of which participatory housing projects represent a small but strategically aligned segment.

Direct peers

• Habitat Participatif France: National federation of the French participatory housing movement. Operates the same habitat participatif ecosystem as Regain, maintains the national cartography of projects, and serves overlapping audiences (collectives, professionals, local authorities) — making it both partner and closest functional peer.
• Coopérative Oasis: Cooperative that develops educational resources and platforms (including a MOOC) for participatory housing. Shares Regain's mission of growing the participatory housing movement, co-develops cartography tools, and competes for the same professional and collective training engagements.
• Habitat & Humanisme: Federation supporting social and very-social housing including participatory approaches. Overlaps with Regain on accompanying low-income collectives, securing HLM partnerships, and integrating accompaniment with habitat participatif methodologies.
• Halem: National federation of accompanied habitats (habitats accompagnés). Serves overlapping audiences — collectives forming participatory or shared housing projects — and provides resources, training, and accompaniment comparable to Regain's service stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 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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M&A

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