SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire

What SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire does

SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Tours that operates an integrated housing-improvement and social-accompaniment platform across the five departments of the Centre-Val de Loire region (Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret) plus regional programs. The association is the regional chapter of the national SOLIHA movement, with direct lineage to the PACT associations founded between 1952 and 1971, formally constituted under its current name in 2015 following the national PACT/Habitat & Développement merger. It is recognized by the French State as a 'Service Social d'Intérêt Général' and is state-certified under both Qualicert (since 2022) and 'Mon Accompagnateur Rénov' (since 2024).

The association delivers three interlocking service lines: (i) policy support for local authorities, including pre-operational studies and operational animation of housing-improvement programs (OPAH, PIG, OPAH-RU, ORT) covering 577 communes in 2022; (ii) project support services (assistance à maîtrise d'ouvrage, maîtrise d'œuvre, maîtrise d'ouvrage d'insertion, habitat inclusif); and (iii) beneficiary-facing services for individuals and households, including renovation advisory (energy, adaptation to loss of mobility, comprehensive rehabilitation, condominium support), social accompaniment measures (ASLL, AVDL, eviction prevention, relocation), adaptive rental management (GLA) and rental intermediation (IML) through the Social Real Estate Agency (AIS), and tailored programs for refugees, travelers (Tsigane Habitat), the elderly (AGEVIE), and other vulnerable populations through seven family pensions and the Hameau Saint-Michel mixed facility.

The business model is grant-funded rather than commercial. Services to individual beneficiaries are delivered free of charge and financed through multi-year public contracts and subsidies from the French State, ANAH (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat), departmental councils, CAF, the European Union, ARS, Action Logement, MSA, and intermunicipal authorities (communautés de communes and d'agglomération). The 2022 operating budget stood at €14M against 231 employees and 60 volunteer administrators, with the same year generating 2,747 supported renovation projects, €35M in construction works, and €20M in subsidies mobilized for beneficiaries. GTM is field-led: institutional contracts are pursued directly with collectivités and government bodies, while beneficiaries enter the funnel via referrals from CCAS, CAF, MSA, departmental social services, and SOLIHA's own field offices. The association sits within the national SOLIHA federation for advocacy and shared resources while retaining independent governance through a volunteer board of directors.

Name

SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire

Legal name

Soliha Centre Val de Loire

Website

https://soliha-centre-val-de-loire.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Tours that delivers housing improvement and social accompaniment services across the Centre-Val de Loire region, serving modest-income homeowners, vulnerable households, refugees, the elderly, travelers, and local public authorities under publicly funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Housing renovation advisory
• Rental intermediation
• Social accompaniment
• Housing policy implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Government Contracts: SOLIHA operates as a non-profit association (loi 1901) financed primarily through contracts with public institutions including the État (government), collectivités locales (local authorities), ANAH ( Agence Nationale de l'Habitat), Conseil Départemental, and other institutional partners. Revenue comes from subsidies, grants, and service contracts for housing improvement programs, social accompaniment missions, and refugee integration programs.
2. 14M€ Operating Budget: The organization operates with a functioning budget of 14M€ as of end of 2022, generated from multiple public funding sources including government contracts, subsidies, and institutional partnerships. No commercial revenue generation from clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire is a non-profit association that improves and manages social housing across the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its core services include advising and accompanying homeowners on renovation works (notably via Mon Accompagnateur Rénov'), intermediating rentals between private owners and low-income tenants through its Agence Immobilière Sociale, providing in-home social accompaniment to vulnerable households, and operating residential facilities (pensions de famille, Hameau Saint-Michel) for populations in need.

Product overview

SOLIHA Centre Val de Loire is a non-profit association (loi 1901) that is the first associative actor in private housing improvement with a social mission. Rather than a single unified product, the organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of integrated services organized around housing improvement and social support. Core services include adaptive rental management (GLA) and rental intermediation (IML) through its Social Real Estate Agency; specialized housing solutions including family pensions and the Hameau Saint-Michel mixed facility; social accompaniment services (ASLL, AVDL, eviction prevention, relocation support); and support for specific populations including refugees, elderly (via AGEVIE), and travelers (via Tsigane Habitat). Project support services encompass assistance to project management (AMO), master craftsmanship (Maîtrise d'œuvre), housing development and insertion (MOI), and inclusive housing development. The organization also provides renovation advisory services covering mobility adaptations, comprehensive rehabilitation, energy renovation, and condominium support, all under the state-certified 'Mon Accompagnateur Rénov' program. Policy support includes pre-operational studies and animation of housing improvement programs (OPAH, PIG, OPAH-RU, ORT). The structure is completed by associated organizations including the Social Real Estate Agency, FICOSIL, AGEVIE, Un Chez-Soi d'Abord 37, and the Solidaires Housing Endowment Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Renovation Advisory (Mon Accompagnateur Rénov')

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,747 households supported with renovation projects, generating 35M€ in construction works
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Auddicé Centre Val de LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for conducting pre-operational OPAH studies and territorial housing improvement programs. Auddicé Centre Val de Loire works alongside SOLIHA on multiple community projects including OPAH RU studies, Pactes Territoriaux, and comprehensive housing studies across Centre-Val de Loire departments.
• UrbatihminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in OPAH/OPAH RU projects with Touraine Ouest Val de Loire community, providing complementary expertise for housing improvement initiatives.
• AGAURAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in OPAH/OPAH-RU pre-operational study for Ville de Vierzon with Audiccé Centre-Val de Loire.
• ADMRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership dating from 1994 for creation of AGEVIE, providing home services for elderly persons. ADMR and SOLIHA collaborate on managing structures and services for elderly housing support.
• Fédération SOLIHA NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOLIHA Centre Val de Loire adheres to the national Federation SOLIHA, which enables resource sharing and collective representation of values and positions to national stakeholders. Each SOLIHA structure maintains independent management autonomy.
• Bailleurs sociaux (Social Housing Providers)coreOthersPartnership with social housing providers for various housing projects including refugee accommodation (sublease arrangements), pension de famille projects, and housing access programs. SOLIHA works with multiple social landlords across the region to mobilize housing for vulnerable populations.
• ANAH (Agence Nationale de l'Habitat)coreOthersPrimary institutional partner providing funding and programmatic framework for housing improvement operations (OPAH, PIG, OPAH-RU). ANAH programs form the basis of SOLIHA's work with municipalities on private housing improvement across Centre-Val de Loire.
• European UnioncoreOthersEuropean funding for refugee resettlement and accompaniment programs. EU financing supports refugee integration activities including housing access and social accompaniment across multiple departments.
• Conseils départementaux (Departmental Councils)coreOthersLong-standing institutional partnerships with departmental councils across Centre-Val de Loire for housing improvement programs, social accompaniment measures (ASLL), eviction prevention, and refugee support programs.
• CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)coreOthersPartnership for conducting diagnostics related to non-decent private rental housing and providing housing support measures. CAF co-funds housing improvement activities and social accompaniment measures.
• MSA Berry-TouraineminorOthersAgricultural social mutual insurance partnership for housing diagnostics and support measures targeting agricultural workers and rural populations in Berry-Touraine territory.
• Action LogementcoreOthersPartnership through VISALE device providing rent guarantees for social housing tenants, and Action Logement Services providing ASLL (Social Housing Accompaniment) for employees in difficulty.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)minorOthersRegional health agency providing funding for inclusive housing projects (habitat inclusif) targeting vulnerable persons with disabilities or elderly persons. ARS launches calls for projects that SOLIHA participates in.
• CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale)coreOthersPartnership with municipal social action centers for relogement activities and housing accompaniment measures. CCAS work with SOLIHA to find adapted housing solutions for vulnerable households.
• Communautés de communes et d'agglomérationcoreOthersExtensive partnerships with intermunicipal structures across Centre-Val de Loire for housing policy implementation, OPAH/PIG animation, and territorial development projects. SOLIHA serves as the primary operator for housing improvement programs across most ANAH-covered territories in the region.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ADIL (Agence Départementale d'Information sur le Logement): Departmental public information agencies providing free housing advice to households; closely parallel to SOLIHA's information/advice component, but funded differently (departmental/UDAF model) and without the renovation project management and social accompaniment portfolio.
• Adoma: French social housing operator (CDC group subsidiary) running residences and foyers for vulnerable workers, refugees, and asylum seekers; broader scale but similar population mix and public contract model as SOLIHA CVL's Hameau Saint-Michel and refugee programs.
• Croix-Rouge française: Large French non-profit operating emergency accommodation, refugee programs, and social housing support services across France; overlapping scope with SOLIHA CVL's refugee resettlement, emergency housing prevention, and vulnerable population accompaniment work, with broader scale and resource base.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French non-profit addressing mal-logement and homelessness through advocacy, housing production, and social services; overlapping mission on housing precarity and energy poverty but operates more as an advocacy/funding body than direct service operator in any one region.

Direct peers

• Habitat & Humanisme: French non-profit federation providing adapted housing, pensions de famille, and social accompaniment for people in precarious situations; comparable operating model, including inter-mediated rental (IML-type) and inclusive housing offerings.
• Coallia: Large French non-profit association operating social housing, refugee accommodation, family pensions (maison relais), and ASLL-type social accompaniment programs nationally; highly comparable in operating model, populations served, and public funding structure.
• Emmaüs Habitat: Affiliated with the Emmaüs movement; operates social housing, residences, and inclusive housing programs for people in difficulty; comparable as a non-profit housing operator with strong public partner profile and multi-population service portfolio.
• Fédération SOLIHA: National federation of which SOLIHA CVL is a member; coordinates the 14M+ household renovation and social housing improvement missions across all SOLIHA regional associations in France. Most direct comparable structure given shared brand, governance model, and service portfolio.
• France Terre d'Asile: Major French non-profit operating refugee resettlement, accommodation, and social accompaniment programs nationally; directly comparable on the refugee housing accompaniment contract that SOLIHA CVL has held since 2020 and the Ukrainian refugee program since 2022.

Emerging players

• Compagnons Bâtisseurs: French non-profit network specializing in owner-occupier renovation self-accompaniment (auto-réhabilitation) for modest households; directly comparable to SOLIHA CVL's OPAH-driven renovation work for modest-income owners with a complementary technical pedagogy approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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