GITeS

What GITeS does

GITeS (Groupement Interquartiers de Tranquillité et de Sûreté) is a French private security cooperative founded in 2018 in Toulouse, structured as an inter-landlord cooperative that provides residential tranquility services exclusively to its member social housing organizations (bailleurs sociaux HLM). It operates four interconnected service lines: STI (Service de Tranquillité et d'Intervention) for daily patrols and intervention, SPV (Service de Protection des Logements Vacants) for vacant-property anti-squatting protection, SVG (Service des Véhicules Gênants) for nuisance vehicle removal, and L'Académie du GITeS for professional training. As of January 2026, the cooperative counts 10 member landlords, including CDC Habitat, ICF Habitat, Groupe des Chalets, Mésolia, and most recently Altéal (~15,000 units), all based in the Occitanie region.

The technical platform comprises a proprietary integrated security ecosystem: connected alarm systems with 24/7 monitoring through an in-house Poste de Commandement Opérationnel (PCO), remotely-parameterizable opacifying fog generators as intrusion deterrents, and a mobile incident-reporting application that produces timestamped daily reports for members. Agents are sworn (assermentés) and authorized to draft formal reports (procès-verbaux) for specific infractions; above-market compensation (coefficient 175 vs sector minimum 120) and 70+ hours/year of specialized training (vs ~16 hours sector average) differentiate the workforce.

GITeS generates revenue through recurring member subscriptions covering all four service lines, supplemented by FIPD (Fonds Interministériel de Prévention de la Délinquance) public subsidies and Academy training fees. The go-to-market is exclusively direct B2B enterprise sales targeting executives (directeurs généraux) of social housing organizations; there is no self-service, marketplace, or reseller channel. Geographic scope is limited to Occitanie and bordering departments, with any expansion requiring CNAPS authorization modification.

Name

GITeS

Legal name

Groupement Interquartiers de Tranquillité et de Sûreté GITeS

Website

https://gites-surete.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GITeS is a French inter-landlord cooperative providing residential tranquility, vacant property protection, vehicle removal, and training services exclusively to its 10 member social housing organizations across the Occitanie region, leveraging sworn agents and proprietary monitoring technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation and Security Services (5616), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Gated Community & HOA Security Services (HSAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vacant Property & Construction Site Guarding (Residential) (HSAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Residential security services
• Vacant property protection
• Social housing surveillance
• Nuisance vehicle removal
• Professional security training

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Social Housing Provider Contracts: GITeS provides specialized tranquility and security services to member social housing providers (bailleurs sociaux) under contractual agreements. Services include residential tranquility patrols (STI), vacant property protection (SPV), and obstructive vehicle removal (SVG). The service is financed by bailleurs within their property management budgets. No direct billing to tenants.
2. Académie Training Services: L'Académie du GITeS provides professional training services exclusively to member organizations. Training covers stress management, sworn private guard certification (gardes particuliers assermentés), safety referent training, first aid, and fire safety. Training is accessible only to group members, creating an additional revenue stream and member retention mechanism.
3. FIPD Public Subsidy: GITeS receives public funding through the FIPD (Fonds Interministériel de Prévention de la Délinquance - Interministerial Fund for Crime Prevention), a government subsidy program. This public subsidy complements member contributions and reduces the net cost to bailleurs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GITeS provides residential tranquility services to member social housing providers (bailleurs sociaux) in the Occitanie region of France. Core offerings include daily patrol surveillance and rapid intervention (STI), vacant property protection with connected alarms and 24/7 monitoring (SPV), obstructive vehicle removal coordination with municipal police (SVG), and professional training for housing sector professionals via L'Académie du GITeS. Services are delivered exclusively under a cooperative membership model using sworn armed agents and proprietary security technology, with no external subcontractors.

Product overview

GITeS offers a unified platform of residential security services for social housing landlords, comprising four interconnected core products: STI (Security Patrol and Intervention) providing daily presence and surveillance in residential areas, SPV (Vacant Property Protection) securing empty units against squatting with alarm systems and armed agent response, SVG (Nuisance Vehicle Removal) managing abandoned vehicle identification and towing coordination, and L'Académie du GITeS providing professional training services. The services are exclusively available to member social housing organizations and operate within the legal framework of the French Interior Security Code (Code de la sécurité intérieure), coordinated with law enforcement authorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STI (Service de Tranquillité et d'Intervention): Core patrol and residential tranquility service providing surveillance rounds, technical monitoring, and rapid response.
• SPV (Service de Protection des Logements Vacants)
• SVG (Service des Véhicules Gênants)
• L'Académie du GITeS

Products and services

• STI - Service de Tranquillité et d'Intervention Security patrol and intervention service providing daily presence in residential areas. Agents conduct surveillance rounds, maintain social links with residents, perform rapid interventions, and provide technical monitoring with daily incident reports to landlords. Includes verbalization of property offenses by sworn agents.
• SPV - Service de Protection des Logements Vacants Vacant property protection service featuring connected alarm systems with 24/7 intrusion detection, armed and sworn agent verification (levées de doute), access control, emergency securing, and locksmith interventions. Uses dissuasive opacifying fog systems and coordinates with law enforcement. Since 2020, over 1,600 properties have been protected.
• SVG - Service des Véhicules Gênants Nuisance vehicle removal service including identification and reporting of abandoned vehicles, administrative verification, formal notice and towing process coordination, and follow-up reports to landlords. Coordinates with municipal police and impound services. Average removal time is 53 days from initial report.
• L'Académie du GITeS Training academy for housing sector professionals offering stress and conflict management, sworn private guard certification (gardes particuliers assermentés) training, safety coordinator training, first aid, fire safety, legal framework, self-defense, and intervention techniques. In 2025, over 400 trainees completed programs with 94% recommending the training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% of tenants rate GITeS agents as professional (2024 satisfaction survey)
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AltéalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2026Altéal became the 10th member of the GITeS cooperative in January 2026. Altéal is a major social housing operator in Occitanie managing nearly 15,000 housing units across 5 departments, with 60+ years of operation. As a member, Altéal accesses all GITeS services: SPV (vacant property protection), SVG (obstructive vehicle removal), and L'Académie training. Altéal is a subsidiary of Groupe Habitat en Région (Caisse d'Epargne/BPCE), managing 243,000 units for 486,000 residents with 3,300 employees.
• Police NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal institutional partner listed in website footer. GITeS operates in coordination with national police, with agents able to make reports and share observations. Agents are sworn (assermentés) to transmit formal reports (procès-verbaux) to the Officier de Ministère Public. Police find in GITeS agents a trained, competent, and responsive interlocutor for coordinated response.
• Gendarmerie NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal institutional partner listed in website footer. GITeS works in coordination with the Gendarmerie in the territorial prevention and management continuum. Agents report observations and share information with authorized authorities.
• Préfecture de la région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal institutional partner listed in website footer. The Préfecture grants GITeS operating authorization (AUT-031-2117-11-23-20180677380) and individual weapon/usage permits for agents. GITeS receives FIPD (Fonds Interministériel de Prévention de la Délinquance) subsidy through convention with the Préfecture.
• Police Municipale de ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose operational partnership with Toulouse municipal police for SVG (obstructive vehicle) service coordination, including vehicle identification, impound processing, and reporting. GITeS agents work in good coordination with local authorities for effective vehicle removal. An sworn agent specifically handles wild mechanics violations with PV transmission to the Officier du Ministère Public.
• Union Sociale pour l'Habitat (USH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational social housing association represented by Thierry Asselin (Director of Urban and Social Policies) and Émilie Vasquez (Security Expert). February 2025 event hosted GITeS presenting to USH representatives with field demonstration. USH engagement positions GITeS as sector thought leader and may influence member organization participation.
• Ville de MontpellierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerL'Académie du GITeS has advised the city of Montpellier on creating and launching their own inter-landlord surveillance group. This consulting/advisory engagement demonstrates GITeS as the reference model for residential tranquility cooperatives in France.
• Ville de NiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerL'Académie du GITeS has advised the city of Nice on creating and launching their own inter-landlord surveillance group. Nice specifically sought the GITeS model to fight drug trafficking at Les Moulins neighborhood. This advisory role demonstrates GITeS as the reference model for residential tranquility cooperatives in France.
• Fourrière municipale de ToulouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal impound/vehicle removal service coordinated with GITeS SVG service for obstructive vehicle processing. GITeS handles identification, administrative procedures, and coordination while the fourrière handles physical vehicle removal and storage.
• Sapeurs-Pompiers (Fire Department)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational coordination for emergency response. GITeS PCO alerts firefighters during incidents. Firefighters rely on GITeS agent information upon arrival. October 2023 fire at Tour du Parc was extinguished by GITeS agents before firefighter arrival at 16:47, with firefighters arriving at 16:57.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Serenis Sécurité: French private security firm providing guarding, surveillance, and intervention services across residential and commercial sites. Directly comparable to GITeS on patrol-based residential security with human agents and intervention capability, though without GITeS's inter-landlord cooperative model or social-housing specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Onet Sécurité: Major French private security group offering guarding, surveillance, fire safety, and event security nationwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing the same category of services (guarding, alarm monitoring, intervention) but at national scale and across multiple verticals rather than social-housing niche.
• Securitas France: Global security services leader with significant French operations in guarding, mobile patrols, and remote monitoring. Comparable on the technology-augmented guarding stack (alarm + monitoring center + mobile patrols) but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a specialized social-housing cooperative.
• G4S France (now Allied Universal): Global security services provider with French operations in manned guarding, mobile patrols, and integrated security solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering patrol-based residential security with monitoring technology.
• Brink's France: French arm of the global Brink's group providing secure logistics, cash handling, and security services including guarding. Comparable as a CNAPS-authorized broad security operator with guarding and intervention capabilities, though primarily focused on cash/valuables transport rather than residential patrols.

Others

• CDC Habitat: France's largest social landlord and GITeS member. Relevant as the dominant institutional customer archetype in GITeS's cooperative; not a security services competitor but a defining member of the buyer base.
• Groupe des Chalets (member perspective): Major Occitanie-based social housing operator and GITeS member. Relevant as a customer-side peer illustrating the type of bailleur GITeS serves, though not a competing service provider.

Emerging players

• Sûreté résidentielle de Montpellier (emerging copycat): Inter-landlord residential surveillance group being established in Montpellier based on the GITeS advisory engagement. A direct replication of GITeS's model in another French city — represents the franchise-like propagation of GITeS's playbook and a potential emerging competitor in a different region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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