ECLA

ECLA is a French brand specialising in student residences and coliving for students and young professionals. According to its official website, it operates residences in Paris, Bordeaux, Lille and Geneva, with new locations announced in Bordeaux and Lille. The brand positions itself around "inspirational residences" designed to let residents "live differently", combining the privacy of a self-contained apartment with the shared amenities and social life of a coliving house. ECLA's offer centres on furnished apartments with all charges included and services bundled into the rent. The website advertises entry pricing from €600 per month and describes each Ecla coliving residence as including a gym, a workspace, a bar and more, all intended to simplify daily life and enrich student life. Residents can choose between a shared flat (colocation) and the intimacy of a private unit, depending on their lifestyle and budget. The residences are located close to universities, grandes écoles and business districts, with fast access to city centres. The site lists partnerships or proximity to a large number of institutions, including Arts et Métiers Bordeaux-Talence, Bordeaux INP, Sciences Po Bordeaux, EDHEC Lille, IÉSEG Lille, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Université de Lille, Inseec Bordeaux, Kedge Bordeaux, EPITECH, ENPC, Université Gustave Eiffel, ESIEE, ISEP, EPITA, Sciences Po, ESCP, Paris-Sorbonne, Université Paris-Cité, EFREI, HEC, Polytechnique, ENSTA and Université Paris-Saclay. This reflects a strategy of targeting major student catchments in France and near the Swiss border. Beyond the core student audience, ECLA also addresses young working professionals (jeunes actifs), positioning coliving as a housing solution that bridges study years and early career. The brand markets itself under the "Maisons Ecla" name for its residences, emphasising a house-like community feel alongside hotel-style services. ECLA is described in structured data as a French coliving and student residence brand. Its geographic footprint is currently concentrated in France and close to Switzerland, with Geneva as its Swiss location. The brand is active and expanding, with Bordeaux and Lille flagged as new cities on its website.

ECLA is a French coliving and student-residence brand. Public structured data describes it simply as a French coliving and student residence brand, and its own website presents it as a provider of "new-generation" student residences in Lille, Paris, Bordeaux and Geneva. The brand's development has followed the growth of the French and cross-border student housing and coliving market. Its website highlights Paris and Geneva as established locations, with Bordeaux and Lille marked as new additions, indicating a phased expansion from its initial cities into additional major student markets. The Lille residence is specifically identified as Ecla Lille Lomme, a "new-generation residence with services". ECLA markets its residences under the "Maisons Ecla" concept, framing each building as a house with shared amenities — a gym, a workspace, a bar and more — alongside furnished, all-inclusive apartments. Pricing is advertised from €600 per month, and the brand targets both students and young working professionals, a dual audience typical of the coliving segment. A defining feature of ECLA's positioning is its proximity to higher-education institutions. The website lists a broad set of nearby schools and universities in its cities, including Arts et Métiers Bordeaux-Talence, Bordeaux INP, Sciences Po Bordeaux, EDHEC Lille, IÉSEG Lille, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Université de Lille, Inseec Bordeaux, Kedge Bordeaux, EPITECH, ENPC, Université Gustave Eiffel, ESIEE, ISEP, EPITA, Sciences Po, ESCP, Paris-Sorbonne, Université Paris-Cité, EFREI, HEC, Polytechnique, ENSTA and Université Paris-Saclay. This institutional adjacency is central to its marketing to prospective residents. ECLA operates in France and near Switzerland, with Geneva as its Swiss location. The brand is active and in expansion, with Bordeaux and Lille newly opened or announced on its website. Detailed corporate information such as founding year, founders, ownership and parent company is not provided in the available evidence.

• ECLA operates student and coliving residences in Paris and Geneva.

• ECLA announces new residences in Bordeaux and Lille.

• Ecla Lille Lomme is presented as a new-generation residence with services.

New-generation student and coliving residences with all-inclusive furnished apartments and included services, located near universities and business districts, from €600/month.

• Student residences

  New-generation student housing in Lille, Paris, Bordeaux and Geneva.

• Coliving apartments

  Furnished apartments with all charges included and services bundled, from €600/month.

• Shared flats (colocation)

  Shared living option for students and young professionals.

• Private apartments

  Option for residents seeking the intimacy of their own unit.

1. 1Résidences étudiantes & Coliving France, Suisse | Eclaecla.com
2. 2ECLAwikidata.org