UXCO Group has continued its growth momentum, supported by an ambitious development plan for 2025. The Group has announced the upcoming opening of three new UXCO Student residences and one Ecla residence, representing over 1,300 new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) bedrooms.
This major expansion demonstrates the Group’s ability to deploy innovative solutions addressing the critical challenges of student housing, under its Ecla and UXCO Student brands.
The four new residences for the 2025 academic year are located in key student hubs: three UXCO Student residences strategically positioned in Toulouse, Saint-Étienne and Vichy, as well as an XXL Ecla residence in the greater Geneva region.
With three new UXCO Student residences openings, UXCO Group has expanded its offering with more than 530 bedrooms, distributed between the Atlas residence in Toulouse (290 bedrooms), Baker Hill in Saint-Étienne (138 bedrooms) and Redwood in Vichy (104 bedrooms).
These residences are distinguished by their concepts tailored to the needs of each location – in Toulouse, a new-generation building offering a wide range of accommodation and services; a residence perfectly integrated into the heart of the Saint-Étienne university fabric; and in Vichy, a mixed project combining rehabilitation and extension in the city centre.
With Ecla, the Group takes a new step in developing a truly innovative, premium concept, with a unique 800-bedroom residence in Archamps near Geneva. This marks the first deployment of the XXL concept outside the Paris region.
Each residence offers a complete living experience with shared spaces conducive to exchanges and social connection, as well as premium services including co-working spaces, fitness rooms and relaxation and entertainment areas. The UXCO Student Atlas in Toulouse and Ecla Geneva-Archamps residences are particularly distinguished by their BREEAM Very Good certification, illustrating the Group’s commitment to sustainable construction and its CSR approach – ‘Transforming for good’.
With these new openings, UXCO Group continues its expansion and brings its portfolio to more than 15,000 bedrooms across more than 75 residences in France. For 2025 alone, the Group enriches its portfolio with more than 1,300 new bedrooms, between its UXCO Student residences and the major opening of Ecla Geneva-Archamps with nearly 800 bedrooms at the Swiss border for the 2025 academic year.
This growth is part of the Group’s ambitious objective to continue its development and reach more than 25,000 bedrooms in the coming years, confirming its position as the French leader in housing solutions for students and young professionals.
“These new openings in cities with very different profiles demonstrate our commitment to bringing concrete and innovative solutions to territorial needs.
“From Toulouse to the Swiss border near Geneva, Saint-Étienne and Vichy, we are creating living spaces that respond to the aspirations of the new generation of students, with particular attention paid to sustainability and well-being. With over 1,300 new bedrooms added for 2025, these achievements embody our vision of modern student housing, where innovation and quality of life are inseparable.”
Maël Aoustin, Group CEO and President – Management Board, UXCO Group
Opening schedule
- Ecla Geneva-Archamps: 30 August 2025
- UXCO Student Atlas in Toulouse: 23 August 2025
- UXCO Student Baker Hill in Saint-Étienne: 15 July 2025
- UXCO Student Redwood in Vichy: 1 July 2025
