Groupe Denux is a group of real estate investment and management companies overseeing a portfolio of residential, office, and commercial buildings in “some of the most awesome places in the world,” according to Robin Kelley, managing director and partner of on those of companies. Between the group’s various companies, they have developed or invested in and managed a diverse array of projects all over Canada, including Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville and New Westminster in British Columbia, Montréal in Québec, and Calgary in Alberta. They have even ventured abroad into Montpellier and Nîmes, France. Robin’s part of Groupe Denux is called Camargue Properties Inc. He owns and runs that company with his wife, Sophie Denux. Sophie is the daughter of Jean-Louis and Diane Denux, the founders of Groupe Denux, while Robin also has had family involved in development, as well as a personal background in urban planning. Originally, Groupe Denux started with JeanLouis and Diane purchasing a triplex in 1974 in Quebec City and subsequently a couple of older rooming houses. Prior to that, Jean-Louis – who immigrated to Canada from France in 1970 – was a computer programmer for the University of Quebec, while Diane worked in nursing. After realizing that rental income could support their family, they resigned their previous positions and dedicated themselves to real estate full time. In 1984, they moved to Vancouver Island and started purchasing multi-residential properties. In 1996, they purchased office buildings in France, and subsequently around 2001 invested again in Quebec, this time purchasing larger apartment buildings in Montreal. In the intervening years, and in the years since, their five children all got JUNE 2025
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