diff --git a/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin-users.routes.ts b/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin-users.routes.ts
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index 0000000..35122c9
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+++ b/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin-users.routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { wrapAsyncHandler } from "@batch-cooking/express-tools";
+import { adminCreateUserSchema } from "@batch-cooking/shared";
+import { Router } from "express";
+import { requireAdmin } from "../../middlewares/require-admin.js";
+import { createUserProfile, listUsers } from "./admin-users.service.js";
+
+/**
+ * Router mounted at `/admin/api/users` (via `admin.routes.ts`) — every route
+ * behind {@link requireAdmin}. Backs the `/admin/utilisateurs` page: a
+ * read-only list of end-user accounts and a "create an account by hand"
+ * form. The server generates a one-time temporary password on create and
+ * returns it in the response (see `admin-users.service.ts`).
+ */
+export const adminUsersRouter = Router();
+
+adminUsersRouter.get(
+  "/",
+  requireAdmin,
+  wrapAsyncHandler(async (_req, res) => {
+    res.status(200).json(await listUsers());
+  }),
+);
+
+adminUsersRouter.post(
+  "/",
+  requireAdmin,
+  wrapAsyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+    const input = adminCreateUserSchema.parse(req.body);
+    res.status(201).json(await createUserProfile(input));
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin-users.service.ts b/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin-users.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62da73e
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+++ b/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin-users.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import { randomInt } from "node:crypto";
+import { HttpError } from "@batch-cooking/error-tools";
+import {
+  type AdminCreateUserInput,
+  type AdminUserCreatedView,
+  type AdminUserListItemView,
+  ErrorCode,
+} from "@batch-cooking/shared";
+import argon2 from "argon2";
+import { env } from "../../config/env.js";
+import { prisma } from "../../db/prisma.js";
+import { analytics } from "../../lib/analytics.service.js";
+
+/**
+ * How many accounts `listUsers` returns per call. Like `CONTACT_MESSAGES_PAGE_SIZE`
+ * this is a triage view, not an export — the admin creates/looks up a handful
+ * of accounts, it never needs the whole table paginated.
+ */
+const USERS_PAGE_SIZE = 200;
+
+// Same reasoning as `admin-auth.service.ts`'s / `auth.service.ts`'s `hashOptions`:
+// argon2's real defaults are deliberately expensive; the test suite hashes
+// against throwaway data many times per run, so a cheaper cost keeps it fast
+// without weakening anything real. Never applies outside NODE_ENV=test.
+const testHashOptions = { memoryCost: 8192, timeCost: 2, parallelism: 1 };
+const hashOptions = env.NODE_ENV === "test" ? testHashOptions : undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Charset for {@link generateTemporaryPassword} — upper/lower letters + digits,
+ * minus the visually ambiguous ones (`0`/`O`/`1`/`l`/`I`), same spirit as
+ * `house.service.ts`'s `INVITE_CODE_CHARS`: this string is read off one screen
+ * and typed into another (or pasted, but not always).
+ */
+const TEMP_PASSWORD_CHARS = "ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnpqrstuvwxyz23456789";
+
+/** Length of a generated temporary password — comfortably above `signupSchema`'s 8-char floor. */
+const TEMP_PASSWORD_LENGTH = 16;
+
+/**
+ * A fresh random temporary password for an admin-created account. Uses
+ * `node:crypto`'s `randomInt` (not `Math.random`) exactly like
+ * `generateInviteCode()` — this value guards a real account until its owner
+ * changes it. Returned to the operator once and never stored in plain text.
+ */
+function generateTemporaryPassword(): string {
+  let password = "";
+  for (let i = 0; i < TEMP_PASSWORD_LENGTH; i++) {
+    password += TEMP_PASSWORD_CHARS[randomInt(TEMP_PASSWORD_CHARS.length)];
+  }
+  return password;
+}
+
+/** A `UserProfile` row with its household name joined in — the shape {@link toListItem} maps from. */
+type UserRow = Awaited<
+  ReturnType<
+    typeof prisma.userProfile.findFirstOrThrow<{
+      include: { house: { select: { name: true } } };
+    }>
+  >
+>;
+
+/** Shapes one Prisma `UserProfile` row (with its `house` name) into the admin list view — drops `passwordHash`/`tokenVersion`, resolves the household name. */
+function toListItem(row: UserRow): AdminUserListItemView {
+  return {
+    id: row.id,
+    firstName: row.firstName,
+    lastName: row.lastName,
+    email: row.email,
+    householdName: row.house?.name ?? null,
+    createdAt: row.createdAt.toISOString(),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Every end-user account for the admin `/admin/utilisateurs` list — newest
+ * first, capped at {@link USERS_PAGE_SIZE}. Read-only: this first version has
+ * no edit/disable/delete (deleting an account is irreversible and stays a
+ * deliberate self-service action in `AccountSettingsPage`).
+ */
+export async function listUsers(): Promise<AdminUserListItemView[]> {
+  try {
+    const rows = await prisma.userProfile.findMany({
+      // `id` as a tiebreaker so the order is total even if two accounts share
+      // a `createdAt` (bulk-provisioned in the same tick) — `id` ascends with
+      // `createdAt` anyway.
+      orderBy: [{ createdAt: "desc" }, { id: "desc" }],
+      take: USERS_PAGE_SIZE,
+      include: { house: { select: { name: true } } },
+    });
+    return rows.map(toListItem);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Rethrown as-is — `wrapAsyncHandler`/the error middleware handles it,
+    // this layer just isn't allowed a bare `await`. Same as `admin-contact.service.ts`.
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Provisions a new end-user account by hand and returns it together with the
+ * one-time temporary password the caller must relay to the user. Mirrors
+ * `auth.service.ts`'s `signup` for the parts that matter (email-uniqueness
+ * check, argon2 hash, `UserProfile` row with `houseId`/`dietId` left `null`)
+ * but issues **no session token** — the operator isn't logging in as this
+ * user — and generates the password instead of accepting one.
+ *
+ * @throws {HttpError} `409 EMAIL_ALREADY_IN_USE` if the email is already taken.
+ */
+export async function createUserProfile(
+  input: AdminCreateUserInput,
+): Promise<AdminUserCreatedView> {
+  try {
+    const existing = await prisma.userProfile.findUnique({ where: { email: input.email } });
+    if (existing) {
+      throw new HttpError(409, ErrorCode.EMAIL_ALREADY_IN_USE, "Email already in use");
+    }
+
+    const temporaryPassword = generateTemporaryPassword();
+    const passwordHash = await argon2.hash(temporaryPassword, hashOptions);
+
+    const profile = await prisma.userProfile.create({
+      // No household/diet here, same as `signup` — the user picks those in the
+      // onboarding wizard after their first login.
+      data: {
+        firstName: input.firstName,
+        lastName: input.lastName,
+        email: input.email,
+        passwordHash,
+      },
+      include: { house: { select: { name: true } } },
+    });
+
+    // Fire-and-forget, one line, no migration (see `analytics.service.ts`). A
+    // distinct type from `user.signup` so the dashboard can tell hand-provisioned
+    // accounts apart; `actorType: "system"` because the actor is an operator, not
+    // the new user (and `AnalyticsEvent.actorId` only ever means a `UserProfile.id`).
+    analytics.recordEvent("admin.user_created", {
+      actorType: "system",
+      context: { userId: profile.id },
+    });
+
+    return { user: toListItem(profile), temporaryPassword };
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err; // see listUsers()'s catch comment
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin.routes.ts b/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin.routes.ts
index adaea93..eecae1c 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin.routes.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/modules/admin/admin.routes.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { adminContactRouter } from "./admin-contact.routes.js";
 import { adminMetricsRouter } from "./admin-metrics.routes.js";
 import { adminTechStepsRouter } from "./admin-tech-steps.routes.js";
 import { adminToursRouter } from "./admin-tours.routes.js";
+import { adminUsersRouter } from "./admin-users.routes.js";
 
 /**
  * Aggregator for the admin application's API surface, mounted at
@@ -28,3 +29,4 @@ adminRouter.use("/tech-steps", adminTechStepsRouter);
 adminRouter.use("/catalog", adminCatalogRouter);
 adminRouter.use("/tours", adminToursRouter);
 adminRouter.use("/contact", adminContactRouter);
+adminRouter.use("/users", adminUsersRouter);
diff --git a/apps/api/test/admin-users.test.ts b/apps/api/test/admin-users.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d9d8df
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+++ b/apps/api/test/admin-users.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { ErrorCode } from "@batch-cooking/shared";
+import { faker } from "@faker-js/faker";
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import request from "supertest";
+import { createApp } from "../src/app.js";
+import { prisma } from "../src/db/prisma.js";
+import { hashAdminPassword } from "../src/modules/admin/admin-auth.service.js";
+import { resetDatabase } from "../test-support/reset-db.js";
+
+async function seedAdmin(): Promise<{ email: string; password: string }> {
+  const email = faker.internet.email().toLowerCase();
+  const password = faker.internet.password({ length: 16 });
+  await prisma.adminUser.create({
+    data: { email, name: faker.person.fullName(), passwordHash: await hashAdminPassword(password) },
+  });
+  return { email, password };
+}
+
+/** A fresh, fake (never real-looking) create-user payload — same rationale as `auth.test.ts`'s `buildSignupPayload`. */
+function buildCreateUserPayload() {
+  const firstName = faker.person.firstName();
+  const lastName = faker.person.lastName();
+  return {
+    firstName,
+    lastName,
+    email: faker.internet.email({ firstName, lastName }).toLowerCase(),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * `/admin/api/users/*` — the admin surface for provisioning end-user
+ * accounts by hand (`/admin/utilisateurs` page). Every route behind
+ * `requireAdmin`. Creation generates a one-time temporary password and
+ * returns it in the response; the account starts with no household, exactly
+ * like a self-service signup.
+ */
+describe("Admin users — account provisioning", () => {
+  const app = createApp();
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await resetDatabase();
+  });
+
+  after(async () => {
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+  });
+
+  async function adminAgent() {
+    const { email, password } = await seedAdmin();
+    const agent = request.agent(app);
+    await agent.post("/admin/api/auth/login").send({ email, password });
+    return agent;
+  }
+
+  it("rejects every route without an admin session", async () => {
+    expect((await request(app).get("/admin/api/users")).status).to.equal(401);
+    expect(
+      (await request(app).post("/admin/api/users").send(buildCreateUserPayload())).status,
+    ).to.equal(401);
+  });
+
+  it("creates a profile with no household and returns a one-time temporary password", async () => {
+    const agent = await adminAgent();
+    const payload = buildCreateUserPayload();
+
+    const res = await agent.post("/admin/api/users").send(payload);
+
+    expect(res.status).to.equal(201);
+    expect(res.body.user).to.include({
+      firstName: payload.firstName,
+      lastName: payload.lastName,
+      email: payload.email,
+      householdName: null,
+    });
+    expect(res.body.user).to.not.have.property("passwordHash");
+    expect(res.body.user).to.not.have.property("tokenVersion");
+    expect(res.body.temporaryPassword).to.be.a("string").with.length.greaterThan(8);
+
+    const stored = await prisma.userProfile.findUnique({ where: { email: payload.email } });
+    expect(stored?.houseId).to.equal(null);
+    expect(stored?.dietId).to.equal(null);
+  });
+
+  it("issues a password the new account can actually log in with", async () => {
+    const agent = await adminAgent();
+    const payload = buildCreateUserPayload();
+
+    const created = await agent.post("/admin/api/users").send(payload);
+    const login = await request(app)
+      .post("/auth/login")
+      .send({ email: payload.email, password: created.body.temporaryPassword });
+
+    expect(login.status).to.equal(200);
+    expect(login.body.email).to.equal(payload.email);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a duplicate email with 409 EMAIL_ALREADY_IN_USE", async () => {
+    const agent = await adminAgent();
+    const payload = buildCreateUserPayload();
+    await agent.post("/admin/api/users").send(payload);
+
+    const res = await agent
+      .post("/admin/api/users")
+      .send({ ...buildCreateUserPayload(), email: payload.email });
+
+    expect(res.status).to.equal(409);
+    expect(res.body.code).to.equal(ErrorCode.EMAIL_ALREADY_IN_USE);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an invalid body with 400 VALIDATION_ERROR", async () => {
+    const agent = await adminAgent();
+
+    const badEmail = await agent
+      .post("/admin/api/users")
+      .send({ ...buildCreateUserPayload(), email: "not-an-email" });
+    expect(badEmail.status).to.equal(400);
+    expect(badEmail.body.code).to.equal(ErrorCode.VALIDATION_ERROR);
+
+    const noFirstName = await agent
+      .post("/admin/api/users")
+      .send({ ...buildCreateUserPayload(), firstName: "" });
+    expect(noFirstName.status).to.equal(400);
+  });
+
+  it("lists accounts newest-first with their household name resolved, never the password", async () => {
+    const agent = await adminAgent();
+    const first = buildCreateUserPayload();
+    const second = buildCreateUserPayload();
+    const firstRes = await agent.post("/admin/api/users").send(first);
+    await agent.post("/admin/api/users").send(second);
+
+    // Put the first account in a household so `householdName` has something to
+    // resolve — `House.adminId` is required, so the account is its own admin.
+    const house = await prisma.house.create({
+      data: {
+        name: "Le Foyer Test",
+        adminId: firstRes.body.user.id,
+        inviteCode: faker.string.alphanumeric(8).toUpperCase(),
+      },
+    });
+    await prisma.userProfile.update({
+      where: { email: first.email },
+      data: { houseId: house.id },
+    });
+
+    const res = await agent.get("/admin/api/users");
+
+    expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+    expect(res.body).to.have.length(2);
+    // Newest first: `second` was created after `first`.
+    expect(res.body[0].email).to.equal(second.email);
+    expect(res.body[1].email).to.equal(first.email);
+    expect(res.body[1].householdName).to.equal("Le Foyer Test");
+    expect(res.body[0].householdName).to.equal(null);
+    for (const row of res.body) {
+      expect(row).to.not.have.property("temporaryPassword");
+      expect(row).to.not.have.property("passwordHash");
+    }
+  });
+});