At any time.

As soon as you sign your membership application, you will become part of the cooperative. In the month of June following your application, the members’ meeting will be called to vote on your admission to the cooperative. Subject to payment of your membership shares one month prior to the date of the general meeting, you will then become an “approved” member—that is, an official member of Plateau Urbain—and you will be eligible to vote starting at the general meeting the following year.

The General Assembly is the highlight of the cooperative’s year. All members gather to vote on the admission and withdrawal of members, the annual financial statements, and the cooperative’s major strategic directions.

Beyond this key event, various formats are offered to members depending on their group (employees, experts, financial supporters, partners, residents) and their ability to get involved. For more details on how the cooperative operates and the type of involvement that might suit you, take this quick quiz:https://www.plateau-urbain.com/en/what-kind-of-member-are-you/

There are 3 options for paying for membership shares: 

• online (in a single payment): https://buy.stripe.com/fZe170eYQ0Xh0z6eUX 
• by bank transfer (multiple payments of €50 are possible) using the following IBAN: FR76 1751 5900 0008 0133 9127 835, specifying the following reference: “shares + member’s name”
• by check (multiple payments of €50 are possible) with a cashing date written on the back, sent to the following address: Accounting Department, Plateau Urbain, Césure, 13 rue Santeuil, 75005 Paris.

If payment for shares is made in installments, ensure that each amount paid is a multiple of 50.

Please note that membership shares must be paid in full at least one month before the date of the General Meeting in order for them to be approved and for the candidate to become a member.

Yes, 

• by sending us several checks with a cashing date written on the back to the following address: Accounting Department, Plateau Urbain, Césure, 13 rue Santeuil, 75005 Paris.
• via multiple bank transfers using the following IBAN: FR76 1751 5900 0008 0133 9127 835, specifying the following description: “shares + member’s name”
• by direct debit upon request to societariat@plateau-urbain.com 

In all three cases, the amounts paid must be multiples of 50. 

And soon, we will be implementing SEPA direct debit.

Today, they are not.

If that were to change, the 1947 law on cooperatives sets a cap on remuneration that cannot exceed a rate published every six months by the Ministry of the Economy. 

Plateau Urbain is a cooperative society of collective interest (SCIC), a Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) enterprise with ESUS accreditation. One of the guiding principles of cooperatives and the SSE is limited profitability, or profitability directed toward serving its social purpose. An SCIC must also allocate the majority of its profits to its operations and its social utility objective (by allocating at least 57.5% of profits to its “non-distributable” reserves). In practice, since its creation, the Plateau Urbain cooperative has allocated 100% of its profits to reserves in order to strengthen its equity.

1. For the purchase of company shares made in 2025, the applicable 25% tax credit must be claimed on your 2026 tax return. For example, for €100 worth of company shares purchased in 2025 → a tax credit of €25 in 2026.

Subject to the following conditions, in particular:

• Being a tax resident of France
• Holding your shares for at least 5 years
• Compliance with current tax limits: €50,000 for a single person / €100,000

for a couple

​​Where should you report your investment?

In your online tax return:

• Go to the “Income and Expenses” section
• Two options to access the correct field:

Option 1 (recommended)

Use the search bar at the top of the page:

In the field “To help you find the boxes that apply to you,” type “7CO”

(the letter O, not the number 0), then click “Search.” This will automatically add Form 2042 RICI and display the corresponding box further down in your tax return

Option 2 (using standard navigation)

• Select Form 2042 RICI “Tax Deductions and Credits”
• Go to the “Other tax reductions and credits” section
• Enter the amount in box “7CO” ESUS payments

What this looks like on the tax return:

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2. If you acquired shares in 2023 or 2024 but did not report them to the tax authorities, you can still do so until December 31, 2026 (for shares acquired in 2023) or December 31, 2027 (for shares acquired in 2024). To do so, you must submit a voluntary amended return by mail to the tax office, including the following documents:

1. Individual subscription statement: document provided upon request at societariat@plateau-urbain.com
2. Certificate of the company’s ESUS eligibility as of the subscription date: document available upon request at societariat@plateau-urbain.com
3. Proof of actual payment (bank statement)
4. Form 2042-RICI — box 7GH (ESUS, 25% rate)
5. Initial tax return

Please note: the tax reduction rate set by the Finance Act has recently changed to between 18% and 25%:

You already received it in your welcome email from the cooperative. The subscription form serves as a record for accounting purposes.

As much as you like.

However, there is a minimum amount based on your membership fee, which you can calculate using the calculator found in the yellow box on this page:https://www.plateau-urbain.com/en/the-plateau-urbain-cooperative/become-a-member/

The calculation formula is also defined in our bylaws, which are available at the same location.

As much as you like.

However, there is a minimum fee based on your most recent fee level at Plateau Urbain, calculated using the same formula as for current tenants.

No. The minimum number of shares is set at the time of joining the cooperative. However, if you wish to purchase additional shares, you can do so by filling out a supplementary subscription form. To do this, please contact societariat@plateau-urbain.com so that the Cooperative Life Department can provide you with the form.

When the occupancy agreement expires, the occupant remains a member.

You participate in the life of the cooperative (voting at the General Assembly), have access to more information than non-members (financial statements, strategic directions, etc.), and meet other members from other spaces opened by the cooperative.

However, being a member does not guarantee you a space in a new third place opened by Plateau Urbain. To ensure fairness, every applicant must go through the application process.

Finally, for spaces opened between summer 2024 and fall 2025, a discounted rate was offered to members. For spaces opened after fall 2025, new occupants are required to become members, as are occupants arriving at a space that has been open since March 2026.

As an occupant, the only people eligible to purchase shares are:

• The legal entity (company, association, cooperative, etc.) that is the occupant. Employees and executives of an occupying entity may not become members. Indeed, if all employees of a large entity were to purchase shares, this would distort the “one person, one vote” principle.
• Individual occupants, provided you are an artist, freelancer, or self-employed individual, and have your own SIREN number.

To withdraw from Plateau Urbain, please send an email to societariat@plateau-urbain.com stating why you no longer wish to be a member, along with your bank account information so that we can refund you.

The General Meeting must formally record your withdrawal from the cooperative’s membership. It is held every year in June. We will be able to reimburse you after the General Meeting, upon your request, and within a maximum of one year from the date you submitted your request, as provided for in the bylaws.

Yes!

Of course! All Plateau Urbain employees are eligible to purchase shares, regardless of the type of contract they have.

I can apply to become an expert member and thus keep them in the cooperative while remaining a member. To do so, if the Cooperative Life team hasn’t already done so, I’ll send an email to societariat@plateau-urbain.com asking them to send me the appropriate form to request a change of committee to the board of directors.