The best coworking places in Lyon

As the second economical center in France, Lyon has always been marked by its dynamism and its capacity to adapt to new tendencies. Mutual aid and sharing are, today, part of our societies and the coworking spaces are the perfect example, offering to its visitors not only an office, but places of meetings and conviviality, of exchange of knowledge and know-how. Freelances, autoentrepreneurs or teleworkers are targeted by those workspaces.

Coworking spaces have grown since 2011, when the 1st coworking place in Lyon, the "Atelier des médias", were created. The goal of this project ? Giving to Lyon's independant journalists a space of conviviality and sharing. Facing its success, a large number of professionnals have been interested in those work spaces and they have grown in every Lyon's districts and neighbourhoods.

You are searching for a space which match with your needs and the way you work ? Follow the guide !

L'Atelier des Médias

With a 200 square meters workspace, l'Atelier des Médias, located on the bank of Rhône, is an inescapable coworking actor in Lyon. Based on an association  and participatory model, coworkers have to get into the community in order to improve its activity and to encourage its continuity. The membership is necessary to get access to the place, with an annual 15€ contribution. Places are particularly limited and l'Atelier des Médias selects candidates. Don't worry, no "suite-and-tie" interview ! The idea is rather to reconcile profession with number of places to ensure dialogue between coworkers.

For further informations, please visit Atelier des Médias official website

La Cordée

La cordée is probably one of the major coworking actor in Lyon. With several spaces in every district in Lyon (Perrache, Charpennes or Opéra as an exemple), According to La Cordée, Human Beings are a central component of any work. La Cordée provides service offers based on your needs. You want to work for a couple of hours ? You are thinking about domiciling your company in its premises ? You are searching for a private meeting room ? La Cordée is providing prices adapted to each profile, whatever your needs are. 

For further informations, please visit La Cordée official website

SOFFFA

With two spaces in Lyon (in the 1st and the 7th districts of Lyon), SOFFFA is providing an original concept : the Slowcafé. Visitors have acces to a self-service buffet and can get themselves coffee and tea. You only pay one thing : time you've spend in the Slowcafé. With attractive daily prices, SOFFFA's offer is particularly adapted to coworking, whether you are a professionnal or a student. The place, with an exceptional design environment, also hosts various events such as exhibitions, afterworks or conferences. A space you have to know in Lyon's coworking landscape.

For further informations, please visit SOFFFA official website

Écoworking

With an eco-responsible commitment, Ecoworking is promoting mutual aid and creativity for the benefit of environmental issues. Several workshops are organised in that sense, involving the coworkers and guest speakers who are subject matter experts. The way this space is working is also driven by a desire to sensitize about environmental issues : self-service scooters, mutualisation of orders and deliveries, regular report about those problematics... Ecoworking, it's a responsible and educational coworking space !

For further informations, please visit Ecoworking official website

Now Coworking

With a local of more than 3 000 squaremeters, Now Coworking is the biggest coworking place in Lyon. Located at the top floor of the former Citroën factory, this space is able to welcome 350 coworkers at the same time, in a functionnal and comfortable environment. Improvise a conference in the stands, get a rest in the ping-pong room, or relax in the massage room... Now Coworking wants to gather coworkers in a living place, with a wish of sharing of knowledge, of learning, of discovery and meetings.

For further informations, please visit Now Coworking official website

Webup Sapce

Located in the 7th district of Lyon, close to Jean Macé square, Webup Space is the next step of "webup fm" radio, which is interviewing entrepreneurs and independants. Webup Space is then giving them access to a workspace, at a reasonable price to satisfy everyone. Webup Space is however providing a large range of services in order to get you to work efficiently, in the best conditions.

For further informations, please visit Webup Space official website