La Grande Coco is a shared community venue at 29 Rue du Soleil in Paris 20th, dedicated to solidarity, sustainable food and the transformation of the city. Part of the building is rented out for trainings, conferences, meetings, rehearsals and private events. The main hall takes between 40 and 100 people depending on the layout, and the canteen seats 50 guests. Associations, companies and local residents are all named as welcome.
Seminars and company events
The Grande salle is the main working room. The venue says it can host trainings, conferences, meetings and artistic, cultural or sports activities such as choir, theater, yoga or dance. It has chairs, tables, a video projector and tiered seating of 15 places, and it is next to an annex of 40 m² with a kitchen that can receive sub-groups and workshops. A large terrace of 110 m² extends the hall and offers a planted outdoor space. The venue is a good fit for a seminar with a social or sustainability angle, or a team day that mixes plenary and workshop time.
Rooms and capacities
The first-floor level offers the Grande salle, 84 m², with the annex, 40 m², and the terrace, 110 m². The stated attendance is 40 to 100 people depending on the configuration. This floor is accessible to people with reduced mobility, and WCs including accessible ones are on site. The Studio, 37 m² in the basement and also accessible, holds up to 19 people and is equipped as a rehearsal room with microphones, a drum kit, a keyboard, two guitar amplifiers, a bass amplifier, a mixing desk and speakers. On the ground floor, the Cantine is a privatizable space for all types of events, with a 67 m² courtyard terrace.
Catering
The canteen seats 50 guests and is run as an associative restaurant that links the building to the neighborhood. Its professional kitchen is open to the main hall through a wide bar, fully equipped, and can be used by organisers who want to prepare a meal on site. The official page lists the canteen at 75 m² and the kitchen at 29 m². Ask the team whether outside caterers are accepted and how the kitchen can be booked.
History and setting
The building brings together offices, a multi-purpose hall, a canteen, a food aid center run by Restos du Coeur, a community project for reuse of materials, participatory building sites and housing. The setting is a shared building rather than a hotel or a conference center, so events happen alongside the daily activity of the place. That suits organisers who want a venue with a civic purpose and a mix of users.
Getting there
The address is 29 Rue du Soleil, 75020 Paris. The Grande salle is on the first floor with step-free access, and the Studio is in the basement with step-free access as well. The official site does not name the nearest station, so confirm public transport and access for deliveries with the team when you book.
