Groupe Banque Populaire
Building at 115, rue Montmartre in Paris, former head office of Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires built in the 1950s | |
| Company type | co-operative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Defunct | 31 July 2009 |
| Fate | Merger with Groupe Caisse d'Épargne |
| Successor | Groupe BPCE |
| Headquarters | Paris , France |
Number of employees | 34,500 |
| Website | www.banquepopulaire.fr |
Banque Populaire (French pronunciation: [ɡʁup bɑ̃k pɔpylɛʁ], lit. 'People's Bank') was a French group of cooperative banks, with origins in the European cooperative movement. In 2009, it merged with Groupe Caisse d'Épargne to form Groupe BPCE.