France
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
74.0composite, 0–100
6 / 45rank · 6 of 27 in EU-27
−0.1change since 2015, time-varying indicators
FranceEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 79.2 | 11 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 70.3 | 8 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 83.6 | 3 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 71.4 | 12 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 10 / 16 |
| Financial | 65.6 | 20 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 74.0 | 6 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 40 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
FranceEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 Regional SSE strategies (e.g. Île-de-France 2022–2028, Brittany 2025–28) under NOTRe/SRDEII; national 10-year SSE strategy only in draft (Se · source | 2/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Treasury (DG Trésor) SSE unit; minister in charge of SSE; Higher Council for the SSE; ESS France; regional SSE chambers (CRESS) · source | 2/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 2014 SSE law Art. 13 (socially responsible public procurement); new State SRPP framework under development; SSE mobilisation in Olympic Game · source | 2/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 Law No. 2014-856 (legal definition of the SSE; ESUS accreditation) · source | 1/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the Social and Solidarity Economy · source | 2/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Local Support Scheme (DLA); SSE incubator network (130 organisations, 200+ programmes); 209 PTCEs; CRESS; Avise (national competence centre) · source | 2/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ (incl. €17m Priority 6 innovation call, 2024), ERDF, InvestEU, RRF/France 2030 (no SSE earmark) · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 Ministry of Economy programme 'Economic Strategy / SSE and Responsibility' (~€18m/yr: networks, DLA, PTCEs, Impact Contracts); Bpifrance; ES · source | 2/2 |
Policy composite 89.6 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). France: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/france/