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What if your office were a place you love going to?
Coworking for freelancers: work freely and grow your network
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Freelancing at La Cordée
As a freelancer, is coworking right for you?
A freelancer is an independent professional who works for several clients, without being anyone's employee. Graphic designers, developers, consultants, writers, trainers, coaches… profiles vary widely, but daily life looks much the same: managing your own time, finding clients and, often, working from home.
Coworking is a shared workspace that brings together people from different backgrounds in one fully equipped place. It's neither a private office nor a café: it's a professional environment with a community.
At La Cordée, coworking for freelancers feels like a big professional roommate setup, not an anonymous open-plan office. You choose your hours, your days and your space, with complete freedom. Beyond being workspaces, our Cordées are places to live, where connections form and people help each other out: your network grows, and with it come new collaborations and new projects.
Why work in a coworking space rather than at home?
At home, isolation quickly sets in: no coworkers, no shared coffee breaks, no network close at hand, and motivation that slowly fades. Not to mention the blurry line between work and personal life. 50% of La Cordée members are entrepreneurs and independent workers: they chose a fully equipped professional space and a supportive community, without giving up their freedom.
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The benefits of coworking for freelancers
A well-equipped professional space, open 24/7
High-speed internet, ergonomic furniture, meeting rooms, phone booths, quiet or social areas: your membership covers it all, with no office to find and no providers to manage. Open 24/7 across our 9 spaces. That's a weight off your mind!
A real work-life balance
The commute between home and the coworking space gives you time to decompress: your day starts when you arrive and ends when you leave. The line between work and home becomes clear again. Our spaces are downtown, easy to reach by public transit, by bike or on foot.
A support network right at hand
At La Cordée, we mix profiles so people can really meet. Helping hands, skill-sharing, referrals, new clients: it all starts over coffee or a shared lunch. According to our 2023 survey, 50% of our members found an unexpected professional benefit here.
A friendly vibe and well-being at work
Social moments and activities punctuate the week: we suggest, you decide! According to our 2023 survey, 80% of coworkers found a supportive, positive community that gives them a boost. At La Cordée, you feel at home, without being at home!
We offer
2 ways to work at La Cordée
Working at a flex desk
This option is for freelancers who want to blend into the community. No dedicated desk: day by day, depending on your needs and mood, you settle in, flex office style, wherever you like in the Cordée of your choice!
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Flex desk memberships let you move between all our Cordées!
Working at a dedicated desk
This option is for freelancers who want their own desk. Solo or as a team, you can leave your things there and work at your own pace, while still enjoying the community's social moments.
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Dedicated desks are available in Lyon 7th, Lyon 9th, Villeurbanne and Paris.
Plus
Handy add-ons for freelancers
Register your business
We offer a registered business address option for your company.
Book meeting rooms
All our rooms, small, medium and large, are available to rent at member rates.
Drop in on expert office hours
Our members regularly lend the community a hand during short one-on-one sessions.
To fit your routine, we offer
Flexible plans
A few hours a week or every day, it’s up to you. Our plans adapt to your pace, with or without commitment, and whatever your membership, we welcome everyone on the same terms.
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➜ Flex desks: From €35/month excl. VAT + €3.25/hour (or + €4.25/hour in Paris)
➜ Dedicated desks: €329/month excl. VAT in Lyon and €349/month excl. VAT in Paris
We support you with
A special rate for your first steps as a freelancer
Take advantage of our deals on the Rando membership
➜ 20% off* for 6 months (65 hrs/month)
➜ 50% off* for 6 months (65 hrs/month) if your business is part of the social and solidarity economy (ESS)**
no commitment • use your hours freely within the month
* Offer valid for 12 months after your business registration
** Offer reserved for social and solidarity economy organizations (nonprofits, cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations, ESS companies, ESUS-certified companies)
9 spaces to
Work in 5 cities
Lyon 1st – Terreaux
A charming apartment with exposed stone walls on the Presqu'île.
Lyon 3rd – Part-Dieu
Our biggest Cordée! An apartment with parquet floors and moldings, so chic!
Lyon 7th – Jean Macé
An industrial loft with a private terrace and a one-of-a-kind suspended net!
Lyon 9th – Vaise
A huge industrial-style house in western Lyon.
Villeurbanne
A ground-floor space bathed in light, facing Parc Chanteur.
Annecy – Gare
A huge, light-filled apartment with parquet floors and moldings!
Paris 12th – Gare de Lyon
An apartment overlooking a pedestrian street, quiet yet in the heart of the city.
Rennes – Centre
A 2-story Rennes house in the historic center.
Nantes – Centre
A Haussmann-style apartment on the banks of the Erdre.
In their own words!
Freelancing in a coworking space, as told by our members
In a nutshell
Freelancers and entrepreneurs at La Cordée, by the numbers
Instead of a long sales pitch,
Come try freelancing at La Cordée
Got questions?
We've got answers!
Yes, in fact it was originally created with them in mind. Coworking tackles the two main challenges of freelancing: isolation and the lack of a stable professional setting.
Yes. Our flex plans come with no commitment by default. You can come a few hours a week or every day, your plan evolves with your business, and your first day is free!
Indirectly, often yes. Casual conversations in our spaces create real opportunities: referrals, helping hands, new clients. 50% of our members say they gained an unexpected professional benefit at La Cordée.
Yes. La Cordée offers a mail-handling and registered business address service. A professional downtown address, without the constraints of a commercial lease. Check out our business address pricing here.
A café offers a friendly setting, but not a professional one: spotty Wi-Fi, noise, no meeting rooms or equipment, no community. A coworking space is designed for work: professional infrastructure, a stable community, dedicated services.