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![]() Building at 115, rue Montmartre in Paris, former head office of Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires built in the 1950s[1] | |
Company type | co-operative |
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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.