Coòpolis - Ateneu Cooperatiu de Barcelona

Cooperative development in Barcelona

Coòpolis is Barcelona’s Cooperative Development Hub, a program that promotes the social and solidarity economy (SSE) across the city. It is part of Catalonia’s network of cooperative development hubs and focuses primarily on starting new cooperatives and creating jobs in existing ones. Its base is in the Can Batlló neighborhood complex at Carrer Constitució 19–25, Block 4.

Services and activities

Coòpolis provides guidance and advice at different stages of a cooperative’s development, along with specialized training. Its work includes:

• Advice on starting a cooperative.
• Support for established cooperatives and help with their questions.
• Cooperative succession support.
• Social and solidarity economy training, with sessions such as “The ABCs of Cooperatives,” “Practical Ways to Make an Organization LGBTQ+ Inclusive,” cooperative workshops, and training on the tax rules for cooperatives.
• An information point on migration and the social and solidarity economy.
• An information point on cooperative housing with a right-of-use model.
• An observatory and thematic groups focused on feminist economies, the ecosocial transition, migration, and an antiracist social and solidarity economy.

Partner organizations and funding

Coòpolis involves a range of organizations and cooperatives, including L'Associació Coòpolis, La Ciutat Invisible, La Pera Comunicació, Col·lectiu Ronda, Trama SCCL, Reflexes SCCL, XES Barcelona, IDRA, MigrESS, COS Salut SCCL, Abarka SCCL, La Tregua SCCL, Illay Legal, Batec, La Dinamo, Sostre Cívic, Opcions SCCL, Espai Ambiental, Equilàtera SCCL, Fil a l'agulla, and Calidoscoop. The project receives public funding.

Location and contact

Address: Can Batlló, Carrer Constitució 19–25, Block 4, Barcelona.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. In August: Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Phone: 934 32 00 63.

Email: coopolis@bcn.coop. Additional emails: compralocalscv@bcn.cat and compralocalsciutat@bcn.cat.

Website: www.bcn.coop. Social media: X (@coopolis_bcn) and Instagram (@coopolis_bcn).