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Hermès Headquarters & offices · Paris, France
Hermès · Paris, France
Hermès has worked from 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré since 1880, when it moved its saddle workshops there and opened a store next door.
The Paris address, the Pantin workshops and gardens, the benefits every employee gets worldwide — then the business. Every number from Hermès' own registration documents, results and careers site.
- 106,000 m²workshops and offices in Pantin
- 26,494employees, 62% in France
- 16 weeksminimum maternity leave on full base salary, worldwide
- €3,000bonus for every employee worldwide (2025)
Sources: Universal Registration Document 2025 · 2025 full-year results release (Feb 12, 2026) · finance.hermes.com “Our teams”
Companies / France / Luxury goods / Hermès
THE HEADQUARTERS · 24 FAUBOURG SAINT-HONORÉ · PARIS
A saddler's address since 1880, and gardens behind brick walls in Pantin
Hermès' registered office is still 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where Charles-Émile Hermès moved the workshops in 1880; RDAI renovated the store there, handed over in 2016. Around it, Hermès uses about 42,000 m² of offices in Paris. Just outside the city, the Cité des Métiers in Pantin (RDAI, 2013) puts workshops, offices, restaurants, a crèche and a gym in four brick-and-zinc buildings around 6,000 m² of gardens by Louis Benech — a meadow, an Indo-Persian square with a fountain, an orchard, a Japanese garden and a tropical garden.
- Registered office since 1880
- ≈ 42,000 m² of Paris offices (≈ 452,084 sq ft)
- Pantin: 106,000 m² of workshops and offices
- Cité des Métiers: Prix de l’Équerre d’Argent 2014
- Design: RDAI
- Gardens: Louis Benech
Inside 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré (RDAI, 2016)
Hermès' registered office has been at 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré since 1880; RDAI's renovation of the store there was handed over in 2016.
The façade on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
The store and registered office occupy 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
The Cité des Métiers in Pantin (RDAI, 2013)
In Pantin, RDAI's Cité des Métiers puts workshops, offices, restaurants, a crèche and a gym in four brick-and-zinc buildings around 6,000 m² of gardens by Louis Benech.
Facts: Universal Registration Document 2025, § 1.1 and § 1.4.5 · RDAI project page “Hermès 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris” · RDAI project text “Cité des métiers Hermès” (Architonic)
Paris and Pantin
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Registered office and store | 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris |
| Adjoining building | 19–21, rue Boissy d’Anglas, 75008 Paris |
| Cité des Métiers and Espace Jean-Louis Dumas | Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis) |
Source: Universal Registration Document 2025, § 1.4.5 Real estate (Paris offices are also on rue de la Ville-l’Évêque, rue d’Anjou, rue de Penthièvre and rue d’Athènes) · See them on the map ↓
Source: URD 2025, § 1.4.5 · RDAI project page (24 Faubourg) · RDAI project text on Architonic (Cité des Métiers)
Office tour videos
Benefits (worldwide and France)
Paid in March 2026 to every Hermès employee worldwide, for 2025.
At least 16 weeks with full base salary maintained and childbirth costs covered, in every subsidiary.
Paid leave with salary maintained and no seniority requirement.
Free-share plans for all employees worldwide in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2023.
Incentive schemes, profit-sharing and bonus for 2025, including €243M of profit-sharing in France.
A gross monthly increase for all employees in France, on top of individual raises.
Death cover of at least twice gross annual base salary, part of a worldwide five-pillar social protection plan.
A daycare center at the Pantin site, plus reserved places in inter-company daycares in Paris, Pantin and Lyon.
Source: finance.hermes.com, “Our teams” (2025) · 2025 full-year results release (Feb 12, 2026)
Why people stay: what Hermès itself says
Overall turnover stayed below 6%; involuntary turnover was 1.40%.
Hermès calls internal mobility a genuine driver of talent development.
From the worldwide “Hermès Hears” survey of March 2024. A new survey is planned for 2026.
More than 15,000 employee shareholders, holding 1.01% of the company, after six free-share plans for all staff.
Share of employees who took at least one training session.
In-house craft schools in France; two new ones opened in 2025.
Source: finance.hermes.com, “Our teams” (2025 figures) · 2025 full-year results release
Who works here
women in the top 100 most senior positions
gender pay gap
people with disabilities (France)
work full-time
Source: 2025 full-year results release (headcount) · finance.hermes.com, “Our teams” (2025)
Office history: from the Grands Boulevards to Faubourg Saint-Honoré and Pantin
- 1837 A harness workshop on rue Basse-du-Rempart
Harness-maker Thierry Hermès opened his workshop on rue Basse-du-Rempart, in the Grands Boulevards district of Paris.
Source: URD 2025, § 1.1 and “Hermès in key dates”
Rue Basse-du-Rempart, June 1901 · Barry, Jean (en 1913), photographe / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1880 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
His son Charles-Émile Hermès moved the workshops to 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and opened an adjoining store, where harnesses and saddles were made to measure. It is still the registered office.
Source: URD 2025, § 1.1 · 2025 full-year results release
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1992 Leather workshops move to Pantin
Hermès established leather workshops in Pantin, on the northern edge of Paris.
Source: URD 2025, “Hermès in key dates” · RDAI project text
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2013 The Cité des Métiers
RDAI's Cité des Métiers in Pantin was handed over: 26,000 m² of workshops, offices, restaurants, a crèche and a gym in four buildings around five gardens. It won the Prix de l’Équerre d’Argent 2014.
Source: RDAI project text (Architonic) · URD 2025, § 1.4.5
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2015 Espace Jean-Louis Dumas opens
The Espace Jean-Louis Dumas opened on the Pantin site in 2015.
Source: URD 2025, § 1.4.5
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 24 Faubourg store renovated
RDAI's renovation of the 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré store for Hermès Sellier was handed over in 2016.
Source: RDAI project page “Hermès 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2021 31,400 m² of Paris offices
Paris office space reached about 31,400 m² around the registered office; the rue de Penthièvre building was rebuilt inside for the Perfume & Beauty and digital teams in April 2021. Pantin reached 84,500 m².
Source: URD 2021, Real estate
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2023–25 Buying buildings in Paris
Hermès bought a 9,900 m² building on rue d'Anjou in 2023 and took possession of a 14,000 m² building on rue de Charonne in 2025; both are being refurbished. Paris offices now total about 42,000 m², and Pantin 106,000 m².
Source: URD 2025, § 1.4.5
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| URD 2021 | 337,986 | 31,400 | Paris offices |
| URD 2021 | 909,550 | 84,500 | Pantin workshops and offices |
| URD 2025 | ≈ 452,084 | ≈ 42,000 | Paris offices (mostly leased) |
| URD 2025 | 1,140,973 | 106,000 | Pantin workshops and offices (mostly owned) |
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a harness workshop in the Grands Boulevards district (1837) to 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (1880), still the registered office today. Since 1992 Hermès has also built up workshops and offices in Pantin, on the northern edge of Paris.
- 1 · 1837Rue Basse-du-Rempart, Grands Boulevards — Thierry Hermès' first harness workshop (location approximate)
- 2 · 1880–today24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré — Workshops and store from 1880; registered office today
Addresses: Universal Registration Document 2025, § 1.1 and key dates
What Hermès does
Hermès is an independent, family-run house founded by a harness-maker in 1837. It makes and sells leather goods, ready-to-wear, silk, perfume, watches, jewellery and home objects, with 75% of objects made in France and sales through 294 exclusive stores.
Revenue reported by métier (sector) and by geographical area.
Where the money came from · revenue by métier, 2025
Source: 2025 full-year results release, Revenue by sector · URD 2025 (stores, share made in France)
Source: 2025 full-year results release (Feb 12, 2026) · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
€5.5B → €16.0B
16,956 → 26,494
Calendar years, euros. Revenue: URD 2021 (2017–2020) and URD 2025 (2021–2025). Employees: URD 2025, permanent and temporary staff under the CSRD definition (2017–2019 not shown because the earlier definition differs). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Executive Chairman, in charge of strategy and operational management; nephew of Jean-Louis Dumas and sixth generation of the family. Émile Hermès SAS is the second Executive Chairman.
Executive Chairman; reorganised Hermès into geographical regions and ensured the transition to the sixth generation.
Diversified the house into new métiers and opened stores around the world.
Son-in-law of Émile Hermès; took the helm in 1951.
Founded in 1837 by harness-maker Thierry Hermès.
Source: Universal Registration Document 2025, § 1.1, key dates and § 1.2
Hermès: questions people ask
Where is Hermès' headquarters?
Hermès International's registered office is at 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris — the address where the house has been since 1880. Most Paris offices are nearby in the 8th and 9th arrondissements, and a large workshop and office site is in Pantin.
Source: URD 2025 · 2025 full-year results release
Who designed Hermès' buildings?
RDAI renovated the 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré store (handed over in 2016) and designed the Cité des Métiers in Pantin (2013), whose gardens are by landscaper Louis Benech.
Source: RDAI project pages
How big are Hermès' offices?
About 42,000 m² (≈ 452,084 sq ft) of office space in Paris, and 106,000 m² of workshops and offices in Pantin. The Cité des Métiers alone covers 26,000 m².
Source: URD 2025, § 1.4.5 · RDAI project text
What is the Cité des Métiers?
Hermès' campus in Pantin: four buildings with workshops, offices, restaurants, a crèche and a gym around 6,000 m² of themed gardens. It won the Prix de l’Équerre d’Argent 2014.
Source: RDAI project text (Architonic) · URD 2025
How many people work at Hermès?
26,494 employees at the end of 2025, including 16,349 in France. 68% are women.
Source: 2025 full-year results release · finance.hermes.com
What benefits does Hermès offer?
Worldwide: at least 16 weeks of maternity leave on full base salary, 4 weeks of paid second-parent and adoption leave, health cover, death cover of at least twice base salary, free-share plans and a €3,000 bonus for every employee for 2025.
Source: finance.hermes.com, “Our teams”
Does Hermès allow remote work?
Hermès says it values teams being present in the workplace, given its craft-based activity and closeness to clients; each entity and site adapts its organisation and promotes flexibility through local arrangements.
Source: finance.hermes.com, “Our teams”
What is Hermès' employee turnover?
Overall turnover was below 6% in 2025: 4.35% voluntary and 1.40% involuntary.
Source: finance.hermes.com, “Our teams”
Who runs Hermès?
Axel Dumas, Executive Chairman since 2013, together with Émile Hermès SAS as second Executive Chairman.
Source: URD 2025, § 1.2
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