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Sanofi Headquarters & offices · Paris, France
Sanofi · Paris, France
A 1900s Paris building with its original Eiffel pillars, a rooftop terrace open to every employee — and 40% of the floor space shared.
La Maison Sanofi, the share plan and the parental leave first — then the business. Every number from Sanofi's Form 20-F, its press releases, its careers site and the designers' own project pages.
- 9,000 m²La Maison Sanofi, opened 2022
- 14 weeksgender-neutral parental leave
- 74,846employees worldwide, end of 2025
- ≈ 500people based at the headquarters
Sources: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · STUDIOS Architecture project page · jobs.sanofi.com Rewards & Benefits · Form 20-F 2025
Companies / France / Pharmaceuticals / Sanofi
THE HEADQUARTERS · LA MAISON SANOFI · 2022
A 1900s Paris building made to feel like a house
Two buildings joined into one behind their preserved Art Nouveau and Art Deco façades. Architect Franklin Azzi rebuilt the historic patio as an agora under a central atrium and added a glass storey on the roof; STUDIOS Architecture designed the interiors around hybrid work, with a “Kitchen” that serves as co-working space between meals, “Terraces” for visitors and a rooftop terrace open to all staff.
- 9,000 m² (≈ 96,900 sq ft)
- 8 floors + rooftop terrace
- 40% shared spaces
- Architect: Franklin Azzi
- Interiors: STUDIOS Architecture
- BREEAM & HQE Excellent · WELL Gold
Façades and the rooftop
Two buildings were joined into one behind their preserved Art Nouveau and Art Deco façades, with a glass storey added on the roof and a rooftop terrace open to all staff.
The Kitchen, dining and lounges
STUDIOS Architecture designed the interiors around hybrid work, with a “Kitchen” that serves as co-working space between meals.
Work floors and details
About 40% of the 9,000 m² over eight floors is given to shared spaces.
Facts: Sanofi press release (Nov 28, 2022) · Franklin Azzi Architecture project page “Grande Armée” · STUDIOS Architecture project page “La Maison Sanofi”.
La Maison Sanofi, Avenue de la Grande Armée
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| La Maison Sanofi (global headquarters) | 46-48 Avenue de la Grande Armée, 75017 Paris, France |
Source: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · Form 20-F 2025 cover (46, avenue de la Grande Armée) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Sanofi press release (Nov 28, 2022) · STUDIOS Architecture project page (size, certifications, visitors). Franklin Azzi's project page gives 9,200 m² for the whole complex.
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Benefits (worldwide, where local rules allow)
Action 2025: shares at €72.97, a 20% discount, plus one free share for every five bought (up to four).
Paid, gender-neutral leave for every new parent, whatever the country.
Life insurance worth two years of base salary.
A confidential Employee Assistance Program with free counseling for employees and their dependents.
“Cancer & Work: Acting Together” supports employees facing critical illness.
Support for the children of Sanofi employees.
Paid time off for volunteering.
Flexible working, part of the All Well program.
Source: jobs.sanofi.com Rewards & Benefits (All Well program) · Sanofi press release, June 5, 2025 (Action 2025) · sanofi.com magazine, “Gender-neutral parental leave: everyone benefits”
What keeps people at Sanofi, in its own words
Employees and former employees together hold about 2.55% of Sanofi's capital (June 2025).
More than 32,000 employees chose to invest in the company through the yearly plan.
Action 2025 was the eleventh yearly global employee share plan, open to about 70,000 people in 55 countries.
Promotions, lateral moves and International Mobility policies for moving to another Sanofi country.
About 7,000 employees took generative-AI courses on SanofiU in 2025.
Employee-led groups, plus a Speak Up channel and regular manager check-ins.
Source: Sanofi press release “Sanofi launches its 2025 global employee share ownership plan” (June 5, 2025) · jobs.sanofi.com Rewards & Benefits · Form 20-F 2025, Item 4
Who works here
work in Europe (36,794 people)
work in the United States
are based at La Maison Sanofi in Paris
of the Executive Committee are not French
Source: Form 20-F 2025, Item 6.D (employees by function and region; “Franchises & go-to-market” = Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines and Go To Market Capabilities; “Corporate & other” includes 321 people in the retained Russia business) · Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022. Percentages calculated by eciffo.
Pay at Sanofi
Sanofi publishes ratios, not the median amount. The CEO's pay was 159.5 times the median and 123.3 times the average full-time pay of permanent employees in France with at least two years' service. Measured across all Sanofi entities worldwide, the ratio to the median was 167.2.
Source: Form 20-F 2025, Item 6 — pay ratios under Article L. 22-10-9 of the French Commercial Code
Sanofi does not publish pay by age.
Office history: three Paris headquarters in two decades
- 1973 Founded by an oil company
Sanofi was founded in 1973 by Elf Aquitaine, a French oil company, when it took control of the pharmaceutical group Labaz to diversify.
Source: Form 20-F for 2002, Item 4
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1999 Sanofi and Synthélabo merge
The two French companies merged in 1999 to form Sanofi-Synthélabo.
Source: Form 20-F for 2002
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2002 174 Avenue de France, 13th arrondissement
Sanofi-Synthélabo's principal executive offices and registered office were at 174 Avenue de France, 75013 Paris.
Source: Form 20-F for 2002, cover and Item 4
Avenue de France, Paris 13e · User:Tangopaso / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 2005 Same address as sanofi-aventis
After the combination with Aventis, the group traded as sanofi-aventis — still headquartered at 174 Avenue de France, and still there in the 20-F for 2010.
Source: Form 20-F for 2005 and 2010, cover
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2011–12 54 Rue La Boétie, 8th arrondissement
Renamed “Sanofi” in May 2011, the company gave 54 Rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris as its principal executive offices in the 20-F for 2011.
Source: Form 20-F for 2011, cover · Form 20-F 2025, Item 4 (name change)
54-56 Rue La Boétie, Paris 8e · Tangopaso / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 2022 La Maison Sanofi, Avenue de la Grande Armée
In November 2022 Sanofi moved into 46-48 Avenue de la Grande Armée in the 17th arrondissement: 9,000 m² for about 500 people, with each employee's carbon footprint cut by nearly 100% compared with the previous site.
Source: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · Form 20-F 2025, cover
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Map: how the headquarters moved
Three headquarters addresses, all in Paris: from the 13th arrondissement on the Left Bank to Rue La Boétie in the 8th, then to Avenue de la Grande Armée in the 17th.
- 1 · 2002174 Avenue de France, 75013 Paris — Sanofi-Synthélabo, then sanofi-aventis, until about 2011
- 2 · 2011–1254 Rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris — Headquarters of the renamed Sanofi until 2022
- 3 · 2022La Maison Sanofi, 46-48 Avenue de la Grande Armée, 75017 Paris — Global headquarters today
Addresses: Form 20-F covers (2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2025) · Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · Locations: eciffo from the street addresses
What Sanofi does
Sanofi makes prescription medicines and vaccines. Since selling its consumer health business (Opella) in April 2025 it reports a single Biopharma segment, built around Specialty Care, General Medicines and Vaccines. Its biggest product, Dupixent, brought in 36% of 2025 sales.
One operating segment: Biopharma (Specialty Care, General Medicines and Vaccines franchises).
Where the money came from · Net sales by region · 2025
Source: Form 20-F 2025, Item 3 (risk factors: share of net sales by region) and Item 4
Source: Form 20-F 2025, Items 3, 4 and 5
Growth: revenue vs. people
€33.8B → €43.6B
106,859 → 76,493
Calendar years, IFRS, € billions, as first reported in each year's Form 20-F (SEC XBRL). From 2024, net sales exclude Consumer Healthcare (Opella), so 2024–2025 are not comparable with earlier years (restated 2023: €37.8B). Employees: NumberOfEmployees in the 20-F XBRL data; Item 6 gives 74,846 at Dec 31, 2025 on a narrower basis. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Appointed Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2026.
Interim CEO from February 18, 2026; Executive Vice President, General Medicines, and on the Executive Committee since 2011.
Joined as CEO on September 1, 2019, from Novartis Pharmaceuticals; the Board relieved him of his duties effective February 17, 2026. He opened La Maison Sanofi in 2022.
Sanofi's previous CEO, before Paul Hudson.
Sanofi was founded in 1973 by the French oil company Elf Aquitaine; today's group comes from the 1999 merger of Sanofi and Synthélabo and the later combination with Aventis.
Source: Form 20-F 2025, Item 6 · sanofi.com executive committee page (Belén Garijo) · Form 20-F for 2002
Sanofi: questions people ask
Where is Sanofi's headquarters?
At La Maison Sanofi, 46-48 Avenue de la Grande Armée in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Sanofi moved there in November 2022.
Source: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · Form 20-F 2025
Who designed La Maison Sanofi?
Franklin Azzi Architecture renovated the building, keeping its façades and original Eiffel pillars. STUDIOS Architecture designed the interiors, working with Sanofi on the eco-designed furniture and décor.
Source: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · STUDIOS and Franklin Azzi project pages
How big is Sanofi's headquarters?
About 9,000 m² (≈ 96,900 sq ft) on eight floors plus a rooftop terrace, for around 500 employees. Franklin Azzi gives 9,200 m² for the whole complex.
Source: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · Franklin Azzi project page
What is inside La Maison Sanofi?
Collaborative zones and quiet “cocoon” areas, a “Kitchen” used for meals and co-working, “Terraces” for visitors and a rooftop terrace open to all staff. 40% of the building is shared space, and an app lets employees book rooms, lockers and catering.
Source: Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022 · STUDIOS project page
Is Sanofi's headquarters environmentally certified?
Yes. STUDIOS lists BREEAM Excellent, HQE Excellent, WELL Gold and WiredScore Gold. Sanofi says each employee's carbon footprint fell by nearly 100% compared with the previous site.
Source: STUDIOS project page · Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022
Where was Sanofi's headquarters before?
At 54 Rue La Boétie in Paris's 8th arrondissement (from around 2011), and before that at 174 Avenue de France in the 13th.
Source: Form 20-F covers, 2002–2021
How many people work at Sanofi?
74,846 people worldwide at the end of 2025: 36,794 in Europe, 12,707 in the United States and 25,345 elsewhere. About 500 are based at the Paris headquarters.
Source: Form 20-F 2025, Item 6.D · Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022
What benefits does Sanofi offer?
Among others: 14 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, a yearly employee share plan (20% discount plus free matching shares in 2025), life insurance worth two years' base salary, free confidential counseling and paid volunteering time.
Source: jobs.sanofi.com Rewards & Benefits · Sanofi press release, June 5, 2025
Does Sanofi allow flexible or hybrid work?
Sanofi lists flexible working among its benefits, and it designed its headquarters for hybrid work; employees use an app to log remote-working days and their arrival on site.
Source: jobs.sanofi.com Rewards & Benefits · Sanofi press release, Nov 28, 2022
Who is Sanofi's CEO?
Belén Garijo, appointed Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2026. She succeeded Paul Hudson (CEO from 2019 to February 2026); Olivier Charmeil was interim CEO in between.
Source: sanofi.com executive committee page · Form 20-F 2025
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