This article presents the scope of cooperative law in France and the institution of the Court of Cassation with examples of its jurisprudence in France addressed to cooperative entities. The article points to the characteristics of cooperatives in France, which in itself is a very variable, differentiated, but important phenomenon, as well as a certain specificity that can be a contribution to the discussion about Polish cooperatives. In addition, the article highlights certain specificity in the regulation of cooperatives in France, shows the historical role of jurisprudence in a complicated legal and socio-economic environment. Both the legal framework and the historically developed line of jurisprudence show the specificity of reference to the concepts of law in France. The diversity of cooperative entities and their connection with commercial law and company law is strongly emphasized in theory and in jurisprudence.