Established by a handful of French surgeons in 1979, the former GREPA spread out all over Europe to become the European Hernia Society-GREPA in 1998.
France
| Name of Chapter | Chapitre Français de l’EHS-GREPA |
| Date of Constitution | 2nd June 2006 |
| Names of founding members | JP Chevrel, J-H Alexandre, A. Fingerhut, O. Armstrong, JP Balique, G. Champault, A. Gainant, P. Chastan J G Fromont, J-B Flament, J-F Gillion, H. Johannet, J. Leroy, JP Palot, E. Pelissier, C. Vons |
| President of National Chapter | |
| National delegate of National Chapter | J-L BOUILLOT |
| Contact | JF GILLION |
| Website |