It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and took place from 4 to 8 February 2015 in southern France, near the town of Bessèges.

The 2014 champion was Tobias Ludvigsson, but his Team Giant–Alpecin was not selected to take part in the 2015 edition.

[1] Twenty-one teams competed in the 2015 Étoile de Bessèges.

The teams that participated in the race were: In the 2015 Étoile de Bessèges, four different jerseys were awarded.

Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification.