Photovoltaic module comprising at least: - a transparent first layer forming the front face of the photovoltaic module intended to receive a luminous flux, - a set of a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged side-by-side and connected together electrically, - an assembly (6a, 6b) encapsulating the plurality of photovoltaic cells, - a second layer forming the rear face of the photovoltaic module, the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) and the set of a plurality of photovoltaic cells being located between the first and second layers, the first layer comprising a plurality of plates independent from each other, each plate being located opposite at least one photovoltaic cell, in such a way as to form a discontinuous front face of the photovoltaic module, characterised in that the rigidity of the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) is defined by a Young's modulus of the encapsulation material greater than or equal to 75 MPa at ambient temperature and a thickness (e) of the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) of between 0.4 and 1 mm, and in that the first layer consists of at least one transparent polymer material belonging to the acrylic block copolymers or of a composition comprising at least one acrylic block copolymer having the following general formula: n B wherein: - n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; - A is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) greater than 50°C, in particular greater than 80°C, or polystyrene, or an acrylic-styrene or methacrylic-styrene copolymer; and - B is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 20°C, in particular comprised of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl methylacrylate or butyl acrylate. - a transparent first layer forming the front face of the photovoltaic module intended to receive a luminous flux, - a set of a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged side-by-side and connected together electrically, - an assembly (6a, 6b) encapsulating the plurality of photovoltaic cells, - a second layer forming the rear face of the photovoltaic module, the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) and the set of a plurality of photovoltaic cells being located between the first and second layers, the first layer comprising a plurality of plates independent from each other, each plate being located opposite at least one photovoltaic cell, in such a way as to form a discontinuous front face of the photovoltaic module, characterised in that the rigidity of the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) is defined by a Young's modulus of the encapsulation material greater than or equal to 75 MPa at ambient temperature and a thickness (e) of the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) of between 0.4 and 1 mm, and in that the first layer consists of at least one transparent polymer material belonging to the acrylic block copolymers or of a composition comprising at least one acrylic block copolymer having the following general formula: n B wherein: - n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; - A is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) greater than 50°C, in particular greater than 80°C, or polystyrene, or an acrylic-styrene or methacrylic-styrene copolymer; and - B is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 20°C, in particular comprised of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl methylacrylate or butyl acrylate. - n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; - A is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) greater than 50°C, in particular greater than 80°C, or polystyrene, or an acrylic-styrene or methacrylic-styrene copolymer; and - B is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 20°C, in particular comprised of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl methylacrylate or butyl acrylate.