Résumé
SPIRou is a near-infrared spectropolarimeter and a high-precision velocimeter optimized for both the detection and characterization of terrestrial planets orbiting nearby low-mass stars, and the study of the impact of magnetic field on the star-planet formation. The spectrograph is designed to record the whole near-infrared spectrum simultaneously in either circular or linear polarization and to reach a RV precision of 1 m/s at a resolving power of 75,000. It will be use to carry out the "SPIRou Legacy Survey" targeting two science objectives (habitable terrestrial planet detection & magnetic field impact on star-planet formation) and is intended to provide the community with an extensive, homogenous, well characterized and high-quality data. SPIRou is expected to make a major breakthrough in the field of telluric planets in the habitable zone of cool stars. Once implemented at CFHT in 2017, SPIRou is expected to be used extensively by the astronomical community - supporting in particular space missions such as TESS, JWST and PLATO. In this presentation, I will focus on the impact of the SPIRou future observing programs in the field of exoplanets: 1) the radial-velocity survey, its target selection of cool dwarfs, strategy and expectations; 2) the follow-up characterization of transiting candidates; 3) the search for giant planets around very young stars; 4) the importance of spectropolarimetry to filter out the intrinsic jitter of target stars at the sub m/s level; 5) the anticipated role in preparing further exoplanet characterization missions.