- Reasons to Invest
- Reasons to Invest in the Côte d’Azur
- » 1 - An international metropolis
- » 2 - Connected to the entire world
- » 3 - A steadily rising pool of skilled labor
- » 4 - Home to decision centers
- » 5 - A wealth of trained expertise
- » 6 - Sophia Antipolis - N°1 Science and Technology Park in Europe
- » 7 - Côte d’Azur real estate projects
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Developing your activities with strong added value is a true challenge.
Côte d'Azur is THE territory responding to your strategy
- Expertise on a worldwide level in the main innovative sectors: IT and biotechnology
- Opportunities for technology partnership and cross-fertilization projects
- Highly qualified and multi-cultural Human Resources
- Europe’s leading science and technology park: Sophia-Antipolis
- A large scope of financial and fiscal incentives dedicated to company setting-up and innovation
- New corporate real estate programs available at highly competitive prices
- An incomparable lifestyle - a source of motivation for company personnel
INTERNATIONAL REACH
- Côte d'Azur, the second most international area in France after Paris
- Foreign nationals account for 12% of the population
- 160 nationalities represented
- 84,000 foreign nationals with working permits, including 44% EU citizens
EMPLOYMENT
- Working population: 432,283
- 421,900 currently employed
- Foreign working population of 37,000
- 83% of the working population (343,537 people) is employed in the service sector
- 60,000 new jobs since 1999
BUSINESSES BASED ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR
- 106,153 companies, or 25% of all companies in the Provence- Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and 2.2% of companies in France
- 1,500 companies financed by foreign capital, with 22,900 jobs and 55 nationalities
THE THRIVING CÔTE D'AZUR ECONOMY
- €51.25 billion in revenue
- €26.9 billion in GDP
- 5th in France for asset productivity, at €75,553 per job
PORTS
- Over 600,000 cruise passengers a year
- First cruise port in France
- 32 ports
- Antibes, Europe’s largest yachting harbour
CÔTE D’AZUR AIRPORTS
The Nice Côte d’Azur airport is the largest international airport in France, after Paris.
- 10 million passengers in 2007
- 98 direct destinations to 28 countries (75% with at least one flight a day), operated by over fifty airlines, of which one out of three is a business low cost airline
- 35 Nice-Paris flights a day
- Cannes Mandelieu airport, the secondlargest business jet airport in France
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Team Côte d'Azur is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council |
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