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Invest in Côte d'Azur - The Blue Chip Coast

" In Europe, the Côte d'Azur, has become a reference for high-value, high-growth companies and worldwide activities.

The reason?

We are the first French region for R&D investments of foreign companies and 95% of the foreign investors who relocate here are Blue Chip companies! That's why top managers call us "The Blue Chip Coast".

The proof

• " 95% of the foreign companies located on the Côte d'Azur are Blue Chip companies and 75 % of investment projects involve innovation in the IT or biotech fields "
• " Here you will find activities that are often at the heart of the great names in the Blue Chip galaxy, as well as hundreds of start ups."
• Sophia Antipolis, the first European Science and Technology Park : " An ongoing Blue Chip achievement since 1969, unparalleled in Europe"
• " The first French region for R&D investments of foreign companies.ª
• " Perhaps the only French region and one of the few in Europe, that one can qualify as a " global village".
• "The Côte d'Azur has an exceptional location - thanks to the Nice-Côte d'Azur airport, it is less than 2 hours from all the main European business centers."
• Cisco, HP and Accenture have running teams for the Challenger World in Nice have already adopted the Blue Chip Coast attitude.

Strategic opportunity and gateway to the world

An international metropolis

• 160 nationalities

Connected to the world

• 100 direct flights

A continuously growing reservoir of know-how

• Over 65,000 jobs created in 10 years

Home to key decision centers

• 5th in France for job productivity

A vibrant research and teaching community

• The largest number of international R&D centers in France

Quality at competitive costs

• The lowest cost-per-job ratio of the ten largest cities in France

Côte d'Azur: a region for bold projects

• Europe's largest technology Cluster

• The foremost national interest project devoted to sustainable development