La Turquerie Business Park

Turquerie Business Park in the Grand Calais region

Introduction to the Turquerie – Transmarck Business Park

The Turquerie Business Park is situated in the Grand Calais conurbation, in the north of the Hauts-de-France region. With a population of 105,269, the region benefits from an ideal geostrategic location. The business park is situated at the heart of the Côte d’Opale, which has a population of around 800,000, making it a highly attractive location.

Turquerie Business Park benefits from its proximity to the A16 and A26 motorways, which provide easy access to Lille, Belgium and Paris. The park is situated between the Port of Calais and the Eurotunnel, which serve as gateways to the United Kingdom. This advantageous geographical location, combined with direct access to the motorway, offers a wide range of logistics options for businesses exporting to the United Kingdom (50 km away), Belgium (30 km away) or other European countries.

The area also benefits from exceptional transport and service infrastructure. It is a leading multimodal hub, boasting the largest roll-on/roll-off port in continental Europe. It is also France’s leading hub for combined rail-road transport, with two rail-motorway terminals.

By rail, Calais is located:

• 1 hour 15 minutes from Brussels
• 1 hour from London
• 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris
• 30 minutes from Lille

Access to the Turquerie – Transmarck Business Park

• Motorways: European motorways A16 & A26. One hour’s drive (by lorry) from the A1 (Lille–Paris) motorway.
• Freight station: rail motorway operator (CARGOBEAMER)
• Eurotunnel terminal and Port of Calais 9 km from the business park
• International airports: Brussels, Lille, Paris, London
• Business and cargo airport 5 km away

Features of the Turquerie – Transmarck business park

The Turquerie business park, situated in Calais, is easily accessible via the A26 and A16 motorways. It is located alongside the A16 motorway leading to the Eurotunnel, close to the A26 and the Port of Boulogne-Calais. The park is also connected to the CargoBeamer rail terminal, which offers a competitive rail motorway service linking Calais to the logistics and industrial hubs of the EU (Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and Spain) and the UK.

The park, covering a total area of 220 hectares, offers plots immediately available ranging from 3,515 m² to 60,000 m² for light industrial projects such as bespoke industrial components, food products, building materials, special-purpose vehicles, etc.

The park also benefits from its immediate proximity to the Transmarck ZAC, which offers a range of logistics and industrial services such as secure parking, cross-docking and LNG refuelling stations, as well as logistics providers and hauliers for road transport services. All of this makes it an attractive location for businesses in the logistics and industrial sectors.

The park is designated as a ZAC (Joint Development Zone) and is exempt from development charges. Stormwater management is provided within the area via retention basins and drainage channels, and all necessary road infrastructure and utility connections are available, including fibre-optic broadband, electricity, water and gas. Regulatory studies have been carried out, particularly in relation to environmental and archaeological aspects. The maximum building height is 18 metres.

The business park is intended for the following types of business:

• Logistics companies
• Transport companies

Major industrial players such as Alcatel Submarine Networks, Graftech, Meccano, Interor, etc. are already established in the business park.

What are the financial terms? 

The sale price is €32 per square metre excluding VAT.