Why set up your company in Provence?
Located in the French region Région Sud, the Department Vaucluse benefits from a strategic position in southern France.
By setting up in Vaucluse, you will easily reach the cities of Lyon, Grenoble or Marseille (motorway A7), Nice or Italy (motorway A8), Nîmes, Montpellier, Perpignan and Spain (motorway A9). The Department Vaucluse gives you access to Europe and its 115 million consumers, a market with more than 9 million inhabitants less than 2 hours away.
There are many reasons why you should set up in the French city of Avignon:
- A strategic position in southern Europe, along the North-South axis between Spain and Italy
- An outstanding transport network (railway, motorways, air connections)
- Only 2 hours from London, Brussels and Madrid
- “French Tech” label for its new technology companies
- A great number of high-quality schools and universities: Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, ISEMA (Business school for the food sector), ESAA (School of design of Avignon), ISTS (Institute of performing arts), IMCA (Higher institute of audio-visual activities), Université du Vin, Savannah College of Art and Design, KEDGE Business School
- An extraordinary cultural and historic heritage and international recognised natural sites
- 2,800 sunshine hours per year
- A wide range of commercial properties and land
Business parks and commercial real estate Provence
Digital companies in Vaucluse
- New technology companies are welcome in Avignon (co-working spaces, offices, commercial properties). Highly developed training and research centres for ICT companies: image, 3D, man-machine dialogue, videogames.
- The Department Vaucluse is certified French Tech Culture for its impact on the digital technologies market.
Logistics companies in Provence
Halfway between Spain and Italy, on the Mediterranean basin, the Department Vaucluse has different business parks and plots of land for your logistics activities.
Industrial companies in Provence
Aeronautics is the 1st industrial sector in the region, thanks to the presence of leading global manufacturers of helicopters, satellites and drones.
The construction and energy industries are also sectors of excellence of this territory.
Food and cosmetic companies in Vaucluse
The food industry is the main economic sector of the Department Vaucluse, which is one of France’s main fruits and vegetables production areas. This territory is also a main producer of perfume plants for aromatic and medicinal products.
Tourism businesses in Vaucluse
4 million tourists visit Vaucluse every year. Numerous opportunities for accommodation (hotels, tourist residence) as well as leisure activities are available in southern France.
International companies in southern France
- CBA: Leading French company of management software for domiciliary nurses
- Rolls Royce Nuclear Services: Engineering solutions for the nuclear industry
- Ducros McCormick: French leader of the spice market
- Naturex: International leading manufacturer of natural ingredients for aromatic, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products
- High Tech Home: Company specialising in the development of innovative technology solutions
- Greenwatt: Organic waste recycling as renewable energy source
- Pellenc ST: Optical sorting solutions for waste treatment
