The aviation sector in Sénart, near Paris, France

The French Parisian region Île-de-France… Europe’s leading region in the aviation sector

• Île-de-France is Europe’s leading region in the aviation sector: 105,000 jobs are linked to industrial companies, and nearly 130,000 to the airport industry. Every 4 seconds, a plane takes off from somewhere in the world with an engine made in Île-de-France, principally in Sénart
• Île-de-France and its 2,000-company wide network concentrates 43% of the sector’s research and development expenditures in France, and aviation is the leading French export sector, for 10.5 million euros in 2016.

A strategic industry established in Sénart, and more widely so within the urban area Grand Paris Sud (Greater southern Paris)

• This industry includes prime contractors such as ARIANESPACE and SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (world leader in civil, military, and space engines), headquartered in Evry-Courcourinnes with 2 production sites in the area. The Villaroch (Réeau) factory in Seine-et-Marne produces, assembles, tests, and markets various types of civil aircraft engines including advanced technology. The Evry-Corbeil site’s mission is to manufacture and assemble parts and subassemblies for civil and military aircraft engines.

Develop your international aviation business in Sénart, in the French Parisian region Île-de-France

Sénart, part of the urban area Grand Paris Sud, has on offer several business parks in Île-de-France dedicated to the aviation sector… notably:

• Le Parc du Levant (commune Lieusaint, department Seine-et-Marne)
• La Clé de Saint-Pierre (commune Saint-Pierre-du-Perray, department Essonne)
• Le Parc des Vergers (commune Tigery, department Essonne)

The business parks benefit from all the necessary infrastructure for the expansion and development of your international aviation business in the French Parisian region Île-de-France.

ELCIMAÏ is a holding company that specialises in high technological added-value production and is established in Sénart’s Le Parc du Bois des Saint-Pères Business Park. The development Director of ELCIMAÏ Group Christophe Chauvet highlights that “We are situated within a favourable environment for transforming trade, with apprenticeships and universities. We also benefit from great urban connection, with road access points, the train station, and soft modes of transport.” Establishing your aviation company in Sénart, just 35km from Paris, places you in the ideal location:

• Direct access to the A5 motorway- linking the Parisian region with the Langres area, in north-eastern France-, and the N104- the south eastern portion of the Francilienne, a partial ring road around the Parisian region Île-de-France
• Connections to important national motorways:
  • A4- links Paris to Strasbourg 
  • A6- also known as the Motorway of the Sun, links Paris to Marseille in the south, via Lyon  
  • A10- links Paris to Bordeaux 
• 20km from Massy TGV (High-Speed Train) Station and Orly Airport
• 4 train stations served by the RER (Regional Express Train) Line D, which connects the north of Paris to its south, passing through the heart of the capital
• 35 minutes from Paris Gare de Lyon Train Station
• 35 bus lines

Close to Carré Sénart service, trade, and leisure complex:

• 116,000m² of shopping centres
• 40,000m² of office space
• Services, a leisure centre with a 17-room Pathé film multiplex, and a National Scene theatre

Recruitment

• An employment network made up of 350,000 people ready to be recruited and add to your talent
• Support in the recruitment process by the Grand Paris Sud employment and training service
• Support for your employees

Training

• 20,000 students
• Lieusaint
  • University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)- a major multidisciplinary and vocational university in Île-de-France
  • A Paris-Sénart ICAM campus, ICAM- Institut catholique d'arts et métiers- being a Graduate Engineering school located in six cities in France
• Evry
  • ENSIEE- National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business
  • Telecom SudParis- one of the top French engineering schools of higher education and research
  • Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT)- a French public academic institution dedicated to Higher Education and Research for Innovation in the fields of engineering and digital technology
  • The Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne- a French public university

• International school in the commune Fontainebleau, that teaches from kindergarten to high school
• INSEAD- the world's leading and largest graduate business school, with one location being Île-de-France

Accommodation

• 900 new flats are built a year, to accommodate your employees in eco-quarters that provide an excellent quality of life, with natural spaces and forests stretching over 70% of the area
• Competitively priced housing- €13 / m² to rent, compared to €31 / m² in Paris and €23 / m² in Île-de-France

The Chairman of the Japanese consumer plastics manufacturer IRIS Group, Kentaro Ohyama chose France and Sénart to set up his company’s first European operations, and as he highlights, “our decision to invest in France was motivated by the opportunities that come with logistical excellency, workforce productivity, an environment that encourages creativity and innovation, and the country representing one of the largest European markets.”

Land available in Sénart, in the French Parisian region Île-de-France

Plots of land that make up around 45.5-hectares are available to buy in Sénart, near Paris, France.

Situated in business parks dedicated to the aviation business, these locations are all connected to a high-speed network and some are visible from the N104- the south eastern portion of the Francilienne.

Offers of developed land, from 3,000m² to more than 10 hectares

• From €70 / m², excl. taxes

Property offer, to buy or to rent:

• Covering a total floor area of 150m² to 5,000m²

With EPA Sénart

• Within just 10 months you can become the owner of your premises, all authorisations included
• Secure procedures and reactivity are at the heart of the services we offer
• A team of 50 professionals to speed up your project, secure your deadlines, and keep your operational risks under control
• Within 18 months you can move into your new location
• No administrative appeals for 10 years

The companies already set up in Sénart, Île-de-France

Avition companies that chose to set up and develop in the area

• LE PISTON FRANÇAIS (LPF), production of aeronautical mechanical parts and sets
• ASSA ABLOY, head offices and door openings manufacturing (Vachette, Point Fort Fichet)
• SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES VILLAROCHE, civil engines and Moteurs Militaires
• REOSC/SAFRAN, design, production and integration of high-performance optics
• LH AVIATION, aviation construction
• J.P.B. SYSTEME, manufacturer of self-locking products for the aeronautics industry
• SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES, engineering
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