Regional Profile

• Home to world-wide competitiveness clusters and sectors of excellence including aeronautics, lasers, health/biotechnologies and wood...
• Leading French region for business creation
• France’s 4^th region for job creation between 2007 and 2008 (+2.7%)
• R&D investment per capita the leading Region in France
• Major investment in structural projects – are at the heart of modernisation.
• Ranked 5th in France in 2008 for foreign direct investments