LA PROVENCE, the Voie Douce Or Green Lane, a Route and Walking Path Reserved for Alternative Modes of Transportation

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Business parks of the Huveaune Valley The Huveaune Valley, where the surrounding Sainte-Baume and Garlaban mountain peaks contrast with lands that have been shaped by human hands, is a major corridor between Marseille and Aubagne. This area is home to the Les Paluds- Plaine de Jouques and Domaine Vallée Verte business parks. Création : Arc en ciel Marseille - Crédits photo : Fotolia, Couverture © Ville d’Aubagne Ville Couverture © Fotolia, Arc en ciel Marseille - Crédits photo : Création :

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DO YOU PREFER © Ville de Marseille THE COUNTRYSIDE? La Penne sur Huveaune, Aubagne and Gémenos are all towns of a manageable size that have many advantages. ARE YOU A Multi-family housing, country chic traditional Provençal houses at the foot of Mount Garlaban, residential subdi- CITY PERSON? visions...the variety of housing on offer is extensive. At the weekend, get back to nature in the communal forest Find a place in Marseille eastern or southern of La Penne sur Huveaune. Is your heart set on a quaint districts. To the East, La Capelette is a happe- village? Roquevaire, La Bouilladisse and La Destrousse, ème ning spot. The creation of the Parc du XXVI located to the north of Aubagne, will welcome you with Centenaire, the construction of apartment buil- open arms. dings and the opening of the Palais Omnis- ports Marseille Grand Est (complex for ice sports and skateboarding) have certainly boosted its attractiveness. Do you prefer grand boulevards? WOULD YOU PREFER Go with the Prado district. Do you dream of your own house and garden? La Valentine is the spot A PLACE BY THE SEA? for you, as high-quality subdivisions have been If you love the seaside, La Ciotat is sure to win your built there. heart with its promenade by the water and its beaches. This bathing place is also a green town that promotes green modes of transportation with the opening of LA PROVENCE, the Voie douce or green lane, a route and walking path reserved for alternative modes of transportation. “THE PLACE TO BE!“ Culture has not been neglected either: the Eden-théâtre, the grande dame of cinemas that just re-opened in 2013, is the crowning jewel of the town’s many eclectic cultural options. www.investinprovence.com ARE YOU GOING TO BE WORKING IN AUBAGNE, GÉMENOS OR LA VALENTINE ? A GUIDE TO Going THE BUSINESS PARKS to work

From the motorway: Using public transport: Domaine Vallée Verte: A 50 Domaine Vallée Verte: RTM Bus and Zone des Paluds (Aubagne): A50 - A501 SNCF (Barrasse Train Station) Gémenos Business Park: A 501 Zone des Paluds (Aubagne) and Gémenos Business Park: Cartreize Shuttles ECO-INITIATIVES Business-to-business transportation Free access to public transport: plan for employees of Paluds - Aubagne - • in the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile Gémenos. metropolitan area (metropolitan Carpooling is promoted through Bus Network) the www.tousecomobiles.org site for • for employees of the Domaine Vallée the employees of these business parks. Verte business park: a free shuttle Soon there will be the Val’Tram, connected to the SNCF network (Barrasse an inter-city tram that will connect Train Station) and the RTM bus network. Bouilladisse to Aubagne. © Ville d’Aubagne

Medical Services Accommodation Rental rates Aubagne has two hospitals: La Casamance private hos- Geographical 1-bed appt. 2-bed appt. House pital and Edmond-Garcin medical centre, which offer sectors La Capelette high-quality technical infrastructure and a full range €500 - €750 CC €720 - €920 CC €890 - 1100 CC of treatment regimens. The Charrel Medical Services (Marseille - 10th ) Centre is open seven days a week from 9 am to 10 pm, Aubagne €580 - €700 CC €690 - €780 CC €900 - 1200 CC rounding out the care options. La Ciotat €600 - €820 CC €800 - €1100 CC €900 - 1200 CC Marseille hospitals are located near the Valentine site. Boasting France’s second largest healthcare network, Marseille has one of the nation’s best ranges of A few purchase prices healthcare options. «Marseilles has always had great A one-bedroom in the new eco-district in the western doctors»1 part of Aubagne: From €139,000 A two-bedroom in La Capelette just a short walk from 1 Pr Yves Baille, Chairman of Marseille’s Medical Heritage Conservatory the Parc du 26e Centenaire: From €176,000 A four-room house in La Ciotat in a residential neighbourhood: Rental rates and prices are not contractual and are provided From €341,500 as guide only ARE YOU GOING TO BE WORKING IN AUBAGNE, GÉMENOS OR LA VALENTINE ?

Lunch near

In Aubagne, the bustling centre of the Paluds business park boasts cafés and restaurants and the Auchan shopping centre has many options for people looking Sports to grab a bite. Gémenos also has a large range of dining options to choose from with over 40 restaurants. Gémenos has built a municipal sports complex with a Employees at Domaine Vallée Verte can head over to pool, tennis court, basketball court and running track. the Valentine shopping centre when they are feeling If you are into football, the Marseille Foot Indoor in peckish. La Valentine is for you! Eight pitches spread over 7000 sq. metres are reserved for football, a sport that runs in the veins of Marseille natives! Swimmers can get in their laps at the Chartrel pool in Aubagne, Shopping made famous for being the site where Olympic champion Alain Bernard trained. Are you looking to hit the shops? The Martelle shopping district in Aubagne is sure to please. Thirty-nine major brands (in home furnishings, entertainment, sport and home improvement) are all to be found in this commercial hub. Located east of Marseilles, the Valentine commercial district is home to 200 shops. DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? Whether they’re (still) From nursery babies or (already) to high school teenagers, rest assured there will be In the communes of Aubagne, Gémenos, La Bouilladisse, La Ciotat, La Destrousse, a pre-school, primary La Penne sur Huveaune, Marseille (southern and eastern districts) and Roquevaire2: and secondary • 30 DAYCARE CENTERS, • 18 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, education option to • 88 PRESCHOOLS AND • 19 HIGH SCHOOLS. suit your needs. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS,

International programmes, with some classes taught in foreign languages, have been opened in several middle and high schools in Aix-en-Provence (German and English), Marseille (German, English, Arabic, Spanish and Italian) and Pennes Mirabeau (English).

• AMU (Aix-Marseille University): the largest university in Higher the French-speaking world education • Wide-ranging and multidisciplinary education options that encompass all disciplines: The arts, humanities and social sciences, Economics and management, Health care, 90,000 Sciences and technology, Law. students (Académie Aix Marseille) • A university with a global outlook: 45 degrees through international partnership arrangements and 10 Erasmus large campuses Mundus programs. 5 • IAE Aix (Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management): doctorals schools ranked among the 30 best schools of management in the 12 world3. • Elite higher education institutions: Arts et Métiers The 2013 Shanghai rankings ParisTech (Aix-en-Provence), Centrale (Marseille), Mines ONE OF THE TOP 150 UNIVERSITIES St Etienne ISMIN (Gardanne), Ecole Nationale d’Archi- tecture (National School of Architecture, Marseille), IN THE WORLD (OUT OF 500) Kedge Business School Marseille, Polytech (Marseille), AND ONE OF THE TOP 6 FRENCH Sciences Po (Aix-en-Provence)… UNIVERSITIES. 2- Data is for information purposes only and may be modified in the future 3- Financial Times 2013 ranking VALLÉE VERTE DOMAINE AUBAGNE-GÉMENOS PLAINE DEJOUQUES : PALUDS BUSINESSPARK SIBELL - SOLUSCOPE - SPIGOL - THE BAKERY SIBELL -SOLUSCOPE -SPIGOL -THEBAKERY POLYROTO -SARTORIUS STEDIM-SEMANTIA -SEBOSOLAR MEDITERRANEE –GROUPE VEOLIA-PEBEOPOIVREBLANC SERVICES - MONETECH SARL - MOTA - NEOTYS - ONYX INNOVATECH MEDIAPOSTSA-MISTRA -INTUISENSESAS FRANCE -GEMALTO -GEM’INNOV -GROUPE TESTA -HEINEKEN CONFISERIE DULACYDON -CABESTO -CEPASCO -FREYSSINET BEUCHAT INTERNATIONAL -BIOTECHNI -BISCUITERIE ADLINKS &ASSOCIES-ADREXO -ALTEA -B+EQUIPEMENT cluding: Several majorgroups have chosentosetupoperations here, in- IN THEBUSINESSPARKS Companies based hectares hectares 200 494 acres 49 acres 20 businesses businesses 909 17 11,500 700 jobs jobs to and, at Christmas, thesantonfairto and,at isma- Christmas, change. It only took afewchange. Itonlytook monthsfor him gical! Theweather ismild(even inwinter) “I was born inMexico“I was born andcametoFrance Aubagne isanicetown. There isalways a I take publictransportation, whichisfree through a job opportunity at the Gemalto atthrough ajobopportunity theGemalto dance performance orapotteryfair togo and thenatural the settingisideal:both to learnFrench andnow hisfriendsare throughout themetro area. Ittakes just My onlyfear before cominghere was with my three-year-old sonlastyear about how my sonwould handlethe www.marseille.fr I don’t regret thechangesI’ve made. I moved toAubagne.To gettowork mountains and beaches are nearby.mountains andbeaches This leaflet was by produced www.investinprovence.com 20 minutestogettheoffice. Tell Me strategic campaignTell manager WW Download ourwelcome brochure learning Spanishwithhim!. Alma CORONEL head office. Gemalto