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INVEST IN GREATER NANCY METROPOLITAN AREA A METROPOLITAN AREA WITH A POPULATION OF in A 257,000 YOUNG A LIVING SPACE OF POPULATION: 560,000 RESIDENTS ¼ OF RESIDENTS ARE UNDER AGE 20 © Jean-François LIVET / Métropole du Grand Nancy © Jean-François Grand Est, the most European of France’s regions BORDERING 4 COUNTRIES: GERMANY, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG AND SWITZERLAND DISCOVER 1.5 HOURS FROM PARIS BY TGV Direct by train from Nancy or Lorraine TGV station Brussels 3HRS FROM BRUSSELS BY TOLL-FREE MOTORWAY GERMANY Direct by air from Lorraine Airport BELGIUM 3 HOURS FROM FRANCE 1HR 30 FROM LUXEMBOURG FRANKFURT AIRPORT BY TOLL-FREE BY TOLL-FREE MOTORWAY MOTORWAY No. 2 busiest airport in the Greater Region Nearly 100 destinations (mainly in Europe) 70 MINS FROM PARIS-CHARLES Frankfurt DE GAULLE AIRPORT BY TGV No. 1 transport hub in Europe Over 400 international destinations Luxembourg 1hr 15 Reims 2HRS 30 FROM KARLSRUHE Paris Est 40 mins Metz BY TOLL-FREE MOTORWAY 1hr 30 40 mins Marne-la-Vallée Karlsruhe 1hr 10 Massy Strasbourg 1hr 45 30 MINS FROM NANCY 1hr LORRAINE AIRPORT BUSINESS AIRPORT IN THE HEART OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA 2HRS 30 FROM EUROAIRPORT REACH OUT BASEL-MULHOUSE-FREIBURG Lyon Toulouse BY EXPRESSWAY 1hr 60% of traic generated Marseille by the British low-cost airline easyJet* 1hr 40 Over 100 destinations (mainly in Europe) *Source : EasyJet January 2020 1.5 HOURS FROM PARIS BY TGV Brussels 3HRS FROM BRUSSELS BY TOLL-FREE MOTORWAY GERMANY © Agence Scalen BELGIUM 3 HOURS FROM FRANCE 1HR 30 FROM LUXEMBOURG FRANKFURT AIRPORT BY TOLL-FREE BY TOLL-FREE MOTORWAY MOTORWAY No. 2 busiest airport in the Greater Region Nearly 100 destinations (mainly in Europe) 70 MINS FROM PARIS-CHARLES Frankfurt DE GAULLE AIRPORT BY TGV No. 1 transport hub in Europe Over 400 international destinations Luxembourg 1hr 15 Reims 2HRS 30 FROM KARLSRUHE Paris Est 40 mins Metz BY TOLL-FREE MOTORWAY 1hr 30 40 mins Marne-la-Vallée Karlsruhe 1hr 10 Massy Strasbourg 1hr 45 30 MINS FROM NANCY 1hr LORRAINE AIRPORT BUSINESS AIRPORT IN THE HEART OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA 2HRS 30 FROM EUROAIRPORT BASEL-MULHOUSE-FREIBURG Lyon Toulouse BY EXPRESSWAY 1hr 60% of traic generated Marseille by the British low-cost airline easyJet* 1hr 40 Over 100 destinations (mainly in Europe) *Source : EasyJet January 2020 No. 2 ECONOMIC AREA IN THE GRAND EST 134,000 REGION JOBS 27,700 ESTABLISHMENTS 87% in the service sector INVEST MATERIALS, 23 HEALTHCARE BUSINESS AND DIGITAL SITES 3 areas of ECONOMIC COOPERATION 1,179 ha excellence with WITH NEIGHBOURING strong potential COUNTRIES (Luxembourg, Germany...) The Grand Est region lies at the core of a densely populated area (40% of the population of the European continent within 500 km of its borders), with a strong industrial base and dynamic economy (GDP over €50,000 per capita) © Olivier Dancy for Agence Scalen AN INCREASE 2,900 OF OVER COMPANIES % CREATED 34 IN 2018 compared with the previous year WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH LEADING notably in materials, RESEARCH healthcare, digital % INSTITUTES and forestry 37 OF WITHIN ARM’S MANAGERIAL REACH JOBS IN CNRS, INSERM, INNOVATION INRA, INRIA, in Lorraine LORIA, INRS, are in the INERIS... metropolitan area INNOVATE SPACES FOR LORRAINE FAB DEVELOPING THE LIVING LAB POTENTIAL OF research platform CREATIVITY AND of the University of INNOVATION Lorraine making it 3 Le Paddock and possible to transition COMPETITIVENESS La French Tech from concept (2D) CLUSTERS to object (3D virtual start-up hubs; Fibres Energivie or prototype) and L’Octroi, the cultural and (fibrous materials and its evaluation (4D – creative incubator; green building) evolution scenarios) Maison de l’Innovation France Water Team Technopolitaine… (water quality and management) Materalia (materials and processes) UNIVERSITY OF LORRAINE 3,900 faculty members, 60 laboratories and 15 joint scientific programmes as part of the Lorraine Université d’Excellence programme © EEIGM CELL IMAGING PLATFORM VIRTUAL HOSPITAL unique in France OF LORRAINE unique in Europe, a centre of excellence and innovation in simulation and CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC immersive learning INITIATIVES OF THE NANCY REGIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (IRIS VALLEY) INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH 450 sq. m reserved for start-ups RESEARCH AND to promote the emergence and INNOVATION (IRIS) development of collaborative, of Nancy University Hospital to innovative and high-potential boost innovation, with strong research projects focus on artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of patients HIGH SECURITY COMPUTING LABORATORY (LHS) first in Europe PRECISION ION MICROPROBE unrivalled worldwide JEAN LAMOUR in measuring isotopic INSTITUTE compounds on the a world-leading research microscopic scale centre on materials, metallurgy, nanoscience, plasma and surfaces. 500 researchers LA SMARTROOM experimental platform INSTITUTE in the form of a smart ELIE CARTAN, apartment to foster MATHEMATICS the independence of LABORATORY seniors and people with with 120 educators disabilities and researchers © Hubert RAGUET / IJL CNRS Photothèque © Hubert RAGUET DAUM TUBE AT THE JEAN LAMOUR INSTITUTE Unique in the world, this 70 m long tube allows deposits and ultra-high-vacuum analysis of nanomaterials. It is used for basic research (40 m) and in industry for technology transfer (30 m). HENRI-POINCARÉ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK 560 ha dedicated to innovation and the innovation ecosystem, with world-class laboratories and advanced INDUSTRIAL equipment (2,500 researchers), AND REGIONAL universities, prestigious ECOLOGY institutions of higher learning INITIATIVE (over 20,000 students), mobilisation of a business park with high-potential regional stakeholders companies, Nancy University to promote the Hospital… ecological transition and competitive differentiation of their companies INVENT L’OCTROI: WITH FACILITIES IN THE CULTURAL AND GRAND EST REGION CREATIVE INCUBATOR “Industrie du Futur” policy a place to foster creativity initiative, employment and innovation in and skills management planning, businesses in the cultural thematic calls for expression of and creative industries and interest, including the promote artistic professions “Digital Economy”… © Inra / Yves Bernardi © Inra / Yves PROJECT " DES HOMMES ET DES ARBRES : LES RACINES DE DEMAIN " (Humans and trees: the roots of tomorrow) Winner of the call for projects “Territoires d’Innovation” in September 2019 focusing on the importance of trees to humans and the planet’s future. Some 100 stakeholders (companies, laboratories, local authorities and others) from southern Lorraine and Vosges work together to make better use of forest and plant resources. No. 1 €2,1 AREA FOR BILLION RETAIL TRADE IN SALES IN LORRAINE 5,400 catchment area with SHOPS AND SERVICES 650,000 RESIDENTS SET UP SHOP LOW RETAIL 425,000 VACANCY RATE SQ. M OF RETAIL compared with SPACE the average for metropolitan areas GOOD SALES PER SQ. M GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO OPEN UP SHOP in the 5 major centres of commerce in the metropolitan area CORA NANCY HOUDEMONT (HYPERMARKET AND SHOPPING CENTRE) 4.6 €186 123% MILLION MILLION TURNOVER VISITORS IN SALES INDEX Source : Procos 2019 © AUDFI Architectes & Associés Architectes © AUDFI No 1. SHOPPING No. 1 DESTINATION IN THE DESTINATION METROPOLITAN AREA €517 for personal and MILLION household goods IN SALES purchases THE METROPOLITAN AREA’S CITY CENTRE SHOPPING: % SAINT-SÉBASTIEN 66 OF SHOPPING CENTRE PEDESTRIAN 105 integrated units, TRAVEL 8 million visitors per year in the city centre is for and €110m in sales per year shopping and eating out 1,600 SHOPS AND SERVICES 30% of the metropolitan area’s total offering, and 60,200 sq. m of retail space © Ville de Nancy PERMANENT COVERED FOOD MARKET No.1 50 1 MILLION IN EASTERN RETAILERS VISITORS FRANCE PER YEAR 52,000 No. 1 STUDENTS METROPOLITAN in higher AREA IN FRANCE education FOR STUDENTS with 1 student for every 5 residents LEARN 5,400 No. 1 FOREIGN ENGINEER STUDENTS TRAINING HUB IN enrolled at the THE GRAND EST University of Lorraine, REGION the most sought-after and No. 5 in France French university with 20 engineering by foreign students courses (outside Paris (excluding exchange region) OVER 8,600 programmes) STUDENTS in health, mainly at the Brabois-Santé Campus, close to CHRU medical teams and researchers and research institutes © Jean-François LIVET / Métropole du Grand Nancy © Jean-François ARTEM (Art, Technology, Management), Since 1999, this 10-ha campus, one of the 12 university campuses of dedicated to creativity and excellence in France. Home to the innovation and designed by urban National School of Art and Design of architect Nicolas Michelin, has Nancy, ICN Business School and the been promoting cross-fertilisation engineering school Ecole Nationale of disciplines and the mixing of Supérieure des Mines, as well as cultures. the Jean Lamour Institute, one of the world’s largest material science laboratories. GREATER NANCY METROPOLITAN AREA, A BUSINESS DESTINATION An ultra-modern 20,000 sq. m convention centre, 1 minute from the TGV train station, close to the city centre and tourist attractions 150 events, €20m in economic benefits in 2019 Two thirds of hotel stays in the metropolitan area are for business tourists Tailored support from the Convention Bureau GREATER NANCY METROPOLITAN AREA, A BUSINESS DESTINATION EXCEL © Jean-François LIVET / Métropole du Grand Nancy © Jean-François 130 TOURIST 1,200,000 ACCOMMODATIONS OVERNIGHT STAYS 39 hotels 1/4 by foreign tourists 71 other tourist accommodation (excluding platform offers) VISIT ONE-STOP SHOP for the promotion of 3.2 MILLION tourism and