2 00 4 0 8 81 5 8 72 1 1 4 1 3 15 3 24 0 711 49 9 39 0 3 8 0 9 1 1er 40 4 5 5 0 4 Key figures of the Landes economy 2013 edition CCI LANDES A word from the President The attractiveness of the Landes economy Despite the constraints of the current economic climate, the Landes economy is performing well ; near the sea and the forest, leading companies led by particularly dynamic managers and teams, are developing on their markets. Our territory is known for its great attractiveness increased by its authentic asset of space. This natural asset is now reinforced by a modern communication infrastructure network on the number one axis for European North-South exchanges. This latest edition of “Key Figures” aims to share this statistical data and has the ambition of contributing to the outreach of the Landes. English, Spanish and German versions of this document are being published with the intention of convincing new enterprises to establish themselves here. The Landes has a genuine future ahead and you will realise, on reading these “Key Figures” that entrepreneurs are contributing to building it. Philippe Jacquemain, Président Location and infrastructures p 3 Transport and logistics p 4 Population p 5 Living conditions p 6 Employment p 7 Training p 8 Companies p 9 Industry p 10 Tourism p 11 Hydrotherapy p 12 Agriculture p 13 International p 14 Location and infrastructures Space and accessibility LGV Atlantic Ocean Spain High speed train stations Airports Motorways Towns in the Landes South Europe Atlantic Towns outside Motorway Marina High-speed line project the department under construction of The Landes Rivers Roads Trading port The Landes benefits from a unique asset: space. With its 9,243 km2, the department is the second largest in France. The territo- ry has a particulary efficient road network. The new A65 motorway linking Bordeaux, Mont de Marsan and Pau reinforces the motorway diagonal between the Spanish border, Dax, Mont de Marsan and Agen. The widening to 2x3 lanes of the A63 mo- torway linking the North of Europe to Spain and North Africa via the Landes usefully completes this network. The extension, in the south of Bordeaux, of the South-Atlantic High Speed Train Line to Spain opens up tremendous opportunities for the Landes, with the perspective of a new high-speed line serving 2 new train stations. 3 Transport and logistics A strategic territory Sharing a frontier with Spain and also having its own coastline, the Landes is situated in the corridor which constitutes the principal axis for trade between the North and South of Europe. On average, 138,700 trucks and cars cross the Franco-Spanish border daily. Of these, 37% cross on the Atlantic side. 211 million tonnes of goods are traded between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe, of which 47% travels by road. This traffic has grown by 60% since 2001. The Atlantic facade accounts for 53% of trade traffic, of which half travels by Source : Observatoire des trafics franco-espagnols road (compared with 33% in 2001). dans les Pyrénées Increasing trade Between 2006 and 2011, the value of international trade transiting through the Landes more than doubled. Today, it amounts to 4.64 billion euros. Transport with Spain and Portugal alone represents more than a third of this trade. A quarter concerns Germany, Netherlands, Luxem- bourg, Italy, Switzerland and Austria. The road is the favoured means of trans- port, with 67.2% of total value, before sea and air (both with 16.4%). Spain Portugal (98,8% road) Más de la mitad del tráfico de mercancías 36,5% se hace con la península ibérica y BENELUX Germany Benelux (94,8% road) Other countries 16,6% Italy 15,8% Switzerland United Kingdom North Austria Ireland Asia (92,9% road) America (65,2% sea) (61,3% air) Russia (53,8% air) East 7,8% Europe 7% 6,9% 6,6% (87,6% road) 2,8% Source : SitraM base, Department of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, 2011 4 Populación Demographic Boom There are 397,766 inhabitants in the Landes, representing 12% of the Aquitaine popula- tion. Demographic growth is far superior to regional and national averages. The population growth rate (+1.48% annually since 2006) is three times higher than the national average. This rate places the Landes first in the Aquitaine departments and fifth in France. 398,000 inhabitants in the Landes 2012 Evolution Over the last three years, the /2006 population of the Landes has grown on average by 4,500 in- Landes 397 766 9,63% habitants per year, compared to Gironde 1 479 277 6,24% 5,400 between 2006 and 2010. Lot et Garonne 342 500 6,27% Source : INSEE 2013 Pyrénées-Atlantiques 674 908 5,98% Dordogne 426 607 5,58% Aquitaine 3 320 858 6,45% Variación media anual France 65 585 857 3,80% 2006-2012 en % debida al saldo migratorio; This vitality is essentially due to a very positive net 1. South Corsica +1,3% migration (+1.2% on average, annually, compared to +0,9% in Aquitaine and +0.5% in France), due to the 2. Landas +1,2% arrival of active young adults. This recent phenome- 3. Gers +1,2% non makes the Landes in proportion to its population 4. North Corsica +1,1% the second most attractive department of France along with Corsica, Gers and Aude. 5. Aude +1,1% Source : INSEE 2012 All of the territory benefits from these demographic dynamism. Population growth in the Landes is beneficial to a large number of cities, whatever their size and their geographical situation. Average yearly growth rate 2006/2012 inferior to 0% between 0% and 1.45% between 1.45% and 3.5% between 3.5% and 5.7% between 5.7% and 8% superior to 8 % 5 Living conditions Living in The Landes The 165,260 households in the Landes are composed on average of 2.24 persons (Aqui- taine : 2.19,France : 2.28). Two characteristics of households in the Landes are worth underlining: 16.7% of them are composed of 4 persons and more compared with 18.9% in France) and 30.9% of them have only 1 person (34% in France). The technological breakthrough More than seven out of ten households in The professional environment also bene- the Landes own a computer and 91% of fits from the development of information them now have a mobile telephone. technologies, particularly in the tourism Between 2003 and 2012, the total propor- and service sectors. Between 2008 and tion of households with access to internet 2011, the indicator of penetration of infor- rose from 28 to 68%. mation technology use in small and me- dium-sized entreprises increased by 19%. The Landes is at the head of development In Aquitaine, small and medium-sized of Communication Information Technology entreprises based in the Landes are those in the educational field. with the highest increase (+24%). Landes Aquitaine France Households with a computer 74% 75% 76% Households with access 68% 68% 71% to internet at home Households with access 64% 65% 70% to broadband internet Mobile web users 20% 28% 32% Source: AEC, 2012 Médiamétrie Individual lodgings primarily In 2010 there were more than 229,000 average : 40.5% have more than 5 rooms, dwellings in the Landes. Compared to compared to 36.5% in Aquitaine and 33% French and Aquitaine households, more in France. people in the Landes are homeowners. Since 2010, the number of dwellings being Homes in the Landes are larger than the built has decreased. More than 229,000 homes 184,387 in 2000 +23.8% in 10 years France : +12.4%, Aquitaine : +17.4% 32.3% tenants 72.4% of principal residences +23.5% in 10 years +14.3% in 10 years (France : 39.7%, (France : 83.6%, Aquitaine : 36.7%) Aquitaine : 81.5%) 71.6% detached houses 64.1% Homeowners +10.2% in 10 years +29.7% in 10 years (France : 56.3%, (France : 57.6%, Aquitaine : 67.1%) Source : INSEE, 2010 Aquitaine : 60.4%) 6 Employment More than 140,000 jobs With 140,582 jobs, of which 86.1% are salaried employees, the Landes represents 10.7% of employment in the region. Since 2006, employment in the Landes has progressed by 2% compared to 0.8% in France. This progression places the Landes 16th of French Departments. This evolution was broken in 2012 as it was the first time that overall employment did not progress in the Landes. (According to the INSEE -469 jobs over a total of 141,677 in 2011). Industrial employment (15.5%) remains well above the regional average (11.7%) and the national average (12.9%) ; the number of agricultural jobs (5.4%) is double that of the rest of France and the number of construction and civil engineering jobs is one point higher (7.9%). With 39.1% the number of jobs in the tertiary trading sector (Merchandise and services sold) remains inferior to the regional average by 5 points and by 8 points to the average in France. Increase in salaried jobs Between 2006 and 2011, total paid work This positive balance of 5,874 jobs is main- in the Landes progressed by 4.98% at a ly due to the Service sectors but also to rate superior to the regional average the Construction and Food Industries and (+4.14%) and three times more than in Energy and Environment activities. France (+1.52%). Evolution compared to 2006 Salaried jobs Landes Aquitaine France Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 311 –12,96% –12,31% –12,73% Extractive industries, energy, water and envi- 2 177 32,42% 0,63% 1,40% ronment Food-processing industry 6 623 6,44% –0,88% 3,82% Industrial product manufacturing 12 097 –9,54% –8,12% –14,23% Construction 8 527 6,44% 6,57% 5,64% Trade 16 453 0,19% 1,28% 0,27% Transport and storage 6 112 2,17% 0,84% –1,50% Accommodation and catering 4 351 13,87% 12,89% 7,03% Information and communication 659 –6,26% 10,67% 6,87% Financial services and Insurance 2 446 8,09% 3,20% 3,90% Real estate 923 0,65% –1,89% 5,12% Scientific, technical and administrative 9 171 4,70% 10,02% 5,97% activities and business support Public administration, teaching, 43 591 8,55% 6,31% 3,65% health and social action Other services 7 308 26,20% 15,19% 12,65% Total 123 749 4,98% 4,14% 1,52% Source : INSEE 2011 Employment in the private sector (74,811 The trade sectors saw their workforce salaried-workers (Source : UNEDIC) was still progress faster than the national average progressing in the Landes in 2011 (+5.3% (+3.8% compared to +0.8%), the construc- = +3,784 jobs since 2006) faster than that tion sectors progressed at the same rate recorded in France (+2.4%).