Discover the territories

Discover the six administrative departments of the Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur region.

When it comes to its economic opportunities, each territory has its distinct advantages!

Discover the identity, advantages, and unique aspects of the six departments that make up the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (department code 04), Alpes-Maritimes (department code 06), Bouches-du-Rhône (department code 13), Hautes-Alpes (department code 05), Var (department code 83), and Vaucluse (department code 84).

Provence is a dynamic territory with a concentration of cutting-edge and global expertise in a wide range of fields: energy, aeronautics and space, optics and photonics, health and life sciences, green technologies for industry, agri-food, digital...With a population of more than 1.8 million people, the Aix-Marseille-Provence metro area is connected to a network of infrastructure and logistics platforms, and has established itself as a major Euro-Mediterranean decision-making and trading center.  

The territory's economic development is underpinned by its high value-added services cluster, diversified economy, solid industrial base, centers of excellence in higher education and research, and exceptional quality of life. 

The main business parks that can welcome your company or project are:  

The Port of Marseille-Fos industrial zonewas created in 1964 by the French government to set up factories on a 10 000-hectare site on the shores of the Gulf of Fos and is now one of Europe's largest industrial port zones. It is a regional economic powerhouse with a wide range of industrial activities, notably in the steel, energy, and petrochemical sectors.  Learn more

There are many other business parks in the Bouches-du-Rhône (Technopôle de Chateau-Gombert, Parc scientifique et technologique de Luminy, Technopole de l’Environnement - Arbois Méditerranée, Pôle d’Activité d’Aix-en-Provence, Provence Studios, Ecopolis Martigues Sud...) 

Leading companies

CMA CGM, Airbus Helicopters, NHIndustries, STMicroelectronics, Infineum, LyondellBasell, Pernod Ricard, Petroineos, Onet, Sartorius Stedim, Richardson, SNEF, ID Logistics, Colas 

Renowned worldwide for its tourism, culture, and art of living, Vaucluse is a human-scale region that attracts talents, businesses, and tourists every year.

Thanks to its strategic location and developed transport infrastructure, this area offers a pleasant quality of life and hosts promising economic sectors: agribusiness, creative and digital economy, tourism, cosmetics and well-being, industry, and logistics. A pioneer in food innovation and naturalness, Vaucluse is a major agricultural production area, hosting a network of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large groups throughout the value chain.