Centreco Promotion & Development Agency
Key Competitive Attractions
Situated just 1 hour south of Paris and 3 hours from Europe’s major economic centres, the Centre region enjoys an ideal logistical location in the heart of France and of the European market.
The Centre region provides you with:
• Rapid access to Paris’s international airports
• A North / South / East / West motorway hub, with 9 motorways linking the region to France’s main economic centres
• 370 regional trains a day plus a TGV line
• An international passenger airport : Tours Val de Loire
• An international freight airport : Châteauroux-Centre
• “Natural” logistical positioning ideal for location and development of companies
In the Centre region, you will not only have the advantage of the 200 public research laboratories active in the Centre region (including INSERM, INRA and CNRS), but also of its concentration of private research centres (materials, powerful microelectronics, physics and chemistry in life sciences, wind, solar and geothermal energy, and connections & systems)
Choose your competitive cluster :
• Cosmetic Valley / Sciences of Beauty and Wellbeing :
• DREAM / Sustainability of Water Resources Associated with Milieus :
• S2E2 / Sciences & Systems of Electrical Energy :
• Elastopole / Rubber
The Centre region is also a major tourist destination (10 millions per year), better known under the name "Val de Loire".
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
Centréco is the agency for promotion and economic development of the Centre / Loire Valley region. It is there to guide and accompany you in implementing your business project: location, partnerships, takeovers, innovation...
