Key Competitive Attractions

Centrally located in the Mediterranean region, the Cote d'Azur - also known as the French Riviera - offers an excellent geographic location to base and build a business, offering superb transport connections to the rest of Europe, the Middle East and around the world.

Benefits of investing in the Cote d'Azur:

  • Diverse, multicultural environment benefiting from more than 60 different nationalities living and working in the region
  • High-quality services for foreign investors, including France's biggest pool of international schools outside of Paris
  • Lowest cost per work station in France and a high rate of productivity 
  • A vast selection of real estate options, boasting France's 2nd largest concentration of new builds over next couple of years
  • Wide range of available grants and subsidies to help you succeed in your goals
  • Sophia Antipolis Technology Park
  • Two major airports, including Nice Cote d'Azur Airport - the third busiest in France
  • Booming tourism industry with a series of highly popular seaside resorts
  • Rich quality of life, with 115 km of coastline, 300 days of sunshine per year, 18 golf courses and 14 ski resorts
  • The University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, with 25% of its student population of 35,000 working towards a doctorate
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