Perks of the region
7 good reasons to set up to Angers rather than anywhere else.
Here are seven convincing arguments that swing the balance in Angers’ favour.
> 1) 90 minutes from Paris
A hub for French road and rail networks.
Just 90 miutesn from Paris and 35 minutes from Nantes by TGV. Angers is particularly well located as a strategic position between Paris, the Loire valley, the Atlantic coast, Brittany and Normandy.
> 2) 30% cheaper
It’s at least 30% cheaper for a business to locate itself in Angers compared to Paris. This ball park figure gives you an idea of the financial benefits of choosing Angers.
Journey times, accommodation, property prices, staffing costs…. in Angers, businesses don’t just save money when they set up, but also save on operating costs for the whole time they are here.
> 3) The epitome of French art de vivre
Angers has all the facilities that bigger cities have in terms of culture, sport and entertainment but without all the hustle and bustle.
Located in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO heritage site, Angers is France’s greenest city and was ranked number one in quality of life surveys by L’Express in 2014 and 2015. It is also France’s 3rd largest AOC wine region.
It has an extremely rich cultural scene: opera, pop concerts, the national drama centre and the national modern dance centre just to start with. And finally, Angers is one of the most sports-focused towns in France and home to the SCO premier league football team.
> 4) Family-friendly
All the local services and facilities are designed and laid out with families in mind. Childcare is excellent; the local authority provides 70% of nursery places – the best in the country (the average is 47%).
With 38,000 students, Angers is the fifth biggest student town in France in terms of the ratio of students to the general population. The university boasts the highest undergraduate degree pass rate in the country and there are also elite engineering and business schools with an international outlook.
> 5) Plant science and the Internet of Things
At the heart of France’s biggest horticulture region
Angers is home to Végépolys, the global centre of excellence for all things plant-related. Anything related to the plant world, and more widely all ventures related to the economy of living things, will flourish in here because Angers is at the forefront of progress in the health and biotech industry.
Angers French Tech
Angers has a long history of electronics expertise and a wealth of know-how in linking industries, digital enterprise and start-ups, and the local region is a member of the French Tech IoT and Manufacturing network. Against such a dynamic regional backdrop, an entire economic and academic ecosystem is at work to bolster entrepreneurial initiatives for a digital shift across region.
> 6) A city in motion
Angers continues to invest in its future and move with the times. A second tram line is being planned. The Cœur de Maine development will make the river a stronger feature in the lives of the local people.
Two business parks are currently being developed in the town centre: Cours Saint Laud, a business district next to the TGV train station with regional reach, and Quai Saint Serge, a new business district located between the university campus and the wholesale market.
> 7) European test market
Angers has been one of the biggest test cities in Europe for over twenty years. Encompassing the wider urban community of 400,000 people, Angers is considered to be an accurate small-scale reflection of France.
Consequently, a concept, idea or product that works in Angers is highly likely to succeed elsewhere.
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Here are seven convincing arguments that swing the balance in Angers’ favour.
> 1) 90 minutes from Paris
A hub for French road and rail networks.
Just 90 miutesn from Paris and 35 minutes from Nantes by TGV. Angers is particularly well located as a strategic position between Paris, the Loire valley, the Atlantic coast, Brittany and Normandy.
> 2) 30% cheaper
It’s at least 30% cheaper for a business to locate itself in Angers compared to Paris. This ball park figure gives you an idea of the financial benefits of choosing Angers.
Journey times, accommodation, property prices, staffing costs…. in Angers, businesses don’t just save money when they set up, but also save on operating costs for the whole time they are here.
> 3) The epitome of French art de vivre
Angers has all the facilities that bigger cities have in terms of culture, sport and entertainment but without all the hustle and bustle.
Located in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO heritage site, Angers is France’s greenest city and was ranked number one in quality of life surveys by L’Express in 2014 and 2015. It is also France’s 3rd largest AOC wine region.
It has an extremely rich cultural scene: opera, pop concerts, the national drama centre and the national modern dance centre just to start with. And finally, Angers is one of the most sports-focused towns in France and home to the SCO premier league football team.
> 4) Family-friendly
All the local services and facilities are designed and laid out with families in mind. Childcare is excellent; the local authority provides 70% of nursery places – the best in the country (the average is 47%).
With 38,000 students, Angers is the fifth biggest student town in France in terms of the ratio of students to the general population. The university boasts the highest undergraduate degree pass rate in the country and there are also elite engineering and business schools with an international outlook.
> 5) Plant science and the Internet of Things
At the heart of France’s biggest horticulture region
Angers is home to Végépolys, the global centre of excellence for all things plant-related. Anything related to the plant world, and more widely all ventures related to the economy of living things, will flourish in here because Angers is at the forefront of progress in the health and biotech industry.
Angers French Tech
Angers has a long history of electronics expertise and a wealth of know-how in linking industries, digital enterprise and start-ups, and the local region is a member of the French Tech IoT and Manufacturing network. Against such a dynamic regional backdrop, an entire economic and academic ecosystem is at work to bolster entrepreneurial initiatives for a digital shift across region.
> 6) A city in motion
Angers continues to invest in its future and move with the times. A second tram line is being planned. The Cœur de Maine development will make the river a stronger feature in the lives of the local people.
Two business parks are currently being developed in the town centre: Cours Saint Laud, a business district next to the TGV train station with regional reach, and Quai Saint Serge, a new business district located between the university campus and the wholesale market.
> 7) European test market
Angers has been one of the biggest test cities in Europe for over twenty years. Encompassing the wider urban community of 400,000 people, Angers is considered to be an accurate small-scale reflection of France.
Consequently, a concept, idea or product that works in Angers is highly likely to succeed elsewhere.