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FRENCH RIVIERA ECONOMY AND ACTIVITIES:

INDUSTRY :

11,500 firms with 65,000 permanent jobs

4,000 firms with 33,500 permanent jobs in Low-tech & mid-tech industries with firms such as Berkley, ONE TOO, etc.

High-tech industries, concentrated particularly into 9 recognized competitive clusters comprising 3,000 firms and 18 international clusters

7,500 firms and 31,500 permanent jobs in Construction

MARINAS AND SAILING

Europe's leading port of call for yachting

875 firms

33 marinas

17,500 moorings

€ 1.2 billion in net sales

3,700 permanent jobs

Intensively specialized in professional yachting with 50% of net sales

Host to 50% of the world yacht fleet annually

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

1,3180 firms:

- Internet: Médiamétrie-eStat
- Software design: Amadeus
- Telecommunications & networks: Cisco Systems
- Associated services: Accenture
- Electronic components and systems: Thales Alenia Space

20,100 jobs

Net sales: € 3.8 billion

53% of net sales to export

LIFE SCIENCES

243 firms:
- Pharmaceutical industry (Virbac, Arkopharma…)
- Biomedical engineering and biotechnology (LPG Systems, MXM)
- Flavors & fragrances (Robertet, Mane)
- Cosmetology (Biotherm, Fragonard…)
- Chemistry (Rohm & Haas, La Mesta)
- Plants (Dow Agrosciences)

9,100 jobs

Net sales: € 2.1 billion

44% of net sales to export

TOURISM

10 million visitors, equivalent to 1% of global tourism

Top destination in France, after Paris

Highest concentration of conference facilities in Europe

2 million business and conference visitors (1 visit in 5) and visitors to major international events: Cannes Film Festival, Tax Free World Exhibition,imagina, MIPIM, Sea Trade Med in 2010

The widest choice of luxury hotel facilities, second only to Paris

Income from tourism of the order of € 12 billion.

63 million overnights

75,000 job

COMMERCE AND SERVICES

COMMERCE:

20,000 stores

78,200 jobs
A dense and comprehensive network of neighborhood stores, luxury boutiques, specialist stores
and mass retailers.

SERVICES:

35,000 firms

155,800 jobs
A highly developed sector on the French Riviera