Paris Region
Facts & Figures 2024

Paris Region
An Inspiring, Innovative,
Responsible and Attractive Region
The Paris Region Facts and Figures 2024 offers acomprehensive overview of both the economic vitality
and social dynamics of the Paris Region, establishing its
prominence among the leading regions in both Europe
and the world.
Serving as a crucial decision-making tool, this brochurepresents key indicators essential for companies andeconomic stakeholders. It proves to be a valuable
resource not only for the region's economic and politicalleaders but also for anyone seeking a comprehensive
understanding of the dynamic regional economy.
This collaborative publication is brought to you by Choose
Paris Region, L'Institut Paris Region, and the Paris Île-deFrance Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Please do not hesitate to send us your comments and suggestions toimprove this new edition: prff@chooseparisregion.org
We thank all the organizations and individuals from whom we retrieved
the data used in producing this document: 2thinknow, ARCEP, ARWU,
ASTech, AT. Kearney, BNP Paribas Real Estate, Cable.co.uk, Cap Digital,
CEOWorld Magazine, Chambre d’Agriculture d’Ile-de-France, Choose
Paris Region, Paris Ile-de-France CCI, Cité internationale universitairede Paris, Cosmetic Valley, Cornell University, CRT Paris Ile-de-France,
Cushman & Wakefield, Diane, ECA International, Eurostat, EY-ULI Index,
Ficep, fDI Intelligence, Finance Innovation, Financial Times, FNAK,
Fortune Magazine, French Customs, Gobelins, GRAS, Shanghai Ranking
Consultancy, Guide Michelin, Haropa Port, HEC, Hceres, ICCA, Ile-deFrance Mobilités, Île-de-France Terre de Saveurs, INPI, INSEAD, INSEE,International Animation School Ranking, IRDS, JLL, KPMG, L’Institut
Paris Region, Medicen, Mercer, Mori Memorial’s Foundation’s Institute for
Urban strategies, Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research,
Next Move, Numbeo, OLAP, ORIE, OST, OTCP (Paris Convention and
Visitors Bureau), Paris2024 media, Paris Aéroport, Paris Ile-de-France
Capitale Economique, Polymeris, PWC, RATP, Rungis, Savills, Schroders,
Scimago, SETRA, SNCF, Société du Grand Paris, Station F, Startup Blink,
Systematic, Unesco, Unicem, Urban Land institute, Velib Metropole, WIPO.

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Table of contents
Welcome to Paris Region

5

Breathe, Relax and Thrive in a Green and Sustainable Region

11

Join Europe’s Largest and Multicultural Talent Hub

17

Expand Your Business in Europe's Premier Hub for Businessand Innovation27

Benefit from State-of-the-Art Infrastructures37

Welcome toParis Region,
An Inspiring,
Innovative,
Responsible
and Attractive
RegionExplore A Dynamic, Fast-Changing Region

Paris Region, a cultural and intellectual hub, a scientific and urban
laboratory, stands as France's economic powerhouse, contributing to
31% of the national GDP, employing 23.1% of the country's workforce, andaccounting for 41% of its R&D spending. This region warmly welcomes
investors, tourists, and individuals seeking to settle, visit, or reside within
the Schengen area.

Relax and Thrive in a Green and Sustainable Region

Attracting 44.1 million visitors, Paris Region is synonymous with culture,
gastronomy, history, and a green lifestyle that prioritizes biodiversity
and minimizes carbon emissions. The young and continuously growing
population is drawn not only by economic prospects but also by the
exceptional quality of life.

Join Europe's Largest and Diverse Talent Pool

Companies will discover in the region an international and highly skilled
talent pool poised to contribute to business expansion: 6.7 million jobs,
Europe's most significant concentration of students, and world-classengineers, researchers, scientists.

Grow in Europe's Top Business and Innovation Hub

With the highest GDP in the EU, Paris Region houses a thriving
community of businesses and researchers, fostering dynamic interactions
among Europe's largest cluster of Fortune Global 500 corporations,
corporate headquarters, SMEs, innovative startups, and world-classcompetitiveness clusters. The region is recognized for its robust expertiseand know-how across key market areas in both services and industry.

Use cutting-edge infrastructures

As the host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris is undergoingsignificant investments. With diverse districts and competitive costs, it'san ideal location for offices, industries, logistics, research... Featuring
three international airports, high-speed rail, an expanding subway system,
new mobility options, and exceptional broadband connectivity, the region
ensures seamless access to Europe and the world. Moreover, Paris
Region provides highly competitive telecom and energy costs.

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Paris Region,a Dynamic andFast-growing Region
A Thriving Business and Research Community
A Strong Know-How in Services and Industry• Home to 18.8% of France’s population• Producer of 31% of national GDP• Contributor to 5.3% of the EU GDP• Gathering 23.1% of all jobs in France• Employing 34% of all French executives• Educating 28% of all students in France• Encompassing 41% of R&D spending• Home to 37.9% of R&D workforce and29.3% of scientists and engineers in France
A massive consumer marketplace
A top hub for upcoming talentsCompetitive real estate and logistics solutions
World-class transport and digital infrastructure
An outstanding lifestyle© Adobestock

Paris Region in the European Union

Paris Region vs. France & Europe

as of 01.01.2024

Population

Jobs

2.8%

3.4%
18.8%

23.1%

12.3 M
inhabitants
2021

6.7 M
2021

GDP

R&D workforce
6%

5.3%

37.9%

31%

182,772 FTP*
2020

€765 Bn
2021

Scientists and Engineers

R&D expenditure

4.4%

6.5%
29.3%

€21.7 Bn
2020

774,200 FTP*
2022

Paris Region / UE

Paris Region is part of :- The European Union- The Schengen area
- The Eurozone

6

41%

Paris Region / France* Full Time EquivalentInsee, Eurostat, Ministry of Education,
Higher Education and ResearchParis Region Facts & Figures 2024

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Paris Regionin Figures
12,000 km2
surface area

12.3 million
inhabitants
1,025
inhabitants
per km2

793,820
students

6.7 million jobs
(salaried andnon-salaried)

1,459,000
companies€214.7 Bn
Import

1,589,000
sites (all activities)
GDP €765 Bn
GDP €62,100
per capita

289,000
companies
createdGDP €113,250
per job

8,600
startups

56 million m2
Office space€136.2 Bn
Export99.7 million
passengers
in Air Traffic

774,200
Scientists andEngineers€21.7 Bn
R&D expenditure

10 main stations
including
7
high-speed
train stations

44.1 million
tourists,incl.
19.4 million
international
tourists

CRT Paris Île-de-France, Insee (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies),
Eurostat, French Customs, ORIE (Regional Observatory of Commercial Real Estate inParis Region), Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research, Paris Aéroports,
SNCF (National Railways of France), Startup Blink.
Data: latest year available.

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Paris Region’s
Position inInternational
Rankings
The world's regions compete fiercely to attract businesses, talentand tourists...
Recent international studies place the Paris Region among the world's
leading regions in terms of human capital and talent, economic activity,
attractiveness, foreign investment, cost of living and quality of life,
cultural experience, information exchange, R&D innovation, tourism,and more.
Everything is being done in the region to meet the challenges ofinternational competition.

© Adobestock

Global AttractivenessGlobal Cities Index 2023 on
economic performances
Paris, #3 with a broadly consistent
performance across its various
dimensions. Paris hold steadyin business activity and humancapital and is #1 in informationexchange.
2020
2021 2020
2022

Global Cities Outlook 2023 on
the potential of a city to attract
and retain global capital, people,
and ideas in coming years.
Paris holds an extremely highglobal ranking in Culturalexperiences, but other cities have
improved, narrowing the gap.

2021
2023

Global Power City Index 2023
World’s most attractive cities
according to their ability to attract
people, capital, and enterprises fromaround the world.
Paris, 1st in Livability, 3rd in Cultural
Interactions, 5th in Accessibility.

Global Cities Index 2023
Paris is #10 in the ranking that
identifies cities combining
economic dynamism, excellent
universities, forward-thinking
environmental policies andexcellent transport infrastructure.

2021

2022

2023

2021

2022

2023

2021

2022

2023

New York

11

11

1

San Francisco

25

13

1

London1

1

1

San Francisco

2

3

1

London22

22

2

Copenhagen

21

8

2

New York2

2

2

Boston

3

2

2

Paris

33

33

3

London

1

1

3

Tokyo

3

3

3

London

2

1

3

Tokyo

44

44

4

Luxembourg

11

3

4

Paris

4

4

4

New York

5

4

4
5

Beijing

55

55

5

Paris

2

2

5

Singapore555Melbourne

105Brussels
Los
Angeles

16
7

11
5

6

Dublin5

7

6

Amsterdam

6

6

6

Toronto7

6

6

ChicagoSingapore

89

89

7

Helsinki

43

17

7

Seoul

8

7

7

San Jose (USA)

-

12

7
8

Melbourne
Los Angeles

185

126

8

Stockholm

6

5

8

Dubaï

14

11

8

Singapore

11

8

Melbourne
Singapore

12
9

98

9

Munich3

49Melbourne

10

9

9

Hong Kong

69

9Hong Kong

67

10
7

10

Singapore

10

20

10

Berlin

7

8

8

Paris

4

7

10

A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney

Mori Memorial’s Foundation’s Institutefor Urban Strategies

SchrodersForeign Direct Investments
fDi European Regionsof the Future 2024

Global Cities Investment Monitor
2023
Paris Region, #4 most attractive
global cities for International
Investments, behind Dubai,
London and Singapore.
Paris attracts the mostinternational investment from
Europe worldwide.
For the majority (50%) of the 200
foreign investors surveyed as partof this study, Paris is the world's
most attractive metropolis forbusiness location, ahead of New
York (44% of respondents) andLondon (36%).

8#1 worldwide (2018-2022)• for foreign direct investments in:• Renewable Energies• Cleantech• Electric Vehicles#2 worldwide (2022)• for FDIs in Tourism#4 worldwide• for FDIs In R&D
Global Cities Investment Monitor, Paris Ile-deFrance Capitale Economique, Opinion Way,
Choose Paris Region, 2023

#1
Paris Region, European
Region of the Future
fDi Intelligence 2024

Paris Region's Strengths:• #1 in Economic Potential• #1 in Human Capital andLifestyle• #1 in Foreign Direct
Investment Strategy

Paris Region confirms its position
as Europe's most attractive
region for international direct
investment. The region with thebest "foreign direct investment
strategy" also took first place forthe second year running in the
ranking of the “Large European
Regions of the Future 2024”,
compiled by fDi Intelligence, theforeign investment division of the
Financial Times.
fDi Intelligence assesses theattractiveness of locations forforeign direct investment (FDI).

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Welcome to Paris Region

Cost and Quality of Life
Paris Region
is More Affordable
Than Greater London
and Less Expensive
Than Many European
Regions

Cost of Living Survey 2023
Paris, ranked #35 (#33 in 2021),
is more affordable than these
global cities:• #1 Hong-Kong• #2 Singapore• #3 Zurich• #4 Geneva• #5 Basel• #6 New York City
• #7 Bern• #8 Tel Aviv
• #9 Copenhagen• #10 Nassau• #17 London

Cost of Living, ECA International• New York, Hong Kong, Geneva,
London, Singapore, Zurich, San
Francisco, Tel Aviv, Seoul,
and Tokyo are the mostexpensive cities in the world• Paris is less expensive than
the above cities, and thanBern, Copenhagen, Moscow,
Oslo, Luxembourg, Dublin,
Amsterdam, Stavanger andVienna in Europe
ECA International, 2023

Talents

Tourism and Meetings

Global Ranking of Academic
Subjects – Mathematics, 2023

Top 100 City Destinations 2023,
Euromonitor International• 2 of the Top 5 best universities
in the World in Mathematics• Paris, the world's top tourist
destination for the third year
running• #2 Dubaï
• #3 Madrid• #4 Tokyo• #5 Amsterdam• #6 Berlin• #7 Rome• #8 Barcelona• #9 London• #10 Singapore• #2 Paris Saclay University• #4 Sorbonne University
GRAS, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, 2023

Financial Times Education
Rankings 2023

HEC Paris
Best European
Business School
Best Masterin Management

INSEAD
2nd Best global
MBA in the world

Mercer 2022 (Selection of cities)

Euromonitor International, 12/2023

International Meetings organizedin the World in 2022, ICCA
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

#1 Vienna (162)#2 Lisbon (144)#3 Paris (134)#4 Barcelona (133)#5 Prague (129)#6 Madrid (128)#7 Berlin (113)#8 Athens (109)#9 Brussels (108)#10 London (106)

ICCA, International Congress and Convention
Association, data 2022

R&D, Tech and Innovation

Real Estate2020 Attractiveness of Global
Business Districts ReportParis
La Défense,
4th largest
business
district in theworld
Paris La Défense holds the fourth
position thanks to 49% of its
metropolitan population being
highly skilled, the density of thetransport infrastructure in Paris
Region and a high concentrationof international headquarters(Fortune 500, Société desBourses Françaises (SBF), 120
companies, and large consulting
firms).
• #1 London, The City
• #2 New York, Midtown• #3 Tokyo, Marunouchi• #4 Paris, La Défense• #5 London, Canary Wharf• #6 New York, Financial District• #7 Beijing, CBD• #8 Seoul, Gangnam• #9 Singapore, Downtown Core• #10 Chicago, The Loop
EY-ULI Index

Emerging Trends in Real Estate,
Europe 2024

Global Innovation
Index 2023

Innovation Cities
Top 100 Index 2022-2023

Paris, #2 for overall real estate
prospects in 2024

Paris, the world’s #12 largest
science and technology cluster#1 in Europe"Paris performs strongly due
to similar sentiments, securingsecond place once more with
the Olympics effect evidently
outweighing any negativity
surrounding recent protests on
the street.""This also reinforces its position
as the world's favourite tourist
destination, according to theWorld Travel and Tourism Council."

WIPO (World Intellectual Property
Organization), 2023

Paris, highest ranked EU27
startup ecosystem and theworld’s #4 best city for innovation(+6), behind Tokyo, London and
New York

Emerging Trends inReal Estate, Europe

2thinknow, 2022-2023

Innovation Geographies 2022

Startup Blink 2023

Paris:• #1 innovative city in Europe• #7 in the world
Ahead of London (#9), Berlin(#18), Munich (#21) and Helsinki(#24) in Europe.
• #15 for the talent concentration

Paris joined the world's top 10 at
9th rank, #2 in Europe, top EU citywith 3 overperforming industries:
Ecommerce & Retail, Fintech,Social & Leisure, each ranking 6th
globally.

Tech Cities 2023

7 Amsterdam Frankfurt

Munich8 Hamburg

Hamburg

LisbonParis stands out for its:
• High number of international
projects• High volume of startups• Above-average R&D spending
as a percentage of GDP• Large number of international
patents filed• High level of patenting activity,
particularly in the private sector• Areas of excellence, which
include transportationequipment, pharmaceuticals
and biotechnology

9 Barcelona

BarcelonaFrankfurt

JLL, 2020 /2022

10 Brussels

MilanBarcelona2022(data 2021)

2023

2024

(data 2022)(data 2023)

1 LondonLondonLondon2 Berlin

Paris

Paris

3 ParisBerlinMadrid4 Frankfurt

MadridBerlin5 Munich

MunichAmsterdam

6 Madrid

Amsterdam Milan

PWC, Urban Land Institute, 2024

StartupBlink, 2023

Paris, Europe’s #2 tech city and#9 in the world• #1 San Francisco• #2 New York• #3 Silicon Valley• #4 Beijing• #5 London• #6 Los Angeles• #7 Shanghaï
• #8 Boston• #9 Paris• #10 Tokyo
Criteria: business & techenvironment, city buzz & wellness,talent pool, strength in different
tech sub sectors
Savills

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Paris Region,an Internationaland Cosmopolitan
RegionParis Region is home to a population of over 12 million, including both
French and non-French speakers, all of whom speak a multitude oflanguages.
Every day, students, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors flockto the Paris region to make the most of it. The Region offers accessto world-renowned academic institutions, business opportunities
and an exceptional quality of life. But it's also the dynamism andatmosphere of its extraordinary cultural melting pot that makes itsuch an attractive and diverse Region.

1.8 M

international
residents livein the Region

14.5% ofthe population
Insee, 2022, data 2019

135,500

international
students,
including82,300 in

Paris Region
PublicUniversities

7,100

international
PhD students
MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI - SIES / Systèmed'information SISE 2023, data 2021-2022

5,700international
researchers
FNAK, data 2023

19.4 M

international
tourists

Ajouter une photo Talentsinternationaux Val d’OiseESSEC ou entreprise dansle Val d’Oise© Adobestock

16,56016,560

foreign sites

573,000
573,000
jobs
Jobs

INSEE 2022, data 2018

1 out of6 jobs inParis Region
is in a foreigncompany(16.2%)

431

foreigncompanies
chose Paris
Region in
2021

11,000jobs created
Choose Paris Region, 2023 data 2022

INSEE 2022, data 2018
CRT Paris Ile-de-France 2023, data 2022

MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI – SIES 2023,
data 2021-2022

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Population

Bois de Boulogne © Adobestock

Breathe, Relax
and Thrive in
a Green andSustainable
RegionParis Region Facts & Figures 2024

Experience a Unique Worklife in a Greenand Sustainable Region

Paris Region is passionately dedicated to advancing sustainability acrossbusinesses, environmentally conscious urban planning, and impactfulsocial projects. Committed to creating a greener environment, the region
implements carbon-free urban planning, with nature covering over threequarters of its territory.

Immerse Yourself in the World’s Beloved Tourist
Destination with a Vibrant Cultural Scene

Paris Region offers a plethora of indoor and outdoor activities,
characterized by a historically rich center, expansive green spaces, parks,
scenic waterways, as well as extraordinary museums and historicallandmarks. It's an ideal haven for cinephiles, nature enthusiasts, adventure
seekers, food connoisseurs, and art aficionados, providing a perfectwork-life balance.

Join a Sporty Region

Paris Region provides its residents with a diverse array of facilities andsports clubs to ensure their well-being. Moreover, they can partake inglobally acclaimed sporting events, such as the upcoming 2024 Olympic
and Paralympic Games and other international sports events.

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A Green and Sustainable Region

An Exceptional
Place to Live andThrive in a Green andSustainable Region
Whether you live in Paris or within the Region; whether you’re living alone orwith a family of five; whether you’re looking to reconnect with nature or todance until dawn, you’ll find countless ways to spend your time.
Home to 19% of France’s population on 2% of the national territory, Paris
Region strives to provide its citizens with a greener environment thatincorporates carbon-free urban planning.
The Region, incredibly family-friendly, offers an unbeatable and affordable
quality of life. Culture, architecture, history, parks, gastronomy, shopping,sports, the list goes on. Paris Region is an exceptional place to live andthrive.

A Green Region

76%
green space and forests• Paris Region surface area:
12,000 km2• 50% agricultural land
• 26% wooded areas, naturalworld• 22% urban space• 1,5% water• ¼ of Paris Region is covered by
the 4 existing Regional Nature
Parks and 1 in project• 43 oustanding gardens• 36 “Natura 2000” sites• 15,000 km of ecologicalcorridors• 275 sites identified for theirgeological interest• 138 sustainable neighborhoods
in Paris Region• 180,000 housings programmed
within these accredited
neighborhoods• A very high level of urban
services (water, waste,energy…)• Since the early 2000s, over
5 km of urban rivers have beenreopened.
• An additional 15 km
are underway or underconsideration.
• Paris Region has many
biodiversity reservoirs(262,000 ha), from the
Fontainebleau forest to thevalleys and wooded hills of the
Parc Naturel Régional du Vexin(Vexin Regional Nature Park)

Bonneuil-sur-Marne Port © Adobestock

A Great Place to Live in, with Competitive Costs• With 69 new organic farms,
2022 is still a dynamic year, butwith a slowdown curve.
• Nearly 15% of farms are inorganic agriculture with 661
producers, 40% of which
are in field crops and 33% in
vegetable production.
• 38,300 ha of organic andin-conversion land in the
Region, i.e. 7% of the regional
agricultural surface.
• Short food circuits are in placefor 985 farms (22%)• 61 methanization units inactivity in 2022, of which
41 agricultural units, and
222 millions of m3 biogaz
produced, namely around
1,39 TWh PCS of primaryenergy.
L'Institut Paris Region, GAB Île-de-France
2023, Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture, DRAC
Île-de-France, 2022, Agreste/RA 2020

The Region has a temperate
Atlantic climate with somesemi-continental influences.
(temperature variations are higher
and rainfall lower).
Temperatures are characterized
by a relative mildness andregularity, usually around 11°c on
average. (exceptionally 14.4° in2023).
The 365 mm of annual
precipitation is very welldistributed throughout the year
while winds are generally weak.

5.9 million housing units• 71,8% apartments, 4.3 million• 26,9% houses, 1.5 million

Insee, 12/2023, data 2020

Private Housing Rents in Paris Region
Paris

Inner suburbs

Outer suburbs

Surface in m²

50

52

57

Paris Region
53

Rent in €/m²

24.1

17.6

14.7

18.9

Average monthly
rent in €

1,230

937

855

1,014

OLAP 2023, data 2022

Cost of Living in Paris Region vs Greater London
Paris
RegionGreater
London€1,354€2,678Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

€86

€232

Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant,
Three-course

€67

€93

Category

Description

Real Estate

Rent Per Month Apartment (1 bedroom) in
City CenterTransport
Food
HealthShort visit to a private doctor€26.5€48.75

SportsFitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult

€39

€60

LeisureCinema, International Release, 1 Seat

€13

€17

Childcare

Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day,
Private, Monthly for 1 Child€779,50€2,069ChildcareInternational Primary School, Yearly for 1 child€15,375€23,293

Numbeo, Ameli, NHS 01/2024

A Rich and High-Quality Care Offer
Paris Region boasts Europe's largest hospital system, AP-HP (Assistance
Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), with an extensive network of public hospitals,
private clinics, and healthcare providers. The French healthcare system
ensures universal coverage for residents, including foreigners, fundedthrough taxes and contributions from salaries. Bilingual doctors andaccessible hospitals enhance healthcare accessibility.
Health-Care professionals in Paris Region
Practitioners*

Meteo.net, 2023

GeneralDentalpractitioners* Specialists* Surgeons

State-certified
nurses**Pharmacists

Total

72,78822,55450,234

9,953

123,940

13,402% ofFrance

21.5

17.9

23.6

22

16.2

18.3

Research, studies, evaluation and statistics Direction 2023, data 2022 * and 2021* *12Paris Region Facts & Figures 2024

A Green and Sustainable Region

The World’s Favorite Tourist Destination

Origins of Paris Region’s Main International Tourists(2022)• 44.1 million tourists including 19.4 million international
visitors (44%)• 172 million overnight stays, including 89 million forinternational tourists (52%)• €19.6 Bn in economic benefits, including €12 Bn frominternational tourists (61%)• 40,051 businesses and 345,306 jobs in accommodation and catering (private sector)
Repères de l’activité touristique 2023 and Paris Region destination 2023, data
2022, Choose Paris Region (Visit), Urssaf 2023, data 2022

The largest offer in Europe of incomparable
quality
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2,419 hotels
76,033 rooms in 2* and 3* hotels
65,536 rooms in 4* and 5* hotels
159,993 rooms + 6,364 beds for young visitors
66,6 million overnight stays in hotels (1)12 Palace hotels in Paris

Paris Region destination 2023, data 2022, Choose Paris Region (Visit)
Repères de l’activité touristique, Choose Paris Region (Visit), 2023, data 2022 (1)An Unrivalled Cultural Offering
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320 cinemas
294 theaters
997 public libraries
5 opera houses
58 foreign cultural institutes and centers (FICEP 2024)
54 million visitors in the top 15 cultural sites in Paris
Region in 2022
• 3 of the Top 20 most visited exhibitions in Europe• 7.3 million visitors attending the 20 largest exhibitionsin Paris Region in 2022
• 104 parks, gardens and protected sites

International customers accounted for 19.4 million of tourist stays in 2022. (12.2% from
USA, 10.3% from UK, 7.8% from Spain, 7.8% from Italy, 7.3% from Germany…)
European tourists account for 60% of international stays in Paris Region.
Repères de l’activité touristique, Choose Paris Region (Visit) 2023, data 2022

Repères de l’activité touristique, Choose Paris Region (Visit) 2023, data 2022
Ministry of Culture_ Open data 2023, data 2023

4,076
historic monuments
Ministry of Culture 2023, data 2023

5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites(2023)•••••

Palace and Park of Versailles
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
The Medieval Town of Provins
The Villa Savoye by the visionary architect Le Corbusier

Inspiring• Paris Region is a popular setting for the shooting of
French and international films, series, and commercials• The Region concentrates more than 10,745 shooting
days, i.e. 70% of the film shootings in France• More than 40 shootings per day in the Region
CNC, Film Paris Region, data 2023

4 of the Top 20
of EMEA*’s
Most Visited
Museums#1 The Louvre, world’s mostvisited museum#10 Musée d’Orsay#11 Centre Pompidou#16 Cité des Sciences et del'industrie* European Middle East Africa
TEA / AECOM 2023

175
Museums
Ministry of Culture _Open data 2023,
data 2023

Iconic Tourist Attractions
Most Visited Tourist Sites in Paris Region(number of visitors – 2022)
Disney Park at Disneyland Paris, Marnela-Vallée

9,900,000

Louvre Museum

7,700,000

Château de Versailles

6,900,000

Eiffel Tower

5,900,000

Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland
Paris, Marne-la-Vallée

5,300,000

Orsay Museum

3,300,000

Pompidou Center

3,000,000

National Natural History Museum

2,320,000

Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie

1,993,000

Arc de triomphe

1,755,000

Sainte-Chapelle

1,202,000

Cité Médiévale de Provins

1,200,000

Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-Arts de laVille de Paris

1,083,000

Musée de l'Armée

1,071,072

Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

1,005,000

Atelier des Lumières

1,000,000

ZooSafari Thoiry

640,000

Repères de l’activité touristique, Choose Paris Region (Visit) 2023,
data 2022

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The World Capital for Shopping

A Distinctive Culinary Haven(2023)(2023)

Paris is the international capitalof fashion and creation.
Between luxury houses,
department stores, designers’
trends, concept stores andoutlets, Paris Region is a popular
shopping destination for French
and foreign tourists.
• 216 shopping centers,≥ 5,000 m² including Westfield
Les Quatre Temps, Westfield
Forum des Halles, the Carrousel
du Louvre, Beaugrenelle, Bercy
Village, La Vallée Village...
• 17 major department stores:
Galeries Lafayette, Printemps,
Le Bon Marché, BHV Marais...
• 10 factory outlets
Institut Paris Region – Nielsen
TradeDimensions – Panoweb 2024

Paris Region Major Shopping Centers

European High Streets Ranking
June 2022/May 2023
Average footfall in front of a shop
Madrid - Gran Vía

1,923,000

London - Oxford Street

1,014,000

Paris - Champs-Elysées

1,009,000

Milan – Vittorio Emanuele II

906,000

Antwerp – Meir

834,000

Amsterdam - Kalverstraat

726,000

Berlin – Kürfürstendamm

688,000

Cushman & Wakefield/Mytraffic - 2023

On average, 1 million people passin front of a typical ChampsElysées store each month.
Cushman & Wakefield/Mytraffic - 2023 June
2022- May 2023

Paris Region is home to the
Rungis National Interest Market(MIN), the world's largest fresh
produce market for professionals.
It offers a wide variety of food,horticultural and decorative
products, as well as equipment forretailers and restaurant owners.
France's leading food-consumption region, the capital region has
a population of 12.3 million andwelcomes more than 44 million
tourists every year.
Rungis International Market,
the world’s biggest fresh
products market
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Specialities Produced
in Paris Region
Over 3,555 regional products
bear the signature of the "Produiten Île-de-France” (produced in
Paris Region) brand.
Paris region is made up of adiversity of valleys, plains andplateaus. Nearly half of the soils
are silty and highly fertile for
agriculture. Paris region is largely
specialized in field crops, withcereals and oilseeds accounting
for almost 80% of the region's
usable agricultural area.

€10.3 Bn euros turnover
18 million consumers
1,230 companies
6,400,850 visitors
4,300 new buyers
3 million tons of goods passthrough every year, including
1.8 million tons of food products

Farmland covers almost 50% of
the region. Paris Region is:• the leading French Region forthe production of watercressand parsley,• 3rd for fibre flax,• 4th for sugar beet, hemp andstarch potato hemp and potato
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Nearly 15% of farms are organic,
with 648 producers, including
39% in field crops and 27% in
vegetable production.
40,000 ha of organic and inconversion land in the region, i.e.
7% of regional usable agriculturalarea.

ha of floor space

The world's largest fresh
produce market
Rungis, 2023 data 2022

Île-de-France Terre de Saveurs, Chambred’Agriculture d’Ile-de-France, 2023

Many culinary products areproduced in and named after
different towns of Paris Region,
for example:• Asparagus from Argenteuil• Baguette, Ham, Mushrooms,
Strawberries … from Paris• Beans from Arpajon,• Beer from Brie, Gâtinais, Vexin• Brie cheese from Meaux,
Melun, Montereau, Nangis,
Provins• Cabbages from Pontoise• Cherries from Montmorency• Honey and Saffron from
Gâtinais,• Potatoes Belle de Fontenay• Roses from Provins• Peaches from Montreuil• Peppermint from Milly-la-Forêt
• Poppies from Nemours• Watercress from Méréville…

An Effervescent Gastronomy Scene
Paris Region is home to aneffervescent gastronomy
scene with 35,715 restaurants,
exceptional chefs, hotspots,
international specialties, Parisiancafes, organic cafes, street
food trucks, markets... there issomething to suit all !

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Michelin-starred
restaurants, incl.

Restaurants

9***
15**
111*

URSAFF, 2023 , data 2022

Guide Michelin 2023

35,715
Le Spot Evry © Christine Tarquis

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Sports and Leisure Activities• 19,250 sports clubs• 2,4 million sports clubmembers• 5,288 tennis courts• 689 swimming pools• 421 equestrian centers• 1,366 riding arenas• 302 golf courses• Soccer: 291,730 licenses• Tennis: 238,150 licenses• Golf: 100,370 licenses• Riding: 96,400 licenses• Judo: 90,490 licenses
Injep-MEDES / Recensement des licences
sportives et des équipements sportifs data
2022

Some Popular Sporting Events
A wide variety of nature sports
facilities in Paris Region• 12 leisure resorts• 7,510 km of hiking trails• 2,120 km of mixed roads orgreenways for bicycling• 13 swimmable lakes• 1,140 km of authorized shippinglanes• 99,960 ha of woods andforests open to the public• 1,024 sites for the practice of
nature sports: horseback riding,golf, climbing, tree climbing, etc.
IRDS 12/23, data 2021, BEV 2020

Every year, Paris Region hosts
some 35 events in some 20
sports.
• Paris Open, Roland-Garros(Tennis): 633,000 spectators• Schneider Electric Paris
Marathon: 35,000 participants• Qatar Prix de l’Arc de triomphe(Horse race): 35,000 spectators• Rolex Paris Masters (Tennis):
170,000 spectators• Paris Grand Slam (Judo):
24,000 spectators

Top Events to Come in 2024
• Yonex French Open,
05-10/03/2024• Paris Open, Roland-Garros,
20/05-09/06/2024• World Para-Athletics (WPA)
13-15/06/2024• Rolex Paris Masters, Tennis
26/10/24 au 03/11/24…

CRT Paris-Ile-de-France, Roland Garros, Qatar
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Rolex Paris Masters,
2023

Main facilities of international and national level
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Stade de France: 81,000 seats
Parc des Princes: 48,000 seats
Paris La Défense Arena: 30,000 seats
National Golf: 30,000 seats
Accor Arena: 21,000 seats
Stade Jean Bouin: 20,000 seats
Stade Charlety: 20,000 seats
Stade Roland Garros: 30,000 seats on the 3 main tennis courts
Stade Nautique Olympique d’Ile-de-France: 10,000 seats

IRDS, 2023, as at 12/2023

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Breakdance during Olympic Days © Paris2024

Paris Region will host the majority of sporting events for the 2024 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
With 15 competition venues for the Olympic Games and 11 venues for the
Paralympic Games, the French capital will host beach volleyball at thefoot of the Eiffel Tower, fencing and taekwondo under the glass roof of
the Grand Palais, archery on the esplanade of the Invalides, not forgetting
the more traditional sports at the legendary Roland Garros and Parc desPrinces stadiums.
Four other counties in Paris region - Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine, SeineSaint-Denis and Seine-et-Marne - will also be hosting events, including
horse-riding in the gardens of the Château de Versailles, field hockey at theYves-du-Manoir stadium, canoeing and rowing at Vaires-sur-Marne, rockclimbing at Le Bourget and the all-important athletics events at the Stadede France in Saint-Denis.
The Olympic aquatic center will host diving, water polo and artistic
swimming competitions in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Competition sites in Paris Region• Paris: Paris Arena Porte de la Chapelle, Arena de Bercy, La Concorde,
Stade Roland-Garros, Pont d’Iéna, Invalides, Pont Alexandre III, Grand
Palais, Arena Champ de Mars, Stade Tour Eiffel, Stade du Parc desPrinces, Arena Paris Sud 1, Arena Paris Sud 4, Arena Paris Sud 6,
Hôtel de Ville.
• Seine-et-Marne: Seine-et-Marne Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne.
• Yvelines: Yvelines Stade BMX de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Vélodrome
national de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Le Golf National, Château deVersailles, Colline d’Elancourt.
• Hauts-de-Seine: Hauts-de-Seine La Défense Arena de Nanterre, Stade
Olympique Yves-du- Manoir à Colombes.
• Seine-Saint-Denis: Seine-Saint-Denis Stade de France à Saint-Denis,
Arena Paris Nord à Villepinte, Site d’escalade du Bourget, Centre
Aquatique Olympique de Saint-Denis.
Préfecture de la région Ile-de-France, 01/2024

Preparation centers for the Paris 2024 Olympic andParalympic GamesIn Paris Region, 124 facilities, including 119 local authorities, have been
awarded the "Terre de Jeux 2024" label to become preparation centers
for the Games, on the basis of the following criteria: transport accessibility,
nearby accommodation options, local dynamism of the bid, general qualityof infrastructures. This gives them the opportunity to welcome delegations
from all over the world for preparatory training before the Games, or as arear base during the Games, providing athletes with optimal conditions fortraining, acclimatization and even jet lag recovery.
Préfecture de la région Île-de-France, 01/2024

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2024 Olympic Sites in Paris Region

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Olympic
Games

Paralympic
Games

July 26th - August 11th, 2024

August 28th - Sept. 8th, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesin Figures
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10,500 athletes
41 competition venues
329 events
206 nations
28 sports (+ 4 additional sports)
9.7 million spectators
31,500 volunteers
4 billion viewers
350,000 hours of TV broadcast

Paris 2024 Paralympic Gamesin Figures
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4,400 Paralympic athletes
20 competition venues
549 events
184 nations
23 sports
3.4 million spectators

29 days of competition, 28 sports represented and over 200 nations
participating.
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the biggest event
ever organised in France. The spectacle taking place during those weeks
will go down in history and Paris will be the center of the world – the worldof sport and so much more. The Games are a popular, multicultural festival,a celebration to share with the rest of the world.

VenuesTravel

• 95% existing or temporary
venues• 14 exceptional sites, with 24
Olympic sports (out of 32)
located within 10 km of theVillage.
• 2 new venues to be built: theOlympic and Paralympic Village,
and the Aquatics Center• 90,000 hotel rooms within
10 km of the city center• 85% of athletes accommodated
within 30 minutes of theircompetition venue• 30% of athletes accommodated
within 5 minutes of theircompetition venue (Stade deFrance and Aquatics Center)• 100% of training venues(excluding competition
venues) within 20 minutesof the Village• 100% of venues accessible
by eco-friendly public transport• 400 meters maximum
distance to a metro stationfrom any location in Paris

The Olympic and Paralympic
Village will welcome the athletes
during the Paris 2024 Games.
The Village will span parts of threecities: Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouensur-Seine, and L'Île-Saint-Denis.

Paris2024 media

Sustainable• 55% smaller carbon footprint
than London 2012
• 100% of venues accessible
by eco-friendly public transport
Vélodrome national de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Track cycling - OLY - © Paris 2024

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Université Paris Saclay © Paris Saclay - Corinne Hameau

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A Vibrant and Diverse Population

The Paris Region boasts a large, well-educated and globally diverse
workforce, making it a sought-after destination for many. Whether
attracted by professional opportunities, setting up a business or studying,
the region attracts people from all walks of life.

The Hub for European Education

As Europe's largest hub for education, Paris Region is home to 734,260
students, constituting the continent's most extensive student population.
This includes top-tier engineers, researchers, and scientists. Beyond
access to exceptional academic programs, students in Paris Region
benefit from hands-on training that equips them for immediate entry into
the job market upon graduation.

A Prime Destination for Acquiring High-Caliber TalentParis Region's renowned universities and engineering schools serve as amagnet for companies seeking top-tier talent. The region offers a pool ofinternationally diverse and highly skilled professionals ready to contributeto business expansion. Additionally, Paris hosts globally esteemedbusiness schools providing a range of programs, including Masters,
MBAs, Executive Education courses, and summer schools conducted in
English.

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A Young,
Cosmopolitan
and Talented
Population
As the most populous region in both France and the EU27, the Paris
Region stands out on the global stage as a vibrant hub, drawing in ayouthful and cosmopolitan population.
The region's lively cultural diversity contributes to the dynamic
character it exhibits today. Each day, students, entrepreneurs,
researchers, and investors gravitate towards the Paris Region, eager
to immerse themselves in the energetic atmosphere fostered by its
diversity.
© Adobestock

Paris Region
EU27’s and UK’s Most Populous Region

Europe’s Most Populous Region2022

12.3 M

18.8%

inhabitantsof France’s population

Insee, 12/2023, data 2021

Insee, 12/2023, data 2021

2.75% of the European Union’s
population

Over 20% of Paris Region
residents live in the 5 cities withover 100,000 inhabitants:• Paris• Boulogne-Billancourt• Saint-Denis• Montreuil• ArgenteuilEurostat 2024, data 2021

• Europe’s most populous Region
ahead of Lombardy, Greater
London, Andalusia, AuvergneRhône-Alpes, and Catalonia.
• The population is higher
to that of Austria, Belgium,
Greece, Hungary, Portugal, andSweden…

Insee 2023, data 2021

Eurostat 2023, data 2022, NUTS 2

Paris Region
(FR)

12.3M

Lombardy
(IT)

9.9M

Greater
London (UK) *8.8M

Andalusia
(ES)

8.5M

Auvergne /Rhône-Alpes
(FR)

8.1M

Catalonia
(ES)

7.7M

Communidad
de Madrid
(ES)

6.8M

Lazio
(IT)

5.7M

Campania(Napoli) (IT)

5.6M

Dusseldorf
(DE)

5.2M

Eurostat (NUTS 2), 2023 (data 2022), Greater London (inner and outer London), Office for National
Statistics, data 2021

Paris Region by 2070:
the youngest Region in
Metropolitan France
12.53 million in 2070, if current
demographic trends were tocontinue, an increase of about
300,000 inhabitants
Insee, 12/2022 (data 2020)

Population change: averageannual rate between 2015 and2021: 0,3%.

Peak of the populationin the 2040s

12.55 M
inhabitants
Insee 2023

Insee 12/2023

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A Young, Dynamic Population
Paris Region contributes the most to the population growth inmetropolitan France and is the French Region where people live thelongest.

Natality and Mortality

Fertility Rate by Region• 162,951 births• 82,407 deaths• 13.1‰ birth rate
(France: 10.6‰)

With 1.86 children per
woman, Paris Region isin the top 15 most fertile
European Regions

Insee 2023, data 2022

47% of Paris Region’s population is under 30,
and 60% under 45
AgeParis Region
Total

FranceAge group /Total Paris
Region in %

Total

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Life Expectancy

Age group /Total Francein %Women’s life expectancy• 86 years (France: 85.3)
Men’s life expectancy• 80.8 years (France: 79.4)
Insee 2023, data 2022

Brussels: 1.57
Greater London*: 1.52
Upper Bavaria: 1.51
Amsterdam: 1.50
Berlin**: 1.38
Lombardy: 1.27
Catalonia: 1.22

Eurostat 2023, data 2021, **data 2020
*London datastore 2022, data 2021,

0-14

2,368,307

19.3

11,522,980

17,7

15-29

2,455,236

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11,394,066

17,5

30-44

2,594,631

21.1

12,143,246

18.6

45-59

2,370,707

19.3

12,916,447

19.8

Paris Region (FR)60-74

1,632,407

13.3

11,054,391

16.9

Greater London (UK)*754,918

Lombardy (IT)508, 599

Andalusia (ES)466,724

Catalonia (ES)449,588

Over 75
Total

850,506

6.9

6,238,023

9.6

12,271,794

100%

67,813,396

100%

Insee 2023, data 2020

Top 5 EU27 + UK Regions counting young people
between 25 and 29 years

Eurostat, 2024, data 2023, * Office for National Statistics, 2021, data 2020

A Cosmopolitan Population

Distribution of the International Population in Paris Region

Paris Region is a place where people from all over the world live, study,
work, and visit.

1.8 M

14.8%

international residentsof the Region’s
population is international

Insee 2023, data 2020

AfricaAlgeria

881,570

218,484

EuropePortugal

539,661

Tunisia

88,680Mali

69,882349,901

Spain

48.4%
Africa881,570
residents

29.7%
Europe539,661
residents

Asia and Oceania

311,126

China

70,554

Turkey56,576

Sri Lanka

42,747

India

18,444

Pakistan

17,061Other nationalities
from Asia

103,865

56,24854,133The Americas

87,421

Haiti

26,111

USA

13,903

Brazil13,545

Colombia

9,801

Canada4,442

Other nationalities
from the Americas

19,61939,807

Poland25,032

United Kingdom

16,871Other nationalities from
Europe

4.8%
The Americas
87,421residents

222,923

155,623
Italy

Other nationalities
from Africa

17.1%
Asia/
Oceania
311,123
residents

Insee 2023, data 2020

Romania
Morocco841,783

124,647

Oceania

1,879

Insee 2023, data 2020

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A Concentrationof Highly Qualified
Students
Paris Region offers a world-class education system withan ever-growing number of programs to meet the needs ofinternational students and their families.
The region's universities, engineering schools, businessschools and specialized schools are among the mostprestigious in the world, offering an internationally renowned
education and enabling each student to benefit from the mostappropriate course of study.

© Helena Lopes-unsplash

Primary and Secondary Education (public and private)

The French
Education System

4,181 nurseries
DREES/OSOL/BCL 2023, data 2021

The education system isoperated by the French Public
Education Authority.
Schooling is compulsory from 6
to 16 years old.
Public pre-school is available forchildren starting from 2 years old.

6,655 pre-schools and primaryschools
1,161,514 pupils
94.7% in public schools
1,819 secondary and high-schools
889,973 students
75.7% in public secondary andhigh-schools
Ministry of Education, Higher Education andResearch, RERS 2023, data 2022

Nursery
startingfrom
3 months old

Pre-school /Kindergarten
2-3 to5 years old

Primary school
6 to 10 years old

Secondaryschool11 to 15
years old

High school
16 to 18 years old
Baccalauréat
Diploma

3,232,663

26.1%

School populationof the population
attend school

Ministry of Education, Higher Education andResearch, RERS 2023, data 2022

Ministry of Education, Higher Education andResearch, RERS 2023, data 2022

Higher Education
Post A-Level year
European grades and credits (ects)
Internship+8
Doctorate / PHD

Internship+5
MASTER’S

Engineering and+3

Pharmacy

Grandes Ecoles /Business Schools

Odontology

LICENCE /+2
Pro Bachelor’s
BTS

BACHELORS
CGPE

DUT

Entrance examination

A-Levels
MESR (French Ministry of Higher Education and Research) - BTS: Technical programs - DUT : University Diploma of Technology
Grandes Ecoles : Engineering & Business schools - CPGE : class which prepares students to enter the Grandes Ecoles

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Highly Educated Students

793,820
students
28% of France’s student
population
382,387 students in Paris
Region’s public universities
MESRI - SIES / Système d'information SISE
2023, data 2022-23

Main Fields of Study in Paris Region’s Public
Universities
99 doctoral schools(in 2022-23)

Campus France 2023

26,846 PhD students
38% of PhD students in France,incl. 7,112 international PhD
students
32% of international PhD students
in France
Ministry of Education_Open data 2023, data
2022-2023 / MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI - SIES
/ Système d'information SISE 2023, data
2021-2022

Breakdown of the Students in Paris Region’s Public Universities
in 2022-2023
Fields of study

Total students% on total

Law, Political Science, Economics
and Administration

130,43830

Languages, Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences

137,538

31

Sciences106,254

24

Sports7,858

2

Health

59,91814

Total

442,007100

High Education and Research_Open data / MESR - DGESIP/DGRI - SIES - SISE 2022, data 2022-2023

44.3%
of the adult population
holds at least a bachelor’s
degree16 Universities
78 “Grandes Ecoles” (eliteschools) incl. 38 engineeringschools.
Dozens of business schools
Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, 2024
Data 2023

Insee 2023, data 2020

Main Branches of Higher Education in Paris Region(in 2022-23)

LMD Licence, Masters andDoctorates (Bachelor’s, Master’s,and PhD): 286,134

Advanced technician programs:
81,036Engineering schools: 48,699

Preparatory classes for theGrandes Ecoles: 31,643

93,00048,700

University programs in technology:
17,607

Business schools, management
and accounting: 93,148

students in businessschools

students in engineeringschools

Other university diplomas,
including health: 118,854

Other schools, incl. Paramedical
and social schools: 116,699

MESRI - SIES / Système d'information SISE 2023, data 2022-23

Higher education in France is generally divided into Universities andgrandes écoles.
Universities are public and free, offering bachelor's, master's and doctorate
degrees. Grandes écoles can be public or private. What sets them apartis that students cannot simply apply to study there after high school. They
must first prepare for a highly competitive two-or three-year entrance
exam. Successful students then study at a grande école for at least three
years. The grandes écoles also accept students directly at postgraduatelevel, where they teach business, finance and engineering in English.
In addition to universities and grandes écoles, Paris region is home to othertypes of higher education organizations, such as specialized research
institutes, American-style business schools, engineering, management,architecture and art schools, as well as hundreds of post-baccalaureate
courses in French and English.

Cité Internationale universitaire de Paris © Adobestock

The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris is a unique campus in theworld. Every year it welcomes 12,000 students, researchers and artistsof 150 different nationalities into its 43 houses. It doesn’t offer education
but an original model of collective life.
Around 1,000 cultural events are organized each year in the houses.
The 43 campus houses, each unique, are designed to offer theopportunity to experience life together in an international environment.
Every effort is made to foster academic success and encourage thecreation of collaborative projects.
The Cité internationale is undergoing a historic phase of development.
10 new houses will be built on the campus from 2025, adding 1,800
places to the existing 6,000.
Cité Internationale universitaire de Paris 2023

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Outstanding Education with a Global Perspective
The excellence in higher education and research in France is widely
acknowledged around the world.
Numerous prestigious universities and higher education institutions in Paris
Region stand out in the most reputable international rankings, such as the
Financial Times ranking, the Shanghai ranking (ARWU)...
Young people benefit from prestigious universities and exceptional
graduate and specialized schools.
Within its best-ranked business schools, MBAs and universities, companies
will find a pool of highly skilled talents ready to grow their business.

MBAs and Business Schools
Financial Times Rankings (2023)

Global MBA program• INSEAD #2• HEC Paris #17

4 of the Top 10 European
Business Schools• HEC Paris #1• ESCP Business School #4• Edhec Business School #7• Essec Business School #9• INSEAD #18

3 of the Top 7 Executive MBA
programs (EMBA)• ESCP Business School #3• Trium: HEC/LSE/NYU:Stern #4• HEC Paris #7• Essec Business School /Mannheim Business School #15

3 of the Top 5 Masters
in Management• HEC Paris #1• ESCP Business School #4• Essec Business School #5• Edhec Business School #11

Prestigious Universities
4 of Paris Region’s Universities
are in the Top 100 best
universities in the world (ARWU
2023)• Paris Saclay University #15• Paris Sciences et Lettres –PSL University #41• Sorbonne University #46• Paris University #69
Academic Ranking of World Universities,(Shanghai Ranking Consultancy), 2023

2 of the world’s 10 best
universities in Physics• Paris Saclay University #3 (+6)• Paris Sciences et Lettres –PSL University #10• Sorbonne University #17

3 of the world’s 10 best
Universities in Mathematics• Paris Saclay University #2• Sorbonne University #4• Paris Cité University #7• PSL University #20
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS)(Shanghai Ranking Consultancy), 2023

3 of the world’s
20 best universities
in Atmospheric Science• Paris Cité University #14• Paris Saclay University #15• Sorbonne University #16
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS)(Shanghai Ranking Consultancy), 2023

Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS)(Shanghai Ranking Consultancy), 2023,

HEC © Ciprian Olteanu / WAVERLINE.COM

Specialized Schools
GOBELINS, the school of the image
Best international animation school in the world
out of 178 international animation schools and universities
International Animation School Ranking 2023

ESMOD International, Paris#7 best fashion school in the world (+ 10 ranks)
PCA - Paris College of Art #10
CEOWORLD magazine, Fashion school ranking, Business of Fashion, 2023

ESMOD International & Institut Français de la Mode
The 2 Best French Fashion Design Schools in the World 2022 ranking
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A Region Attracting International Students

135,475
international students
in Paris Region
17% of students in Paris Region
Of these, 82,318 are in Paris
Region’s universities and similar
institutions, which is 20.3% of
the Region’s public university
students.
30.5% of all international students
in French higher universities andsimilar institutions.

59,638 international students areenrolled in Bachelor’s, Master’s orDoctoral programs.
7,112 international PhD students,
i.e. 26.5% of PhD students in Paris
Region.
MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI – SIES 2023, data
2021-2022

The cost of studying in France isamong the lowest in the world,
as for both French and foreign
students, the government
subsidizes tuition fees in higher
public institutions.

International Students in Paris Region's Universities
and similar institutions in 2021-2022
Paris Region

France% Paris Region / France

Africa38,365

135,932

28.2

Americas

7,388

21,78833.9

Asia

15,38947,54932.4

Europe21,16864,346

32.9

Others

8

43

18.6

82,318269,658

30.5

All

MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI – SIES 2023, data 2021-2022

MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI – SIES 2023, data
2021-2022

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A Variety of Curriculum and Diplomas

An Ever-Increasing Number of International and Bilingual Education Opportunities
Paris Region offers a world-class education system with an extensive
selection of international schools open to more than 23,000 foreign andFrench pupils from preschool to high-school.
Three public programs offer international education from primary school tohigh school (International Sections, European School, and Franco-German
High School); and binational sections are available at the high school level.
Near 120 schools with 216 International Sections (bilingual programs),
binational sections, or the specific Franco-German school offering
bicultural education and intensive schooling in 17 different foreign
languages in public and private schools under contract.
Recent international
school openings include:• the European School inParis-La Défense (Courbevoie)
in 2019,• an international high-school in
Palaiseau in 2021,• one more is scheduled to openin September 2024 in the cityof Vincennes,• and other upcoming private
projects.

Numerous Curriculum and
Diplomas
In addition, nearly 40 international
private schools (under nocontract with the French Stateand independently / privately
funded), including well-known
schools taking pupils to various
international exams:• British School of Paris• American School of Paris• International School of Paris• Jeannine Manuel• EIB Paris• Marymount• Deutsche Schule Paris• Liceo Español Luis Buñuel, etc.

50% increase in the numberof places in public and privateinternational education undercontract since 2015.

Diplomas in Paris Region
European Baccalaureate

Courbevoie

International Baccalaureate(IB) diploma

Paris, Maisons-Laffitte, Saint-Cloud

A-Levels

Paris, Croissy-sur-Seine

US High School Diploma

Paris, Saint-Cloud, Verneuil-sur-Seine

ABIBAC - German Abitur
Allgemeine Hochschulreife +French Baccalaureate

Paris, Combs-la-Ville, Le Raincy,
Dourdan, Courbevoie, Enghien-les-Bains,
Rueil-Malmaison

BACHIBAC – Spanish
Bachillerato + French
Baccalaureate

Paris, Noisy-le-Grand, Maisons-Alfort,
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Sartrouville, Dourdan,
Bois-Colombes, Sceaux, Ermont, Pontoise,
Palaiseau, Suresnes, Liceo italiano Leonardo daVinci, Liceo Español Luis Buñuel, etc.

ESABAC – Italian Esame di
Stato + French Baccalaureate

Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés,Rambouillet, Massy, Bois-Colombes, Sarcelles

BFI - French Baccalaureate
with an International Option

Paris, Buc, Courbevoie, Fontainebleau, La CelleSaint-Cloud, Maisons-Laffitte, Nogent-sur-Marne,
Noisy-le-Grand, Pontoise, Saint-Cloud,Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Sèvres, Versailles, Palaiseau

Franco-German Baccalaureate

Buc

French schools with international sections follow the national French
curriculum, offering an international section where some courses suchas history, geography, and literature are taught in a language other thanFrench.

181 International Sections in 17 Different Languages

American

ES

SS

HS

4

7

6

Dutch

ES

SS

HS

1

1

1

Polish

ES

SS

HS

1

2

2

Arab

2

5

4

German6

8

4Portuguese

3

8

4

Brazilian01

1Italian2

42

Russian1

2

1

British

10

26

16

Japanese3

3

2

Spanish2

3

2

Chinese7

7

6

Korean1

10

Swedish1

11Danish111Norwegian1

11

Russian111Paris Region’sInternational
Education Guide:internationaleducation.
parisregion.eu

ES: Elementary schools - SS: Secondary schools - HS: High-schools – Ministry of Education, 2022/2023

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A World-Class
Talent Pool
With a sizable, educated, and globally diverse workforce, Paris Region
stands out as an optimal destination for acquiring highly skilled talent.
Renowned universities and engineering schools in the region serve asa significant draw for companies seeking recruitment opportunities.
Boasting a rich, diversified, and remarkably resilient job market, Paris
Region contributes nearly a quarter of all French jobs. The region's
talent pool, characterized by its cultural diversity, ensures a global
influence.

© Adobestock

Paris Region’s Active Population by Profession

A Breeding Ground for Talents
6.2 M salaried jobs
0.5 M non-salaried jobs

6.7 M

Insee 2023, data 2021

Jobs

Executives’ average annual net
salary: €58,021

INSEE, 2023, data 2021

Insee 2022, data 2019

Average annual net salary:€36,592

23.2%

Managerial and highly-skilled occupations

1,790,652

29.6%

Service workers, sales, and administration

1,556,768

25.7%

Skilled and mid-level employees

1,580,425

26.1%

Laborers

815,759

13.5%

Skilled tradesmen and business directors

307,319

5.1%

Farm, fishing and forest operators
Total active population (15-64 years old)

5,032

0.1%

6,157,121

100%

Insee 2023, data 2020 - Total population 15-64 years

Insee 2022, data 2019of all jobs in France

6,7% Unemployment rate
INSEE, 2023, data 2021

Insee 2023, data T2/2023

34%
of all French executives

87.7% jobs in Services
6.6% in Industry
5.6% in Construction
0.1% in Agriculture

Paris Region offers the largest
employment pool in Europe,ahead of Comunidad de Madrid,
Oberbayern, Lombardia,
Catalonia.

Insee 2023, data 2021
INSEE, 2023, data 2020

Characteristics of the population in Paris Region

Ages 15-29
20%

Women
51.7%

University
graduates
44.3%

Executives
29.1%

Foreign
population
14.8%

Employment growth in Paris
Region+75,650
jobs per year in Paris Region
between 2017 and 2021

The Region gained 372,000
jobs between 2017 and 2021,
the period during which theCovid-19 crisis began in early
2020.
INSEE, 2023

Insee 2023, data 2020

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Insee 2023, data 2023

Insee 2023, data 2020

Insee 2023, data 2020

Insee 2023, data 2020

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A Highly Qualified Workforce in Scienceand Technology

EU27 Top 5 Regions for People Employed in High-technology sectors (high-technology
manufacturing and knowledge-intensive high-technology services) by NUTS 2 regions(2022)

Paris Region, #1 EU27 Region in• Scientists and engineers: 774,200• People employed in science and technology:
2,884,500
Eurostat 2023, data 2022

Sites and salaried jobs
by aggregate industry and size at the end of 2021
Business sector

Sites

Jobs

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

1,910

5,322

Industry

18,615433,503

Construction

51,379346,091

Trade, transport, various services

365,585

3,796,613

Public administration, education,
health, and social action

43,313

1,599,161

Total

480,8026,180,690

Insee 2023, data 2021; Flores (Fichier Localisé des Rémunérations
et de l'Emploi Salarié) en géographie au 01/01/2023

UK has left the EU28 from 01.01.2021. Greater London: 366,700 in 2019

464,000

Sector Breakdown of Business Sites and Jobs in Paris Region
Sites

Jobs

Scientific and technical activities; administrative and support services

111,085

1,150,907

Trade of automotive vehicles and motorcycles

83,878

768,746

Construction

51,379346,091

Accommodation and food

43,619338,300

Public administration, education, health, and social action

43,313

1,599,161

Other service activities

43,036

268,962

Information and communications

30,454

464,085

Financial and insurance activities

20,053339,738

340,000

Transportation and storage

18,154

382,794

Real Estate

15,311

83,081

jobs in financial andinsurance services

Manufacturing of other industrial products

8,955

152,974

Manufacturing of food products, beverages, and tobacco products

6,157

61,311Agriculture, forestry and fishing

1,910

5,322

Extractive industry, energy, water, waste management anddecontamination

1,809

86,064

Manufacturing of electrical, electronic and computer products,
machinery, and equipment

1,416

63,005269

68,951

jobs in informationand communication

433,500
jobs in industry

Insee 2023 data 2021

Business sector

Manufacturing of transportation equipment
Coking and refining
Total

9

1,198

480,8026,180,690

Insee 2023, Flores en géographie au 01/01/2023, except Defence, and self-employed, A17, End 2021

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The Best Place inEurope to Source
Researchers,
Scientists...
Paris Region is a world-renowned breeding ground for innovation, home
to 40% of France's R&D researchers, working in public and private R&D
centers and institutions.
Companies can recruit numerous PhD students, researchers, scientists
and engineers to develop their activities in the region.

© Alice & Bob#1 in Europe for its R&D Workforce(2020)

World-renowned technological and scientific expertise

The largest R&D talent pool in Europe

The Region's R&D reputation isinternational, with researchers
winning numerous awards anddistinctions.

Private companies
Public institutions

Paris Region
R&D workforce

37.2%

182,77262,8%

67,990114,782
Total
182,772

including

135,196

34

The two most prestigious
awards in mathematics

Nobel Prizes

researchers4

5.6% of EU and37.9% of French R&D employees
41.2% of the researchers
in France

R&D talents such as professors,researchers, engineers,technicians, and support staff
work in universities, Grandes
Ecoles, public institutes, andcompanies.

Paris Region is home to someof the world's most prestigious
mathematicians in the world,
including numerous Abel Prizeand Fields Medal winners.

Abel Prizes

11

Ministry of Education, Higher Education andResearch, 2023, data 2020

Fields Medals

Paris Region, the best place in Europe to source Scientists and Engineers

A Concentration of
National Scientific Power774,200

26,846 PhD students, i.e. 38%
of PhD Students in France,
including 7,112 international PhD
students, 32% of international
PhD students in France

619,500

370,200

334,300

315,700

297,800

Ministry of Education_Open data 2023, data
2022-2023 / MESRI - DGESIP-DGRI - SIES
/ Système d'information SISE 2023, data
2021-2022

278,600

269,900

249,600

249,200

5,671 international researchers
36,6% of international
researchers in France

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The highest number in EU of:• Scientists and engineers,• Persons employed inTechnology and Knowledgeintensive sectors, in scienceand technology
Eurostat, 2023, data 2022

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ExpandYour Business
in Europe's
Premier Hub
for Businessand Innovation

A Business Powerhouse

Situated at the crossroads of Europe, companies in Paris Region canaccess a market of over 500 million customers across European cities.
Boasting a high concentration of corporate French and international
headquarters, startups, and medium-sized businesses, Paris Region is a
vibrant business hub.

A Fantastic Place to Grow and Thrive

Fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and outstanding
performance, Paris Region offers an ideal environment for companies
to grow and thrive across diverse market sectors in both services
and industry. Numerous opportunities abound in multidisciplinary
technological hubs and networks.

A Hub for Global Commerce

Positioned at the nexus of European and global trade, Paris Region is apremier economic hub at the heart of international trade. In 2022, theregion hosted approximately over 700 business events, underscoring its
exceptional standing in the international business community.

A Renowned Scientific Region

Paris Region excels in research and development (R&D), showcasing its
potential and the innovative capacity of its ecosystem with top-ranked
high-tech clusters and research centers.

A Forward-Looking Region

As the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris Regionis on the forefront of major infrastructure and construction projects.
This presents exceptional opportunities for companies and investors to
showcase and test their solutions.

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Europe's Premier Hub for Business and Innovation

Your Business Hub
in Europe
Paris Region is Europe's leading economic hub, thanks to its highconcentration of talent, capital and business opportunities, but it's also amajor R&D player in Europe and worldwide.
International entrepreneurs and investors cite the region's world-class
innovation, thriving startup hub and highly qualified talent as the main
reasons for their decision to locate in Paris Region.

© Paris La Defense-Philippe Guignard

A Dynamic and Fast-Growing Region
Paris Region is by far
the largest economy
generating 31% ofFrance’s national wealthand 5.3% of the EU’s
GDP, equivalent to thatof the Netherlands, andhigher than that of Poland,
Belgium, Sweden, orAustria.

Europe’s highest
concentration of Fortune
500 corporations

GDP€765 Bn

Top 5 European Regions for GDP(million euros in 2021)

The economic dynamismof Paris Region benefits
from its position at
the heart of the global
economy.
The region is home to atruly diversified economy,
with industrial leaders,innovative start-ups,
SMEs, ETIs and large
groups among the world
leaders in their sectors.

GDP per job€113,245
INSEE 2023, data 2021

GDP per capita€62,105
INSEE 2023, data 2021

31%
of France’s GDP

5.3%
of EU27 GDP
Eurostat 2023, data 2020

A Massive Consumer Marketplace
Access to 500+ million European
consumers
12.3 million inhabitants,
44.1 million tourists

Paris Region is part of :• The European Union• The Schengen area
• The Eurozone

Eurostat, Insee, CRT Paris Île-de-France,
2023, data 2022

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Europe's Premier Hub for Business and Innovation

EU’s Labor Productivity

A Business Powerhouse
The primary strength of Paris
Region’s economy lies in its
concentration of jobs, corporate
headquarters, small and mediumsized businesses, and startups.

1,458,990
companies
INSEE 2023, data 2021, Commercial activities,
excluding agriculture

All of France’s very large
companies (> 1,500 employeeseach) as well as many foreigncompanies are based in the
Region.

Southern (IE)

173,2

Luxembourg (LU)

172,7BrusselsCapital Region (BE)149,0

Eastern andMidland (IE)

148,1

1,588,675 sites
288,872 new businesses createdin 2021
INSEE 2023, data 2021-2022

Praha (CZ)

120,7Greater London (UK)119,7Paris Region (FR)115,7

Hamburg (DE)114,0Startups / Unicorns
With a multitude of incentives
and support programs in place
to help businesses, Paris Region
is an attractive proposition for
European entrepreneurs andtechnology start-ups.

8,600

startups
Oberbayern (DE)108,1

Bucarest (RO)106,0

Dealroom 2024, data 2023

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In 2023, Paris Region accounts for
58.6% of investments in value inFrance: €5.2 billion

Apparent Labor Productivity - Source: Eurostat GDP in million euros 2021 (NUTS 2) divided by total
number employed 15 years old and over (2021), Greater London= Inner + Outer London (2019)

Unicorns

Dealroom 2024, data 2023

EY, 01/2024

Paris Region, Europe’s Highest Concentration of Fortune 500 Global
Corporate Headquarters

Paris, #9 worldwide for thenumber of unicorns (28), mainly
emerging from the Ecommerce& Retail and Software & Data
industries

Paris Region accounts for almost
half of all French start-ups and
60% of all jobs created by 2023
Numeum, 2024, data 2023

Greater Beijing (CH)53

Greater Tokyo (JP)Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2023

30

Paris Region (FR)23

Top 5 European startup hubs by VC investment($B), 2021/2023
21

Texas (USA)28.1

Greater New York (USA)18

Guanddong Province (CH)

18

22.2

13.5
11.1

12

16

California (USA)

11.2
8.0
5.3

2.9

Paris
RegionGreater
LondonStockholm
Region2021

Dealroom 2024, data 2023

2.6 2.4

BerlinBrandebourg

2022

14

Seoul (KO)

5.3

5.3

5.0 4.8

Greater Shanghai (CH)12

Illinois (USA)11Greater London (UK)10

MunichRegion2023

Fortune Magazine, Global 500, July 2023
Ranking by metropolitan Regions. Estimates Choose Paris Region

Top European Hubs by Number of Deals, 2021/2023

Top 10 Corporate Headquarters in Paris Region - Fortune Global 500
2,603

Revenue in million dollars

2,317

1,519

830 892

685

713

618
410

Greater
LondonParis
RegionBerlinBrandebourg

Dealroom 2024, data 2023

2021

450

356 300

Stockholm
Region2022

344 338

259

Amsterdam
Region2023

Total workforce

TotalEnergies

263,310

101,279

Electricité de France

150,902

165,028

ENGIE

109,174

96,454

AXA

109,067

90,443Carrefour

90,062

334,640

BNP Paribas

89,563

193,122

Crédit Agricole

86,47172,758Christian Dior

83,282

180,597

Vinci

65,749271,848

Société Générale

63,416

111,466

Fortune Magazine, Global 500, July 2023

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Europe's Premier Hub for Business and Innovation

An Attractive Region for Foreign Companies

Foreign Direct Investments in Paris Region:
Main Countries by Business Origin and Jobs Created in 2021

(2023)(ranked by number of jobs created)

Paris Region is the top French Region in terms of hosting foreigncompanies and accounts for a third of all new business creations in France.

Europe’s #1 Region for
Major Foreign Companies

573,000

16,560jobs, 1 out of 6
in Paris Region (16.2%)

Sites Depending on
a Foreign Company

INSEE 2022, data 2018

95 nationalities are represented among foreign companies based in
Paris Region, reflecting the region's international outlook and thepresence of two world-class airports...
153,200 jobs in the region are controlled by American groups, twice as
many as by German investors (76,400).
42% of British-controlled jobs, 40% of American-controlled jobs and athird of Japanese-controlled jobs in France are located in Paris Region.
Foreign presence is higher in the service sector than in industry in Paris
Region.
Paris Region accounts for 74% of foreign-controlled jobs in the realestate activities and 60% in the financial and insurance activities sector.
INSEE 2022, data 20182022 FDI Arrivals
431 foreign direct investments(fdi) from 45 countries,
representing nearly 10,397 jobs inthe long term.
Main continents of origin• 219 fdi from European groups,• 4,844 jobs (44,3%)• 133 fdi from American groups,• 4,922 jobs (45%)• 57 fdi from Asian and Oceaniangroups,• 823 jobs (7.5%)• 22 fdi from other countries(Africa, Middle East)• 348 jobs (3.2%)

Paris Region, gateway toEuropean markets, strengthens
its position in high value-added
investments attracted by local
talentCountry

Company

Netherlands

PSA AUTOMOBILES SA

39,099USAEURO DISNEY

13,921

CanadaCGI FRANCE

10,739Luxembourg

ARCELORMITTAL FRANCE

7,167

China

CLUB MED

4,691

Netherlands

NEXTER SYSTEMS

3,124

USA

AMAZON

3,017

Netherlands

TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE

2,524

Netherlands

CNH INDUSTRIAL FRANCE

1,381

Italy

SAIPEM SA

1,281

The reinvestment results (5,675
jobs created) i.e. 51.9% of thetotal of jobs, confirm investors’
confidence in the opportunities
offered by the Region for thedevelopment of their activities.

Germany

TUI FRANCE

1,011

USA

AVIS LOCATION DE VOITURES

980

USA

PFIZER

978

Netherlands

PHILIPS FRANCECOMMERCIAL

867

Choose Paris Region, 2023, data 2022

Germany

WILO FRANCE

719

Netherlands

PRIMAGAZ

696

Germany

ALLIANZ PARTNERS SAS

596• 77.5% of projects and 75.4% ofjobs are generated by decisionmaking centers, businessservices and R&D• Decision-making centers:
3,858 jobs
• Business services: 2,463 jobs
• R&D, engineering and design
centers: 1,925 jobs

Main countries of origin by
number of jobs
Countries of origin

Choose Paris Region, 2023, data 2022

Companies

Jobs
created%Salaried workforce

Diane 2023

%

USA

107

24.8

4,604

42.1

Netherlands

20

4.6

944

8.6

Germany

44

10.2

889

8.1

United Kingdom

38

8.8

739

6.8

Swizterland

17

3.9

670

6.1

Italy

32

7.4

442

4.0

China

19

4.4

276

2.5

Sweden

12

2.8

262

2.4

Spain

15

3.5

253

2.3

Denmark

6

1.4

135

1.2

30

Top Major Paris Region companies dependent on foreign groups(based on salaried workforce)

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Europe's Premier Hub for BusinessTransportandandInnovation
Mobility

A Strong Expertisein Key Market Areas
In Both Services and Industry
Paris Region's diverse economic landscape is home to all types ofcompanies, especially those operating in the region's most innovative
sectors. Renowned the world over, Paris Region boasts solid expertise andknow-how in both services and industry.
A world leader in financial services, aeronautics and defense, a pioneer in
new mobility, new space, smart cities, cleantech and green energies, theregion is also recognized on the global stage for the quality of its researchin healthcare and life sciences, as well as in information technology, digitaltransformation, creative industries, logistics, agri-food, cosmetics and manyother fields.

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Financial Services, Insurance

AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers
Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Guerbet,
Johnson and Johnson, Lilly,
Merck, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi,
Novartis…

Bank of America, Barclays, BNP
Paribas, BPCE Group, CIC,
Citybank, Crédit Agricole, Crédit
Mutuel, European Bank Authority(EBA), Euronext Paris, Goldman
Sachs, JP Morgan, HSBC AssetManagement, La Banque Postale,
Morgan Stanley, Société Générale,
Axa, Allianz, CNP Assurances,
Generali…

Fashion, Design, Luxury Goods
Cartier, Chanel, Hermes, Christian
Louboutin, Kering (Gucci,
Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta,
Balenciaga, …), LVMH MoëtHennessy Louis Vuitton SE...

Aerospace and Defense
Airbus Group, Dassault Aviation,
Safran, Arianespace, European
Space Agency, ALE France Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise,
Zodiac...

Automotive, Logistics, Mobility,
Transportation
Renault Group, Stellantis,
Continental, Faurecia, Valeo, …
Air France-KLM, DHL, FedEx,
GEFCO, Geodis, Groupe ADP, La
Poste, Haropa Port, RATP, SNCF,
Sogaris, Systra, Transdev…

Commerce / Retail
Amazon, Bon Marché Rive
Gauche, Carrefour, Cora, FNAC,
Galeries Lafayette, H&M, Ikea,
Marionnaud, Metro, Printemps,
Uniqlo, Zara…

IT and Digital Economy
Apple, Altice France, Atos, Cisco
Systems, Dassault Systèmes,Free, Fujitsu, Google, Horiba,
Huawei, IBM, Meta, Microsoft,
Motorola, Nokia, Oracle, Orange,
Philips, Safran, SAP, Siemens,
Sony, Thales, Vivendi, ZTE…

Accenture, CapGemini, EY, Gide
Loyrette Nouel, KPMG…

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Tourism, Hotels, Catering
Accor, Club Med, Elior Group,
Louvre Hotels Group, Lucien
Barrière Group, MarriottInternational, Pierre & VacancesCenter Parcs Group, Sodexo …

Cosmetics / Perfumery
L’Oréal, Chanel, Clarins, Hermes,
Coty, Puig, Laboratoires
Expanscience, Groupe Pochet,
Sephora, Uriage, Verescence…

Food Industry / FoodTech

Business Services

Comexposium, RX France ,Viparis…
Disneyland Paris…
*Meetings, Incentives, Conventions,Exhibitions

Paris Region,
Cradle of Industry
Cleantech, Energy, Smart
Building

Danone, Finatis, Kraft Foods,
Nestlé, Pernod Ricard, AgranaFruit France, Coca-Cola, Grands
Moulins de Paris, William Saurin…
Innovorder, Anycommerce, Ynsect,Rungis International Market...

M.I.C.E.*

Creative Industries, Audiovisual
and New Media
Gaumont, MK2, Netflix, Paramount
Pictures, Pathé films, Sony
Pictures, 20th Century Studios,UGC Distribution, Universal
Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures,
Warner Bros…
Buf, Gameloft, Mac Guff, MPC
Paris ,Ubisoft...
TF1, France TV, Canal+,
Mediawan, Newen Studios, JLAGroup, Tetra Media Studio...

Air Liquide, Orano, EDF, ENGIE,
Schneider Electric, Enedis, RTE…
Siemens, Suez Eau France,
TotalEnergies Électricité et Gaz
France, Veolia..
Bouygues Energies & Services,
Eiffage, GA Smart Building, Vinci…

The Region's
industrial fabricincludes leading-edge
sectors such as theautomobile, aeronautics,
printing, electronics,
pharmaceuticals
and food processing
industries.
These economic
activities shape the Paris
Region's landscape,from the Seine Valley(automobile),
La Défense (business),
Saclay (science), and La
Plaine-Saint-Denis (film),
to Rungis international
market and the portof Gennevilliers (bothdedicated to logistics).

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Europe's Premier Hub for Business and Innovation

Paris Region,a Driving Forcein Innovation
Paris Region stands as a hub of innovation acknowledged both within
Europe and globally. Its diverse economy is abuzz with leading high-techclusters and research centers, creating enticing prospects for crosssector collaborations.
Numerous successful patent applications from top French institutions
contribute to positioning Paris Region as one of the most innovative
regions worldwide.
These groundbreaking discoveries span various sectors,
including energy, computer software, environment, agriculture, AI,
pharmaceuticals, biotech, and more.
© Cité Descartes#1 R&D Region in Europe(2020)The highest amount of R&D expenditure in Europe#1 in Europe for R&D Expenditure(millions of euros in 2021)

Private companies

Paris Region
R&D expenditure€21.7 Bn

Public institutions

30.4%

69.6%

€6.6 Bn€15.1 Bn

Total
€21.7 Bn

6.8% of EU27 and 41% of French
R&D expenditure
2.83% of Paris Region’s GDP
Ministry of Education, Higher Education andResearch 12/2023, Eurostat 2023, data 2020

43% of R&D expenses made by
private companies in France
36.5% of R&D expenses made bypublic institutions in France

In Paris Region, 70% of R&D
spending is carried out bycompanies.
INSEE 2023, data 2020

INSEE 2023, data 2020

At the Forefront of Innovation
Paris:• #12 largest science andtechnology cluster, in the world• #1 in Europe
Global Innovation Index, Cornell University,
INSEAD, WIPO, 2023

Paris:• #1 most innovative city inEurope• #7 in the world,
ahead of London (#9), Berlin(#18), Munich (#21) and Helsinki(#24) in Europe
JLL, Innovation Geographies, 2022

Patents and Publications
4,611 patents filed,
41.8% of the patents
filed in France
INPI 2023, data 2022

Paris Region, European leader,with 9.8% of all European patentapplications in EU28.
6,646 European patentapplications in Paris Region
19,917 scientific publications• 34.5% of the national
publications• Specialization in mathematics,
physics, human and social
sciences, sciences of theuniverse
26% of international
co-publications, mainly with theUSA, the UK, Italy, and Japan.
Hceres, OST, 2023, data 2022

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Major Research Centers
5 out of EU28 20 most innovative
research institutions• #1 CNRS National Center for
Scientific Research• #7 INSERM National Institute of
Health and Medical Research• #11 Sorbonne University• #15 Université de Paris• #16 APHP Assistance Publique
Hôpitaux de Paris
Scimago EU28 Research Ranking, 2023

CNRS in international rankings• #3 World research institution• 1st producer of publications
worldwide• #1 in Arts and Humanities,
Mathematics,• #2 in Social Sciences• #3 in Computer Sciences
Chemistry, Physics andAstronomy..
• #4 in the Nature Index• #6 largest patent filer in France• 33,000 R&D jobs in France• 1,100 Research labs in the
world
Scimago Institutions Ranking, Nature Index,
CNRS, INPI 2023 , data 2022

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VariousMultidisciplinaryTechnological Hubs

8 regional competitivenessclusters and many other thematic
networks / clusters
4,833 members including :• 4,006 companies• 678 labs and teaching
institutions

Building on its strong industry clusters, company partnership networks,
and thriving marketplace, Paris Region spurs many opportunities forbusinesses, whatever their development stage.

3,608

From artificial intelligence to biotechnology, deep tech, cleantech,
Greentech, IT, telecommunications, AR/VR, 3D Animation, aerospace, andagritech… Businesses can plug into a fast-growing ecosystem in no time.

projects€13 Bnof total funding

FieldsASTechCap Digital

Cosmetic Valley

FinanceInnovation

MedicenNextMove

Polymeris

Systematic

Aeronautics,
space anddefence

Digital andecologicaltransformation

Perfumery and
Cosmetics

Financialservices

High-techhealthcare andnew therapies

Automotive
and mobility
industry

Rubber, plastics
and composites
industry

Europeaninnovation andtechnology
cluster in digitaland Deep Tech

Total Members

329

700+

651

600

500

564

589

900

Major groups

111

46

50

180

42

112

23

140

Mid-cap SME’s,
startups

145

600

601

400

411

318

277

550

57

182

20

35

100

83

160

12

45

Labs/teaching
institutions

41

Investors, andLocal Partners-

21

Total projects
funded since
the cluster was
founded

118

916

500

28

545

330

337 incl. 38
EuropeanProjects

796

571.87 M€€1.99 Bn

€520 M€1 Bn€2.60 Bn

€1.82 Bn

€894 M€3.6 Bn

Total funding

50

ASTech, Cap Digital, Cosmetic Valley, Finance Innovation, Medicen, NextMove, Polymeris, Systematic (data 01/2024)

Many Other Thematic Networks / Clusters in Paris Region
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Capital Games: Video Games
Campus Cyber: Cybersecurity
Descartes Campus: Smart and Sustainable CityEMS Paris IDF Cluster « Paris Region Water, Soil and Environment
Cluster” : Water Treatment, Environment and Urban Soils
Genopole: Biotech applied to Health, Energy, Environment, Food
Grand Paris Sport: Health, Sportech
Matériaupôle: Material design, process, and recycling

Paris Region Facts & Figures 2024

• Paris Saclay: Health, AI, Energy, Agrifoodtech, Aerospace,
Security and Defence, Mobility, et Manufacturing• Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster: Innovation and technologies for cancer
treatment• PariSanté Campus: Digital Health• Silver Valley: Innovations and technologies for ageing• Cluster Logistique Urbaine « Urban Logistics Cluster Paris Region »• Vitagora: Agritech and foodtech• VR Connection Group: AR/VR

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An Exceptional
Place for Events
Paris Region holds a unique position as a leading destination forboth leisure and business tourism.
In 2022, over 700 business events took place in the region,
drawing attendees with its advanced hotel and catering
facilities, along with state-of-the-art venues.
With approximately 700,000 m2 of floor space, it offers themost extensive and diverse range of reception facilities forbusiness events in Europe.

© Vivatech• 6.6 million visitors, including
402,230 international visitors(6.1%)• 91,966 exhibiting companies,
including 27,015 foreigncompanies (29,4%)• €17.9 Bn turnover by exhibiting
companies at trade shows

A Real Know-How in Hosting Major Trade Shows
CCI Paris île-de-France, data 2022

The #1 offer of exhibition
space in the world21

700,000 m2

exhibition and conference
venues379

715€3.9 Bn

trade shows

Congresses

in economic benefits

Top 10 Professional and Public Trade Shows Held in Paris Region (by Number of Visitors and Exhibiting Companies) in 2022
Trade Show NameBusiness sector

Rank

Salon International de l’Agriculture /Paris International Agricultural Show

Agriculture, horticulture, livestock farming, floristry, fishing and related
equipment

1

Foire internationale de Paris / Paris International Fair

Multi-sector tradeshows and trade fairs

2

Mondial de l’Automobile / Paris Motor Show

Transport, logistics, traffic and related equipment

3

Japan Expo / Japan Show

Tourism, sports and leisure activities

4

Batimat / Batimat Show

Building, public works, furnishings, urban development and architecture

5

Maison&Objet

Home decor, interior design, architecture and lifestyle culture

6

Paris Game Week

Tourism, sports and leisure activities

7

Rétromobile

Antiques, collections, flea markets

8

Viva Technology / Startup and Tech Event

Industry, research, science and technology, subcontracting

9

Salon du Livre / Paris Book Fair

Art, culture, music, entertainment

10

CCI Paris Île-de-France

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Conference and Exhibition Centers in Paris Region(2024)The Place to Meet

Congresses per Year in Paris Region
OTCP, data 2022

The Paris Convention Center offers a modular exhibition hall, meetingrooms, conference rooms, an event hall and fixed and mobile catering units:
all the keys to making your event a success.
With a surface area of 70,163 m², Europe's largest fully modular
conference center can accommodate :• a 5,200-seat plenary session and• a total of 14,000 conference seats

•
•
•
•

715 in-person congresses,
32% in phygital or by video conference
866,317 delegates, including 207,916 international delegates€1.2 Bn in economic impact

It comprises 4 interconnected levels served by an atrium offering amagnificent view over the site and Paris.
Viparis, 2023

Destination Performance Index
by Number of International Meetings
Organized in 2022

Top 13 Sectors of Activity for Congresses

Rank

CitiesCountry

Number of Meetings

1

ViennaAustria

162

Medical sciences

271

Sciences

100

Technology

75

2

LisbonPortugal

144

3

Paris

France134

4Barcelona

Spain

133

5

PragueCzech Republic

129

Social Sciences

6

MadridSpain

128

Mathematics

22

7

BerlinGermany

113

Environment

21

Culture and ideas

16

8AthensGreece109

9Brussels

Belgium

108

10

LondonUnited-Kingdom

106

Economy58
44

Industry

13

Education

12

Trade

12

Law

12

ICCA 2023, data 2022

OTCP, DATA 2022

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Europe's Premier Hub for Business and Innovation

Paris Region, at the Heart of World Trade(2022)€214.7 Bn
26.9% of France’s imports€136.2 Bn
21.1% of France’s exports

The Top 3 most exported
products reveal the specializationof Paris Region industry:• aeronautics,• automotive,• pharmaceuticals
and the region's weight in theluxury goods sector:• leather, luggage,• footwear,• perfumes, cosmetics
and jewelry

Main Imported Products

Main Exported Products• Natural Hydrocarbons:€26.4 Bn, 12.2%• Automotive manufacturing
products:€23.7 Bn, 10.8%• Electricity:€15.9 Bn, 7.4%

• Space and aeronautics
manufacturing products:€13.2 Bn, 10.0%• Leather, Luggage, shoes:€12 Bn, 8.8%
• Automotive manufacturing
products:€11.8 Bn, 8.6%
French Customs, 2022

32,000exporting companies

Europe is Paris Region's main
trading partner with 61.9% ofexports and 60.5% of imports.
The Asia-Oceania zone remains
the region's 2nd largest supplierwith 24.9% of trade and, for the
2nd year running, the 2nd largest
customer of the Paris Region with
15.8% of exports.
The 3rd region in the world withwhich Paris Region has significant
trade relations is the Americas,
with 20.0 billion euros of exports
and 18.4 billion euros of imports.

© Yposkesi

The top 10 countries supplying
goods purchased by Paris Region
account for a total of 69.8%
of imports, and this proportionis rising year on year: China,
the United States and theneighbouring European countries:
Germany, the United Kingdom,
Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland
and the Netherlands.

Paris Regions’s Leading Business Partners (2022) (in €B)

32.9

31.5

19.9
16.1

14.3

17.7

15.9

17.4

12.1
8.9 8.5

7.3

7.3

8.3
5.7

7.3

6.1
3.0

3.6

0.8

Germany

USA

Imports

UnitedKingdom

Italy

China

Spain

Belgium

The main supplier countries arealso the most important customer
countries: USA, Germany, Spain,
UK, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland andChina.

Switzerland Singapore Netherlands

Exports

French Customs, 2022

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An Innovative Region Creating Value

Gare de Chelles © Atelier Schall - Société du Grand Paris

Benefit fromState-of-the-Art
Infrastructures

A real estate offer tailored to your needs

Paris Region presents unparalleled opportunities for companies andinvestors, offering a diverse range of real estate solutions such as offices,third spaces, and logistics facilities. The ongoing Grand Paris Express
Project is set to enhance connectivity to urban and business centers,international airports, and high-speed train stations, further elevating theappeal of this world-class real estate destination.

A Gateway to Global Opportunities

With an extensive network comprising 25,000 kilometers of roads, threeinternational airports, seven TGV stations, and Haropa Port, Paris Region
stands as a key transportation hub, ensuring seamless connections to theglobal market. This strategic location facilitates businesses in reachingcustomers and expanding their presence not only within France andEurope but also across international markets, including Africa, Asia, and
the Americas.

Evolving Towards Sustainable Mobility

As the concept of sustainable development gains prominence, Paris
Region is at the forefront of environmentally friendly mobility solutions.
The region boasts significant public transport infrastructures, and withpreparations underway for hosting the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic
Games, the mobility network is expanding, especially through thedevelopment of the Grand Paris Express.

Competitive Telecom and Energy Rates

France boasts cutting-edge telecommunications and energy networks,translating into cost advantages for individuals and businesses alike.
The state-of-the-art infrastructure in these sectors positions Paris Region
as a compelling choice for those seeking competitive telecom and energy
costs.

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Europe’sLargest Scopeof Real Estate
Solutions
Spanning 55 million m2, Paris Region boasts an expansive
real estate market comprised of diverse, specialized districts,
rendering it an exceptionally appealing destination for various
industries, research endeavors, and lifestyles.
The real estate landscape has undergone a recent evolution, withcompanies reevaluating the conventional office paradigm in favorof adaptable alternatives and external venues.
Paris Region, home to numerous coworking spaces and theworld's largest startup campus, provides a real estate ecosystemthat fosters collaboration and authentic business synergy.

Village des Athlètes © Paris 2024

Paris Region: Twice Cheaper Than London in Office Rent

Office Space

Office Rent (USD / per SQ FT/PA)

Surface area

56
million m2

Rank

Country / Territory

1

United Kingdom

MarketTotal Occupancy
Cost (USD/SQ
FT/PA)

London (West End)255

2

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong SAR

165

ORIE, 2023 – Data 2023

3

United Kingdom

London (City)

151

Over 1,500 areas for businessactivity

4

Singapore

Singapore112

5France

Paris

108

6

USA

Boston

103

7

USA

San Francisco

95

8

USA

New York

92

9

USA

Washington DC

88

10

Republic of Ireland

Dublin

82

11

Japan

Tokyo

82

12

South Korea

Seoul

81

L'Institut Paris Region, 2023

34 business districts
Paris La Défense, the 4th largest
business district in the world
L’Institut Paris Region, 2023, EY-ULI 2020

Office rents in Paris Region

•
•
•
•

Immediate supply: 4.7 million m²
Vacancy rate: 8.5%
Take up: 1.9 million m²
Space under construction:
1.9 million m²

Immostat, Deloitte 2023, Q4 2023

13

Italy

Milan

81

Prime rent in central Paris• €960/m²/year

14

India

New Delhi

78

15Chinese Mainland

Beijing72

Prime rent in La Défense• €550/m²/year

16

USA

Los Angeles

71

17

VietnamHo Chi Minh City

71

Average rent in Paris Region• €432/m²/year

18

India

Mumbai

71

19

USA

Miami

67

JLL 2023, data Q4 2023

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Knight Frank, 2023

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Everything You Need to Scale Up
Coworking spaces, business centers, shared offices: over the past few
years, there has been a consistent expansion of remote work options in
Paris Region. This growth is a response to various emerging trends,
including the increasing nomadic nature of self-employed individuals, thedesire to minimize commuting, the demand for welcoming environments
conducive to collaboration and creativity, the economic efficiency in realestate costs for large corporations, and the socialization needs of the
expanding population of micro-entrepreneurs.

•
•
•
•

1,031

The World's Biggest
Start-up Campus“third places”, providing
flexibility to theworkforce, comprising :A unique campus and community
in the heart of Paris.

409 coworking spaces
256 shared offices
126 fablabs
240 business creation ordevelopment support sites

L’Institut Paris Region, 2023

• 51,000 m2 campus• 1,000+ start-ups• 30+ international startup
programs• 4,500+ total residents since its
creation• Coliving space: 100 apartments,
home to 600 entrepreneurs
Station F, 2024

The Grand Paris Express: A Great
Opportunity for Urban Projects (2023)
To enhance its attractiveness and competitiveness in our globalized
world, Paris Region is undertaking major infrastructure and urban planning
projects. This includes the Grand Paris project, the largest urban projectin Europe, which will provide a new transport network, new residential
projects, office districts, and R&D hubs open to international competitions
to reinvent Paris Region.
The Grand Paris Express is paving the way for a substantial increasein additional housing in Paris Region, with the creation of 250,000 to
400,000 housing units.
The Grand Paris Express is accelerating the urban renewal process
in 140 km2 of neighborhoods within an 800-meter radius of each station on
the rail line and represents a total development potential of 32 million m2.
More than 100 projects will be developed by 2030 by Société du Grand
Paris on land acquired for the construction of the Grand Paris Express, fora total floor area of 1 million m2:• 8,000 diversified housing
units (almost 60% of thedevelopment is housing)• 43,000 m2 of retail andservices in addition to the
20,000 m2 inside the stations• 380,000 m2 of offices, logistics,
and industrial real estate• 70% of the projects will bemade of bio-sourced materialsof which 50% wood

The Paris Region Office Market

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A Major Growing
Mobility Hub
Situated at the nexus of Europe, businesses located in Paris Region
enjoy convenient access to a vast market comprising over 500
million customers and key European urban centers.
The region boasts an advanced, contemporary, and securetransportation infrastructure, featuring a rapid metro system,
suburban trains, 7 high-speed train stations, and 3 international
airports. This well-connected network facilitates seamless travel
within the region and provides easy access to various destinations
in France, Europe, and beyond.
In anticipation of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, the Paris Regionis actively engaged in multiple significant public infrastructure
initiatives. Several major projects are currently underway and arescheduled for completion by 2030, with the Grand Paris Express
being a prominent example.
© ALSTOM - Société du Grand Paris

A Gateway to Europe and the World
By plane

By train

Paris Aéroport, UAF, 2023

SNCF, Ile-de-France Mobilités,Transilien, 2023

• 3 international airports• 654,000 aircraft
movements• 119 countries and328 destinations
reachable from Paris

99.7M
passengers

10

Paris Region, Connected to Europe and the Worldby planeby train0

6h45

Moscow
Copenhagen

1h20
2h20

Paris-Le Bourget
Europe’s leading business
airport and leading airport for
medical and sanitary flights• 63,780 aircraft
movements• 800 destinations• 10 civil general aviation
airfields and 1 heliport

40

Brussels

Dubaï

3h25

Berlin0h55

Mumbaï
9h00

To USA

1h20

Frankfurt

Paris
RegionSan Francisco

Luxembourg
Zurich

11h25

3h40
1h00
2h10

11h35

Geneva4h03

1h10

Milano3h05

1h40

Sidney23h00

Istanbul
3h20

1h15

Los Angeles

6h30

1h35

1h25

7h25

Paris-Orly• 32.3 million passengers• 205,600 aircraft
movements• 187 destinations

1h15

London3h30

Tel-Aviv

4h30

Amsterdam

1h40

7• 1,8 billion passengers
in Paris Region (70% of
French Traffic)• 6,000 trains per day• 400 stations• Over 200 stations will bemade accessible by 2024
• 2nd busiest railway networkin the world after Tokyo• 5 railway stations have
traffic that exceeds
100,000 travelers daily• Paris Gare du Nord,
Europe’s largest train
station: 211.7 million
passengers in 2022
• Paris Saint-Lazare:
102.9 million passengers• Paris Gare de Lyon:
102 million passengers• Juvisy-sur-Orge (Ouigo
trains): 32.3 million
passengers• Paris Montparnasse:
56.9 million passengers

1h50

Dublin

New York

Paris-Charles de Gaulle(CDG)• #3 European airport forpassengers carried• 5th European hub for
global connectivity• 67.4 million passengers• 448,305 aircraft
movements• 300 destinations

300
miles

Montreal

main stations
including

TGV high-speed
train stationsN

To Asia

7h10

Tokyo
12h

Rome
Madrid2h05

2h00

Barcelona

Shanghai
11h10

1h40
6h30

Hong Kong
14h

Algiers

São Paulo
11h25

Beijing

2h00

10h

To Africa©Choose Paris Region

The Paris Region air hub is thelargest in continental Europe:
most major European cities arereachable in less than two hours'
flight.
Thanks to the high-speed train(TGV), rail connections are efficientand direct, especially with Belgium,
the Netherlands, Germany, andLuxembourg.
The geographical location of Paris
Region combined with high-qualitytransport infrastructure, makes it
a central hub for easy access toother markets, particularly Africa
and the Middle East.

2hrs16 between Paris Nord andLondon with Eurostar.
Up to 11 trains a day.
7 days a week.
Eurostar, 2023

Paris Region throughChoose Paris Region, Groupe
ADP and RATP Group
inaugurated the test centre
dedicated to new sustainableurban air mobility (eVTOLs(electric Vertical Take-Off andLanding aircraft) at the Pontoise Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield.
ADP, 2022

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A Dense and Unique Regional Transport Network
Public transport, bicycles, electricand traditional scooters, selfservice vehicles, autonomous
cars, buses and automatedmetros: the local transportation
system offers a diverse array ofconstantly expanding options.

Means of transport used to get to workin 2020Type of trips

Number of trips /weekday (in million)

Walking

16.2

Car

12.0

Public transport

6.8

Bike

1.0

Motorized twowheeled vehicles

0.6

Others

0.2

Total

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Ile-de-France Mobilités (09-10/2020)

3.3 billion trips by public transport
in Paris Region
Modeof traffic

Lines

Trips
(in millions)

Subway16

1,339

Train – RER*

13

1,197

Streetcars

14

341

Bus / night
buses

1,536

1,148

Total

1,579

4,025

Ile-de-France Mobilités d’après RATP, SNCF,
2023, data 2022
*High-speed metro

A Wide Public
Transportation Network,
Extended Further by theGrand Paris Express

Mass Transit in Paris Region

Active Mobility, Bicycles and Electromobility

A competitive monthly public
transport subscription, at €86.40
in 2024

Walking remains the primary mode of travel for Paris Region’s
inhabitants followed by car and public transport.
Other innovative and environmentally-friendly modes of transport, suchas bicycles and other two-wheeled vehicles, are also increasingly used.

Ile-de-France Mobilités, 2024

The rail system in Paris Region
carries 1.8 billion passengers
annually.
Paris Region’s mass transit
network:• 9.4 million trips per day,• 4th world’s longest network• 2,122 km of rail network,• 220 km of metro lines+ 200 km under construction:
309 subway stations• 1,700 km of RER and trainlines• 390 Transilien Train Stations• RER network: 5 lines serving
249 stations and stops,
including 33 in Paris.
• 127 km of tramways and tramtrains: 235 Tram stations• 1 metro every 85 seconds online 14• 1 train every 2 minutes on the
RER A during rush hour
• More than 1,100 new electrictrains and RER will be runningon the network by 2030
• 100% clean buses indensely populated areas of
Paris Region by 2025 andthroughout the entire territory

Velib Metropole,
Self-Service Bicycle System• 17,000 bikes:
60% traditional bicycles
40% electric power-assisted
bicycles• 1,460 stations in Parisand 62 municipalities• 200,000 daily uses
• 400,000 subscribers
Véligo Location, a Long-Term
Rental Service (6 to 9 months)
of Electricaly Assisted Bikes• 20,000 Véligo Location bikes• 1,000 Electrically Assisted
Cargo Bikes
DRIEAT, Velib Metropole, Veligo, 2023

Free-Floating Bike Scooter and
Moped Operators• E-bikes: 15,000 in Paris andaround 550 in the suburbs• E-Mopeds: around 5,000 in
Paris and near suburbs• E-Scooters: around 3,000
outside Paris• Around 1,000 electric cars
Carsharing Services in a Loop
• Around 1,200 cars
L’institut Paris Region, Ile-de-France Mobilités,
Velib Metropole, Veligo 2023

Carpooling• 900,000 people carpool towork every day• 272,746 tons of CO2 avoided
thanks to carpoolingIle-de-France Mobilités, 2023

Ile-de-France Mobilités, RATP, SNCF, DREAT,
2023, data 2022

The Grand Paris Express, New metro lines for Paris Region residents and visitors
With the Grand Paris Express and the 200 kilometers of new lines being built, new areas will emerge with good transport
connectivity and with more affordable land and real estate prices.

This largest urban development
project in Europe is providing
a new transport network.
The project involves heavy
investments in modernizing andexpanding the public transport
network.
• 200 km of additional automatedmetro lines• 68 new stations• 2 to 3 million passengers
everyday• €36.1 Bn invested through 2030
The project is set to link Paris
Region’s 3 airports as well as
business districts and scientificclusters.
• In total, approximately
1 million m2 of floor space
will be developed by Sociétédu Grand Paris on the landacquired for the construction of
the Grand Paris Express.

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Cost-Effective
Logistics
At the crossroads of two vital European freight corridors, Paris Region
excels as a prime hub for logistics and shipping.
With a population exceeding 12 million and an estimated catchment
area of 25 million within a 200-kilometer radius, it leads France in both
imports (27%) and exports (21%).
Online purchasing is prevalent, with over 7 million Paris residents
involved, and 84% of transactions featuring doorstep deliveries.
Noteworthy is the 20% share of urban flows attributed to e-commerce,
experiencing an impressive 15% annual growth.
Addressing evolving logistics demands, solutions are actively sought,
appealing notably to major industry players. This positions the Paris
Region as a dynamic hub ready to harness and benefit from logistics
sector advancements.
Logistics on the Seine River in Limay (Yvelines) © Adobestock

Significant Capacity in Logistics and Real Estate

Air, Road, Waterway and Railway Logistics

Warehouses > 5,000 m2• Surface area: 19 million m2• Available: 814,000 m2• Take-up: 335,000 m2

Paris Region annually produces 230 million tons of goods, primarilytransported by road (90%), followed by river (6%), and rail (4%). Thisversatile region manages national and international flows, receiving
imported consumer goods through two major corridors—one exclusively
road-based via the port of Antwerp and the other multimodal through theport of Le Havre.

Région Île-de-France, 2023, BNP Paribas Real Estate, 2023, data Q3/2023

Paris Region at Very Competitive Logistics Costs

London & South East (United Kingdom)309

Birmingham (United Kingdom)

136

Dublin (United Kingdom)

130

Manchester (United Kingdom)

118

Leeds (United Kingdom)

105

Barcelona (Spain)

96

Hamburg ( Germany)95

Berlin ( Germany)

94

Frankfurt ( Germany)

90

Rotterdam ( The Netherlands)

80

Madrid ( Spain)

75

Venlo ( The Netherlands)

70

West Brabant ( The Netherlands)

68

Leipzig ( Germany)

67

Greater Paris ( France)

65

Lille ( France)

52

Warsaw II (Poland)50

Wroclaw (Poland)

50

Lodz (Poland)

50

Poznan (Poland)49

Katowice (Poland)49

European Logistics Market, Q2 2022, BNP Paribas Real Estate, 08/2023#1

Paris CDG Airport

Europe’s#1

Prime Rents in Q2 2023, €/m2/year
Warehouses over 5,000 m²

French river port
for the transport of goods

for Cargo#2

Eurostat, 2022, data 2020-2021

Europe’s river port
Air
• Cargo City at Paris-CDG,
Europe's largest, with 220
hectares dedicated to cargo,home to 12 of the world's 14
leading cargo operators• Paris-CDG: Around 90% of air
cargo transported in France• 1.9 million tons of freight andmail handled• 80 aircraft parking stands
devoted to cargo alone.
• 6 freight stations• 300 cities served worldwide
from Paris CDG

Waterway
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70 urban ports, including
6 multimodal platforms
500 km of navigable waterways
1,300 ha of port areas
6 container terminals
Waterway: 20.6 million metrictons of goods• 186,054 TEUs were handled• 1 million m2 of warehouse
space
Haropa 2024, data 2022

Aéroports de Paris, data 2023

Road network

Rail freight

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• 10 million metric tons of goodsby rail, including 2 million
through Paris Region ports• 4 rail/road terminals• Valenton #1 Rail/Road terminal
in France• Railway activity Materials:
4.9 million metric tons

620 km of highways,
490 km of national roads,
38,194 km of local roads
Freight: 220 million tons ofgoods leaving, arriving ortransiting the region every year
• Road freight within the region
represents 4.67 billion tonnekilometres

Setra, Haropa 2021, Unicem, 2019

Insee, DRIEAT, data 2021 and 2022

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Logistics in Paris Region(2024)

Flow of Goods Through Main Ports in Paris Region

Facilitating freight transport
The primary multimodal supply chain system has been established to
streamline the transportation of goods.
Among these, the HAROPA port serves as a maritime gateway to theParis Region. Thanks to its multimodal approach, the port fosters
innovation in sustainable logistics.
Handling over 20 million tonnes of goods a year, it keeps over a million
trucks off the roads.

Waterway(thousand tonsof goods)

Containers(TEUs*)

Railway(thousand tonsof goods)

Gennevilliers

3,456

134,152

833

Limay

1,078

4,314

524

Bonneuil-surMarne

1,211

22,784495

Bruyères-surOise460-

not connected
to rail

Evry

325

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not connected
to railPrécy-surMarne

84

5,024

not connected
to railParis-La Bourdonnais

105

19,780not connected
to rail* Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units - Haropa-Port de Paris, 2024, data 2022

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Benefit from State-of-the-Art Infrastructures

One of the Most
Fiber-Connected
Regions in Europe
The economic strength of the Paris Region is intricately tied to its
robust digital ecosystem, serving diverse industries.
Serving as the nexus for all Internet networks in France, theRegion boasts Fiber-to-Home Infrastructure that extends tonearly 100% coverage, ensuring accessibility for residents acrossurban and rural landscapes.
Additionally, the Region features a concentrated network of data
centers and telecommunications infrastructure, complemented byhighly competitive energy costs.
Datacenter © Pexels

A Smart andConnected Region
The Very High-Speed
Broadband France plancalls for the rollout of fiber
optics throughout France
by 2025.
Paris Region aims to be
the first Region in Europe
to be entirely equippedwith fiber-optic cables by2025. In 2023, already
94% of premises can beconnected.
Source: ARCEP, 12/2023

Reliable
Telecommunications
and Networks

Most affordable mobileand fixed Internet
packages in Europe

4G Mobile Telephony• 4 operators (Orange,
Bouygues Telecom,
SFR, and Free)• 99.8% of the
population is covered• 100% coverage in the
Paris metro (tunnels
and stations)

In France, strong competition intelecoms allows consumers tobenefit from some of the lowest
prices in Europe, according to theBelgian telecoms regulator IBPT.
French and British operators havethe cheapest cell phone offers.
(<20 €)For an offer including very highspeed Internet (at 100Mbp/s),
television, and unlimited fixed
telephony:• France: 35 €• UK: >40 €• Luxembourg: <50€
• The Netherlands : <50€
• Germany: >50€
• Belgium: >70 €France offers by far the most
attractive prices on fixed internet.

5G Mobile Telephony• The 4 operators
have deployed their
networks in themetropolitan area.
• Nearly 100% of themetropolitan area
is equipped with 5G
offering very high speed
mobile broadband(theoretical speed
240 Mbit/s).

IBPT, 2023 data 2023

The range of prices of the offers(which go from the Internet
connection only, to those including
television, fixed telephony, andmobile) goes from 20 euros to alittle more than 45 euros.

Cutting-edge
infrastructure
Paris Region is home to a highdensity of technology companies
and internationally renowned
competitiveness clusters, which
benefit from cutting-edge digital
infrastructures (very high speed,cybersecurity, cloud, etc.) andfrom competitive energy costs.

ARCEP, 12/2023

France offers very competitive Telecom and Energy Costs
Average Cost of a Gigabyte of Mobile Dataon a Package Basis in 2022 (in US dollars)

Electricity Prices for Business, kWh, Euro

Belgium

2.23

Germany

0.582

2.14

Portugal

0.289

0.269
0.259

0.207
0.164

0.153

0.69

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0.48

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0.51

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0.62

0.09

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0.361

1.50

Denmark

Italy

0.408

1.79

IrlandFrance0.501

Global Petrol Prices, 01/2024, Prices 06/2023, Selection of Countries

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