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2. Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
2nd largest French region
Belgium
30,528 km²
Catalonia
32,113 km²
13 departments
The region with the most
departments in France
A territory larger than Ireland
Larger than
Ireland
70,273 km²

3. 5.9 million inhabitants
 + 53,000 new inhabitants each year,
In the top 5 of the most populated French region
 2 capital cities: Toulouse and Montpellier
Ranking 4th and 8th respectively for the number
of inhabitants
 GDP: 4th regional GDP in France 152.4 Md€= 7.2%
of French GDP, equal to Ireland’s
 the strongest economic growth nationally - In the
European top 20 (out of 275 regions)
 3rd French region for foreign investments in 2019
Invest & Trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
the strongest demographic growth in France

4. Invest & trade in Toulouse & Occitanie region, a strategic
location, at the heart of Southern Europe
3 maritime trade
ports
10 airports with
international arrivals
Motorways
connecting the region to
European capitals
International
rail connections
to European capitals

5. Invest & trade in Toulouse & the. Occitanie region,
at the heart of Aerospace Valley
Global cluster for aeronautics, space, embedded systems
• 1,600 companies,
• 120,000 industrial jobs
• € 10 billion annual turnover
• Aerospace employs 1 out of 3 working
adult in the sector
• Over 850 members
• 700 R&D projects approved, of which
350 receive financial support

6. Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
Leader in Aeronautics and Space
3 aircraft manufacturers:
• Airbus (HQ)
• ATR (HQ)
• Daher

7. of the space
industry’s jobs in France
and of those in
Europe
50%
25%
Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
Leader in Aeronautics and Space
European Leader
• Satellite
telecommunications and
oceanography from space
• Embedded systems
• Design, engineering, IT,
equipment and
subcontracting

8. Leading companies
 Airbus
 Airbus Defence and Space
 Air France Industries
 Alstom Transport
 ATR
 CNES (French Space Agency)
 Collins Aerospace
 Continental
 Daher
 DGA (French Defence Procurement
Agency)
 Figeac Aero
Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
Leader in Aeronautics and Space
 Honeywell Aerospace
 Latécoère
 Liebherr Aerospace
 Lisi Aerospace
 Sabena Technics
 Safran Group
 Stelia Aerospace
 Telespazio
 Thales
 Thales Alenia Space

9. A major University center:
Top French Region for
Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region, a European
Reference in R&D and Training
230,000 students
30,000 researchers
R&D expenses
Toulouse &
Montpellier
2 start-up cities:

10. •2 out of 3 Grandes Ecoles major French Engineering
Schools: ISAE and ENAC
•2Sciences Universities and 5Grandes Ecoles with
extensive expertise in aeronautics
• Over students trained every year in the
aeronautic and space sector
19,000
Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,a
European Reference in R&D and Training

11. Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
we design, manufacture and maintain aircraft from A to Z
 AN entire ecosystem in ONE region
Design offices,
avionics,
sheet metal working,
composites,
mechanics,
machine tools,
equipments,
cabin fittings,
assembling,
testing,
MRO
air traffic management,
software,
dismantling and
recycling,

12. Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
a pionneering region
Drawing on knowledge of aerospace to create tomorrow’s
transport solutions

13. • 0 emission plane and hydrogene
• Cybersecurity
• Factory 4.0
• additive manufacturing
• IoT, Big Data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Micro and nanosatellites and New Space
…/…
Invest & trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region,
a pionneering region

14. Invest and Trade in Toulouse & the Occitanie region!
AD’OCC, the regional development agency of the Occitanie region
• Discover the potential of our region
• Meet the right partners
• We help you bring your project to life
• Free and bespoke support for your project
www.agence-adocc.com
Your aerospace contact:
Philippe Baylet: philippe.baylet@agence-adocc.com