Where is the best location for my company in Essonne?

AEE services

The Essonne Development Agency provides a gateway for investment and international development projects, offering:
- A dedicated manager providing support and customized follow-up services for every project.
- A multidisciplinary team working in five languages: French, English, German, Japanese and Spanish.
The Essonne Development Agency provides day-to-day project support to its local partners, which include CCI de l’Essonne, Optics Valley with System@tic, and the Genopole with Meditech Santé. The agency works in partnership with such business real estate agencies as Atis Real, CBRE, DTZ, Entrepôt on Line, Gemofis, Jones Lang Lasalle and Socomie to locate business premises.

Sites for your business

Essonne offers a wide range of available business premises, which the AEE team can research and identify within hours based on your project proposal. Do not hesitate to contact us.
All business zones located within the region are shown on the Essonne Economic Map.

Several clusters within the Essonne region have a number of attractive premises to offer companies planning to expand their business activities in the Paris region. The following examples reveal the range of properties and opportunities available to your company:

1) Orly cluster:

- Akeler Air Park de Paris – Wissous: an office park, with a relaxation area including catering facilities, located 12 km to the south of Paris and 5 km from Orly airport, offering 77,000 sq.m of office space on a site covering 21 acres.

- Orly Centre International: a business centre situated at Orly airport offering a simple, fast and flexible solution for your property requirements; ideal for business launches onto French and European markets.

2) Genopole campus at Evry (currently 80,000 sq.m):

premises ranging from 300 to 4,000 sq.m furnished to order, offering tailored services and equipment. (www.genopole.com)

3) Courtaboeuf

The Courtaboeuf business park, 25 km from Paris, offers a variety of property options ranging from offices (20 to 9,000 sq.m) to storage warehouses and workshops of all sizes, with more than 110 acres’ surface area capable of adaptation to suit a range of activities. (www.courtaboeuf.com)

4) Altis - Essonne Nanopole

A 136-acre industrial park with a reputation for expertise in advanced technologies, Essonne Nanopole hosts 14 manufacturing and technology companies, including Altis Semiconductor. The site offers a wide range of high-quality services, such as 24-hour reception, secure IT networks, reliable electrical supply and security services (fire personnel, security guards). (www.altissemiconductor.com)

5) SUDESSOR business park

The leading business park in the southern Paris region, Sudessor covers 326 acres and offers massive development potential within quality surroundings just minutes from the town of Estampes. Premises are available for all business activities in a manufacturing cluster supporting 4,500 jobs.

150 companies that moved to Essonne in 2005

Businesses set up in 2005: examples of major companies

- Offices:

COMPANY	Surface area (in sq.m)
SANOFI SYNTHELABO	6,702
ABB	3,091
COOL JET	2,406
RICOH FRANCE	2,246
G2P FINANCES	1,380
HAMAMATSU	1,300

- Combined activities:

COMPANY	Surface area (in sq.m)
QUANTEL	9,169
LACIE GROUPE	6,206
SOUPLETUBE	6,200
LOCAPOSTE	2,733
PLAYMOBIL	2,034
A.L.C.E.A.	1,564
SAN EMETERIO ARTENIS	1,500
TOURMEN	1,500
SAS SUPPORT PLUS	459

- Warehouses:

COMPANY	Surface area (in sq.m)
PIXMANIA	25,459
FACOM	12,096
ALLOIN	11,041
STAREXEL	10,000
ACR / SIV	10,000
SDV-Bolloré	8,500
EASYDIS	6,800
NATURALIA France	2,935

*Source: Essonne business property market 2005.