Sud Champagne: The gateway to Paris
Located less than 1h30 from Paris, Reims, Nancy, and Dijon, located in between lakes, forests, and vineyards, the South Champagne territory not only offers a strategic positioning but also an exceptional and unforgettable living environment. South Champagne is also an Industry Territory, labeled French Tech for its environment and its technological and innovative know-how.
Between large metropolises and rural areas, South Champagne, with its 421,000 inhabitants ranging from Troyes to Chaumont, is interwoven with human-sized cities, offering all the cultural richness and sports or leisure activities of large urban areas. Living and working in South Champagne also means proximity that facilitates professional collaborations among the 24,000 companies in the territory, the grandes écoles, laboratories, and institutional partners. The collective at the service of economic development…!
With its 12,000 students, South Champagne provides education from 2-year degrees to Master’s degrees in innovative fields such as digital technology, industrial processes, design, sustainable construction, the silver economy, or industrial ecology. The goal is to train experts who are easily and quickly employable for the emergence of new projects. Every year, more than 200 entrepreneurs participate in Plug & Start, an entrepreneurship-focused event.
This is driven by constantly evolving sectors of excellence:
- textile knitwear with the entire production chain present in the territory,
- logistics with its warehouses of the future,
- agri-food with its position as the world’s 2nd largest champagne producer,
- bioeconomy with its production of hemp and sainfoin,
- industry 4.0 with its innovative forge and medical instruments,
- low-carbon energy with its production of wind, solar energy…
- methanization and health with its position as a world leader in the production of orthopedic implants…
Numerous sectors of excellence share the same ambition: to produce locally, as the real strength of the territory lies in its ‘Made in South Champagne’ approach, proudly embraced and passed on to both historic and newly established companies
To ensure the success of every establishment, project leaders receive support from the economic development agency: Business Sud Champagne. This structure is composed of experts in various fields, offering personalized assistance perfectly suited to the installation or development projects of any company. The Agency is also committed to facilitating the welcome of families by assisting them in their housing search, which is 40% cheaper than in Paris, or helping spouses find employment.
