The Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis is now on the verge of winning the challenge it has embarked on since 2008: remaining a major destination for international tourism while becoming a model of innovation and an area of economic excellence, always looking to the future. This ambition has been the driving force behind our actions and our investments. By enhancing our assets, we have developed our infrastructure to strengthen our attractiveness and support the creation and development of companies. Today, this transformation delivers its first results. Our territory is increasingly competitive thanks to many success factors, such as: - The Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport, now connected to the city center of Nice thanks to a new tram line, which allows our city to benefit from an exceptional international influence and to develop business tourism; - A new corporate real estate offer that revolves around two major projects (Grand Arénas and Nice Méridia) to welcome investors, while ensuring the integration of eco-sustainability criteria and respecting natural balances; - A strong economic ecosystem, structured under the labels "French Tech" and "Territory of Industry", and a pool of talent and skills at the highest level through international research centers and training institutes. Finally, and I think is just as important, Nice Côte d'Azur is a metropolis on a human scale - an exceptional territory, connected to the whole world, which has built its reputation on its extraordinary landscapes, the sweetness of its climate and the promise of incomparable quality of life. Today our metropolis is also a land of business for entrepreneurs where it is as good to live as to work and innovate. I thank all the companies that trust us and welcome all those that consider joining us.

Mayor of NicePresident of MétropoleDeputy President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

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10REASONS TO INVEST

IN OURTERRITORY

2nd largest international airport in France with 117 direct destinations

Internationally renowned territory

New and varied business and commercial real-estate

opportunities at competitive prices

Among the ten most innovative cities in Europe

(iCapital 2017 finalist)

Top quality scientific-skills cluster

for talents from throughout the world

Diversity of housing

opportunities

One-stop-shop for companies and investors support

High returns on real estate investment in Nice Éco-Vallée

Sustainable soft mobility policy

Unique quality of life and incomparable

settings

AN ATTRACTIVE TERRITORY

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NICE CÔTE D’AZURMAJOR REALIZATIONS AND PROJECTS

Cap 3000shopping mall

LingostièreShopping mall

Côte d’AzurTechnopolis

Nice Valley,Allianz Rivierashopping mall

La Baronne,agrifood and

horticultural center

Nice Saint-IsidoreEcodistrict

Grand Arénas,International business district

Nice Méridia,urban technopolis

Exhibition Park

Polygone Rivierashopping mall

Gare du Sud, New living quarter

Nice-Airport multimodaltransport hub

New Airport-PortTramway line

Le 109, Culture and fine crafts nursery

Cluster of the European city of health

Carros/ Le Broc Economic activity zone

ResortsStations

Le RoguezSustainablebusiness park

EcodistrictLa Villette

Sports complex

Le RayEcodistrict

Ports d’Azur

Saint-Jean d’Angély, Mixed program

Iconic,Nice Gare Thiers

NICE CÔTE D’AZUR IN FIGURES

49 municipalities

563,000 inhabitants

160 nationalities

230,000 jobs

2,033 foreign-invested enterprises

36,200 students

47 laboratories used for scientific research

13 international schools

4,000 jobs in clean technology

117 direct destinations to 40 countries• 20 flights a day to London, • 34 to Paris, • 1 to New York, Dubai and Moscow

International airportin France

Tourist destinationin France

14 million passengers

Europe’s 2nd airport for business aviation

France’s 2nd congress destination

of international trafic

Monaco

Cannes

SophiaAntipolis

ITALY / PIÉMONT

ITALY / LIGURIE

ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE

Nice Éco-Vallée

Métropole Nice Côte

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VAR

Nice

AN INTERNATIONAL TERRITORY

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■ French Tech labeled territory

■ Among the top 10 cities at the “European Capital of Innovation” award in 2017

■ Prototype « Nice Smart Valley » for the European project INTERFLEX, winner of the European Union call for bids for 75 M€

■ 2,8M€ won by the Nice Côte d’Azur for European projects on innovation

■ 245 M€ in public and private investments in the EcoCity labeled area, with the active partnership of private-sector companies including BOSCH, CISCO, EDF, ENEDIS, ENGIE, IBM, ORANGE, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, THALES, VEOLIA…

■ Award winner in the call for interests Territory of Innovation of Great Ambition

■ Nice 4th city in France (81st in the world) in the Top 100 of City of opportunities - Study Movinga November 2018

■ Partnership with CISCO on the internet of things (IoT) applied to urban management in the context of the 1st connected boulevard

■ 3 of France’s most innovative smart grid demonstrators: Nice Grid and its new extension implemented by ENEDIS and Reflexe by VEOLIA

■ Only pilot for the european collaborative IRIS project in France

■ Signature of a R&D partnership with IBM on setup of a data and urban hypervision warehouse

■ Nice, the only French city to win the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge

■ Host city for the “Innovative City Convention”

1st WORLD

for implementation of a “virtual town hall”

in partnership with CISCO

A SMART TERRITORY

NICE CÔTE D’AZUR, AN INNOVATIVE METROPOLITAN AREA

PégaseSecured

Communicating Solutions

RisksEurobiomed

Capénergies

Pôle MerMéditerranée

Parfums Arômes Senteurs Saveurs

COMPETITIVECLUSTERS

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3 new great projects by 2032:■ A life center around La Baronne neighborhood ■ 60 ha extension of the area of the concerted action Nice Méridia in order to create a life center

and an urban parc ■ a 20 ha zone, south Lingostière, to develop economical activities and housing

CARROS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY ZONE

■ 550 companies and 9,000 jobs■ Densification of the zone underway■ Label “Territory of industry” in 2018■ 360 companies and 11,400 jobs (Carros - Le Broc)

3,5 billion euros in public and private investments between 2011 and 2032

3 million sqm of building land capacity

10,000 hectares

450 hectares available for development

AN ECO-EXEMPLARY TERRITORY

NICE ÉCO-VALLÉE

The Public Development Agency (EPA) is responsible for the Nice Éco-Vallée, a project that provides a unique opportunity for companies to locate in an area designed for a mix of functions and uses on an unprecedented scale.

A NEW AND VARIED LAND AND OFFICE-SPACE OFFER FOR ALL ACTIVITY SECTORS

GRAND ARÉNASAn international business district in immediate proximity to Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport, Grand Arénas is the new location for decisionmakers in the services sector.■ 49 hectares■ 750,000 sqm of building land capacity■ 2,000 housing units■ Offices, hotels, retail and student

accommodation■ A 65,000 sqm exhibition park■ Nice-Airport multimodal transport hub

NICE MÉRIDIANice Méridia Urban Technopolis is a development dedicated to technological research and training activities, set to act in synergy with the skills prevalent at Sophia Antipolis. ■ 24 hectares for the 1st operational sector■ 347,000 sqm of building land capacity■ 2,500 housing units■ Offices, hotels, retail and student

accommodation■ 1 intergenerational pole■ 1 learning campus■ 1 eco-campus

A VARIED HOUSING OFFERFOR THE WORKING POPULATION

The Metropole has doubled its construction of housing from 2017 to 2022 with its new policy which programs 3,550 new housings per year of which 40% for social housing.

3 ECODISTRICT DELIVERED BY 2020

These ecodistrict reach high performance in the fields of environmental criteria (public transportation, waste management, eco-building…), provide social diversity and diversity of functions (housing, shops, publics infrastructures…)

■ Le Ray Ecodistrict 21,000 sqm of housing units, retail, sport facilities and a 2,8 hectares city park

■ Ecodistrict La Villette 40,000 sqm of housing, retail, offices, one storey car park, and a 3 hectares urban park

■ Nice Saint-Isidore Ecodistrict Housing, retail (including IKEA) and offices

NEW LIVING QUARTER

Housing close to city center public facilities

■ Gare du Sud New residential area comprising 25,600 sqm of housing units, retail, including a movie theater and car park

■ Joia Méridia 73,500 sqm of offices, retail, housing and hotels

■ Saint-Jean d’Angély 23,680 sqm of housing units, retail, including a movie theater and car park

MIXED PROGRAM

Program that responds the demand of housing for workers, students and tourists

■ Nouvel'R (Grand Arénas) 29,000 sqm of offices, retail, housing, hotels and student accommodation

■ Airport Promenade 25,000 sqm of offices, hotel, housing and retail

■ Grand Central (Grand Arénas) 35,000 sqm of offices, retail, housing and hotels

AN ACTIVE TERRITORY

A SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY POLICY

2 new tramway lines

West-East line from the Nice Côte d’Azur

airport to the port of Nice

through city center

Line 3 from airport to

Nice Saint-Isidore Ecodistrict through Allianz Riviera

stadium

An initial tramway line

100,000 passengers a day

■ 1st large-scale 100% electric car-sharing service to be launched in France

■ 68 stations

■ 57 vehicles

Nice Côte d’Azur will soon experiment innovative solution of electrical buses and gaz buses in order to

improve the air quality.

A SUSTAINABLE TERRITORY

CAR-SHARING

TRAMWAY

■ 70 million of bus passengers per year

■ An attractive price policy: 1 €■ 4 main travel hubs like the Nice airport hub

(High Speed Train, local train, airport, tramway, bus stations, park & ride)

A BREEDING-GROUND FOR SKILLS

NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS UNIVERSITY

■ Ranked 1st french university for Life Sciences■ Ranked 2nd french university for Planet

and Universe Sciences■ Ranked 3rd french university for Medical

Sciences■ Ranked 400th university worldwide

(out of 15,000 universities in the world) and in the first 150 of the Shanghai Ranking for Mathematics

LEARNING CAMPUS

Established in the Urban technological park of Nice Méridia, it will host:■ Learning equipments for 2,000

vocational students, from undergraduates to engineering

■ Services for companies■ Event space■ Family type housing■ International student housing■ 1/3 international students

SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL

Top 10 French Business Schools and top 25 best masters of management in the world■ 6 campus in the world including

1 in Sophia Antipolis■ 8,000 students■ 42,000 diplomas■ 35% foreign students■ 2,500 partner companies

EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

■ EDHEC RISK INSTITUTE, leading international center for research on finance

■ World top 20 for Master’s degrees in Management

■ 1/3 international students■ 140 partner universities■ + 30,000 students in more of 120 countries■ + 140 exclusive partner companies

POLYTECH

The university’s school Nice Sophia Antipolis of engineering■ 1,127 students in engineering■ 300 graduates per year■ 250 guest speakers■ 92 teacher-researchers■ 200 doctoral students■ 7 Laboratories used for scientific research■ 35 international partners

IMREDD

■ A model of close cooperation between university and companies

■ A center for research, training, innovation and partnership, created on the initiative of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Sophia Antipolis University

■ 5 focuses: Environmental risks, Health/Environment, Renewable energies, Sustainable smart cities, and Protection of cultivated ecosystems

■ 1 project incubator designed to develop collaboration between university laboratories and companies

(Mediterranean Institute for Risk, Environment and Sustainable Development)

A TERRITORY WITH TALENT

A POOL OF EXPERTISE IN CONTINUOUS EXPANSION■ Future establishment of the Atomic Energy Center Tech, 1st research institution in terms

of patents in the world■ R&D territory labeled Excellence Initiative (IDEX) for the next decade■ 3rd highest concentration of management personnel in France■ 36,200 university students on the Côte d’Azur■ 2nd highest concentration of international schools in France■ 7 competitive clusters■ Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s 1st leading technological park

AN OFFER OF SERVICES FOR CREATION, LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPANIES

■ Individual support in strategy / management / digital marketing / search for financing / communication

■ Upgradable and modular promises ■ Commercial lease and prices adapted to develop activity ■ A FabLab■ A network of partners dedicated to creation and growth of companies■ Possibility to integrate the French network of “French Tech Côte d’Azur”

to meet all the actors of innovation

EUROPEAN BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTER (CEEI) NICE CÔTE D’AZUR■ €10 million in investments■ 5,400 sqm dedicated to start-ups■ Made-to-measure support services■ 45M€ raised by start-ups since 2014

HEALTH CLUSTER■ Bring support to professionals of health sector (medical, paramedical, medico-social field)

toward a new 3.0 health model■ Offer an adapted support to ideas conceivers, start-ups or big companies of health sector

and silver economy■ Integrate the public opinion, patients and association in an open debate

A TERRITORY AT THE SERVICE OF COMPANIES

The commercial strategy of Nice Côte d’Azur is set by the objective of balance between the deve-lopments of a new and high-quality offer in the Var valley, and the support of commercial dyna-mism in the city center.

175,000 SQMof new shops

between 2011 and 2017

30,000 SQMfor decoration and household goods

(Ikea, Ubaldi…) 31,000 SQMfor urban development program

(Iconic - central station Nice Thiers ; food hall - Gare du Sud)

114,000 SQMNice Valley (22 700 sqm)

Polygone Riviera (40 000 sqm)Extension of Cap 3000

(26 000 sqm)

1 Maintain urban and commercial balance at the level of Nice Côte d'Azur by focusing on existing commercial structure.

2 Preserve urban and commercial attractivity by encouraging innovative concept.

3 Ensure architectural, environmental and social exemplarity in all commercial projects.

KEY FIGURES

3 MAJOR ASPECTS

A COMMERCIAL STRATEGY FOR QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

A COMMERCIAL TERRITORY

FACILITIES TO HOSTINTERNATIONAL EVENTS

A DYNAMIC TERRITORY

ALLIANZ RIVIERA STADIUM■ 54,000 sqm ■ 35,000 seats■ Major international sport competitions,

concerts, business events...

PALAIS NIKAÏA■ 2,200 to 9,500 sqm ■ 6,000 to 27,000 seats■ Concerts, business events, forums…

EXHIBITION PARK■ 65,000 sqm in project in the Grand Arénas

ACROPOLIS■ 26,000 sqm for the Congress center■ 17,000 sqm for the Exhibition center■ Shows, conferences, concerts, exhibitions,

fairs, conventions…

MORE THAN 500 CULTURAL MANIFESTATIONS

■ Each year the Carnaval attracts 600,000 visitors with colorful and festive parades, with groups from all over the world.

■ A whole range of music festivals: Nice Jazz Festival, Nice Music Live, Nuits du Sud, Crossover, Acoustic Guitar Festival, MANCA, Fête de la Musique…

■ Major exhibitions: Matisse, Promenade des Anglais, École de Nice and Matisse/Picasso attracted almost 300,000 visitors each.

180 SPORTING EVENTS

■ Paris-Nice : The greatest names in cycling, including Bobet, Anquetil, Merckx, Poulidor and Indurain have dis-tinguished themselves on this 1,307 km itinerary alternating between stretches of plain and highland with a prestigious finish on Promenade des Anglais.

■ Ironman Nice : Held in the very heart of Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, the event draws athletes from the world over.

But also... Women’s Football World Cup - FIFA 2019 ; 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship ; Nice, The Grand départ of the Tour de France in 2020 ; The Rugby World Cup France 2023.

THE PROMENADE DU PAILLONNice, which has long been famous for its Promenade des Anglais, is now just as famous for its Promenade du Paillon. While the first runs alongside the Bay of Angels, the second, a river of lush vegetation, crosses the city to meet the azure waters of the Mediterranean – a 12 hectares green lung taking walkers on a magical journey through a world of trees and plants from all 5 continents.

RESORT STATIONSNICE CÔTE D’AZUR

Just 1½ hours from Nice, Resort Stations Nice Côte d’Azur opens the gateway to the great wide open, with a whole range of activities on offer summer and winter alike, including alpine and cross-country skiing, mountain-biking, hiking, pony trekking and climbing.

300 days of sunshine a year

7 skiing resorts in the Alpes-Maritimes with almost 350 km of runs

120 km of coastline40 km of beaches

8 ports

Mercantour National Park

France’s 2nd tourist destination

Nice, the French city with the most museums and galleries after Paris

Local gastronomy with a well-earned reputation

INCOMPARABLE QUALITY OF LIFE

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Contact : Grégory DuboisDirector of Economic Development and Employment

Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur

06364 NICE Cedex 4gregory.dubois@nicecotedazur.org

+33 (0)4 89 98 21 05

www.business.nicecotedazur.org