These figures are to be compared with those of Paris, where office rent as of January 1,
1997 may reach FF3,000 (excluding taxes) per square meter rented on an annual basis.
« The
"North Loop" »
A zone for mostly high value added industrial purposes
Vast and varied real estate
offerings
Highly developed service sector and
a dynamic sales sector
Development Pole: the Port de
Gennevilliers and its multi-modal platform, combining river, rail and road transportation
Average cost per set up: FF750 to
FF1,000/Year/square meter (exc. taxes)
Average level of professional
taxes: 24.1%
Major French and foreign company
headquarters : : Menicon Europe, Schoeller Elektronik, Delphi Automotive System France,
Binder Magnetic, Roc Johnson et Johnson...
« CENTER » :
Highly concentrated in the
services sector
High concentration of French and
foreign company headquarters
Highly active in the SME sector as
well as in the French headquarters for international companies
Zone which is home to the 'economic
capital' of the HAUTS-DE-SEINE, La Défense
Another pole is Reuil 2000
Average cost per set up: FF900 to
FF1,500/Year/square meter (exc. taxes)
Average level of business taxes:
19.8%
Major French and foreign company
headquarters : Exxon Chemicals France, American Express France, Labo UPSA, Agfa Gevaert,
Norwich Union, Sedgwick, Grundig, Unilever France, Shell France, Brasserie Heineken SA,
Novartis, Mitsubishi Electric France, Epson France SA...
« West Zone » :
Residential area
Average level of business taxes:
18.74%
Major French and foreign company
headquarters: Toshiba France SA...
« VAL-DE-SEINE »
High value added services are
highly represented
A great number of businesses in the
communications sector
Average cost per set up: FF800 to
FF1,000/Year/square meter (exc. taxes)
Average level of business taxes:
20%
170,000 square meters are to be
developed
Major French and foreign company
headquarters : Compaq Computer, AT&T ISTEC, Emap France, Dunlop France, Reed Midem
Organisation, Sybase France, Shiseido Europe...
« Southern Pole » :
Balanced and multi-sectored
Ideal for light industry and
service businesses
A great number of SMEs
Average cost per set up: FF800 to
FF1,200/Year/square meter (exc. taxes)
Average level of business taxes:
22.95%
Major French and foreign company
headquarters : Digital Equipment, Polygram, Ericsson SA, Ricoh France...
La Défense :
La Défense is Europe's leading business center with:
3,600 businesses
2,500,000 square meters of office space
140,000 jobs
Orly, Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Le Bourget airports are all within 40 minutes
Real estate is less expensive than in Paris, from FF1,000 to FF1,800/Year/square meter
(exc. taxes)
The Arc de Triumph is 5 minutes away and the Opera just 7
A more westerly extension is underway, adding 1,200,000 square meters of housing area,
300,000 square meters of office space and a TGV (rapid train) station
All sectors of business are represented :
Accounting and Auditing: Ernst & Young, Peat Marwick
Banking and Insurance: AXA, Société Générale, Winterthur, Citibank
Chemicals: Hoechst, Bayer, Rhône Poulenc
Computing: IBM, Olivetti, Texas Instruments
Energy: Elf-Aquitaine, Total, Mobil Oil, Framatome
Food products: Pepsi-Cola, Astra Calve
Industry: Saint Gobain, Péchiney, Usinor, GEC-Alsthom
Pharmaceuticals: Bristol Meyers Squibb, Parke Davis, SmithKline Beecham
Transportation: Delta Air Lines, British Airways
Official French organizations such as the French Ministry of Territorial Development and
Transportation, COFACE (French Exports Finance & Insurance Organization) and AFNOR
(French Organization for Standardization)
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