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Presentation of the Rhône-Alpes Region

Four Motors for Europe. Presentation of the Rhône-Alpes Region. Foz de Iguaçu, 29th of January 2010. France’s 2nd largest region in France. Rhône-Alpes is one of the European Union’s leading regions : - surface area : 44 000 km² population : 7 million inhabitants

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Presentation of the Rhône-Alpes Region

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  1. Four Motors for Europe Presentation of the Rhône-Alpes Region Foz de Iguaçu, 29th of January 2010

  2. France’s 2nd largest regionin France • Rhône-Alpes is one of the European Union’s leading regions : • - surface area : 44 000 km² • population : 7 million inhabitants • 1/3 citizens is under 25 • GPD : 182 billion euros • second largest national region in terms of research • the most extensive skiing area in the world • urban, gastronomic & cultural heritage

  3. Towns and Heritage Lyon, with about 1.4 million inhabitants, is the Regional capital. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage City. The region has two other cities with more than 300,000 inhabitants: Grenoble and Saint Etienne. At the crossroads of Europe’s main communication routes • International Airport; • rail links based on regional express transport and high speed train (TGV) • a dense network of expressways specially linked to the Swiss and Italian networks.

  4. Annecy Chambéry 12000 Lyon 120000 Grenoble 60000 Saint Etienne 20000 Rhône-Alpes : a major center of higher education and R&D - 233,000 students; - 8 universitieswithcenters in Lyon, Grenoble, Saint Etienne and Chambéry / Annecy. More than 40 ‘grandes écoles’ (institutions of higher education specialized in engineering, business, etc.); - All disciplines are taught • Rhône-Alpes research at a glance • - 30 000 researchers in R&D (public and private) • 600 laboratories, 10 public national research agencies • major international laboratories

  5. A sound industrial base and a rich tertiary sector - Almost 25 % of regional added value derives from the industrial sector, - Leader in French Metal industry, mechanical construction, chemical industry and plastic transformation Rhône-Alpes, is a leading region for high technologies sector - A leader in several growth areas, such as digital technology, health, materials, environmental protection and energy. - Rhône-Alpes is involved in 15 economic clusters. 4 of them are worldwide in scope : Biopôle, Minatec, Axelera, Enerdis

  6. The French administrative entities 1 State 22 Regions 11 « Départements » 36 000 « Communes »

  7. The French administrative entities • The national State • Garantees national soverignty and assumes public service mission : justice, defense, public order, laws, education, national economy, social protection, organisation & equipment of the territory • Local authorities • The Region • High school, transport, professionnal training, economic & territorial development • The « Département » (county) • Social & sanitary actions, junior high school, highways network • The « Commune » (municipality) • Primary & nursery school, local services, urban planning

  8. Rhône-Alpes : a political and administrative entity Budget : 2,32 billion euros President Jean-Jack Queyranne Regional Council : 21 Vice Presidents 157 regional counsellors 7 political groups Regional Social & Economic Council 116 counsellors

  9. Rhône-Alpes : Open to the World • In Europe : • Founder Members of the « Four Motors for Europe » • Cross-border relations with italian and swiss regions • Sustainable relationship with Malopolska (Poland) and Southtransdanubia (Hungary) • Member of a numerous European instituions and associations • The European Union • - Rhône-Alpes benefits from about 870 millions euros for the regional competitiveness and employment objective of the European regional policy • - Rhône-Alpes maintains contact with the European institutions

  10. Thank you for your attention

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