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An excellent strategic position
Occupying almost half of the surface area of the Ile-de-France region, Seine-et-Marne is at the forefront of the region's expansion, the 1st in France, the 3rd in Europe.
The exceptional quality of its thoroughfares, the dynamism of its population and the diversity of its economic activities, all give Seine-et-Marne the advantages needed to enter the third millennium.
A land of modernity, yet rich in cultural history, numerous historical monuments and protected natural sites make Seine-et-Marne a highly attractive department.
• Economic Data :
-  1st French department for job creation: + 21.5% in 10 years
-  unemployment rate lower than the national average
-  population growth: 1st in the region (+1.1% per year)
   and 4th in the country
-  30% of the population is less than 20 years old
• Strategic Projects :
-  Roissy airport area
-  Marne-la-Vallée and Val d'Europe
-  Sénart and Melun

Infrastructures
The first criterion taken into account by firms looking for a set-up or relocation site is ease of market access. The quality of Seine-et-Marne infrastructures is exceptional in Ile-de-France. From the North to the South, four major motorways, linked by the "Francilienne", pass through the various business parks of the department.
• The two high speed train (TGV) stations of the department, i.e. "Roissy Charles de Gaulle" and "Marne la Vallée-Val d'Europe" allow access to the entire French and European TGV network. London is but 3 and a half hours away and it's possible to be in Brussels or Lyons in only 2.
• Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, the second in Europe, is located, in part, in the north of the department. It serves 48 million passengers per year.
• Three suburban train (RER) lines, in addition to the new EOLE, serve Seine-et-Marne via Roissy, Chelles, Marne-la-Vallée and Melun.
Surface : 5,915 square kilometers
-  620 km of national highways
-  6,000 km of secondary roads
-  4 motorways (A4, A5, A6, A104)
-  2 TGV stations
-  3 RER lines (A/B/D) from Paris to Roissy,
   Marne-la-Vallée and Sénart
-  290 km of navigable waterways
Prefecture : Melun
Sub-prefectures : Fontainebleau, Meaux and Provins

Business Parks
The diversity of available real estate in Seine-et-Marne means that a suitable site can be found for almost any firm's installation project. From craft or small scale industry areas to the multi-modal platforms, you will surely find, in one of the department's 70 business parks, the site adapted to your projects.
Railway junctions, gas supply, broadband networks are part and parcel of the technical specifications available in Seine-et-Marne.
The real estate assistance policies of both the Region and the Departmental General Council make a vast range of temporary facilities available at low cost. Similarly, incubators welcome and provide advice to entrepreneurs.

Research and Training
Creating new products or services it the key to the development of your firm. The mission of " Seine-et-Marne Développement " technological advisors is to accompany you in the implementation of your innovative project. They can mobilise all the public support programmes and allow you to get in touch with the most suitable partners.
Numerous public and private research centres are located in Seine-et-Marne. They can propose to you the technical partners that you are often obliged to search for very far away.
These centres represent some 15,000 students and researchers.

Tourism
Tourism, a sector creating wealth and jobs.
Tourism is France's first net exporting activity. In 1998, it represented more than 7% of the total GDP with a positive balance of 10.9 billion Euros (71.7 billion French Francs).
France leads the world in the number of foreign visitors, with 71 million tourists in 1998. Leader within the tourist regions, Ile-de-France is one of the most dynamic. In 2000, it welcomed 37 million tourists.
In 1999, more than 2.5 million tourists arrived in Seine-et-Marne, i.e. a little more than 10% of the figure of Ile-de-France, after Paris.
A sector creating wealth and jobs, tourism is the department's second economic sector in assets, after the building and public works sector and before agriculture.

Tourist-related jobs in Seine-et-Marne, which concern a wide variety of activities, represent more than 9% of total employment and 7% of tourist-related jobs in Ile-de-France. Of these, 5.8% are in the hotel industry.