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Focus on the Doubs

Overall population: 499,062 inhabitants
Active population: 226,473 inhabitants


Besançon : administrative headquarters of the Doubs, regional capital of FRANCHE-COMTÉ. Quiet as it is, it is nevertheless always cited by the media as being among the top towns in France for quality of life.

Main economic centres:
Besançon, Montbéliard, Pontarlier

Main economic sectors:
Automotive
Microtechnology
Mechanical
Surface coating
Clock and watchmaking
Jewellery

Finding a location:
• Besançon
Temis
Temis Santé
Eurespace Parc de l’Echange
Parc Lafayette
Available office space: 18,000 m²

• Montbéliard
Technoland 
ZA d’Allenjoie 
Numérica
Available office space: 4,000 m² 

• Pontarlier
Les Gravilliers
ZI au Temple 
 
• Morteau :
Zone intercommunale des Dolines 

• Baume-les-Dames :
Europolys

Teaching, training and research:
University of FRANCHE-COMTÉ
ENSMM 
FEMTO-ST

Major private employers:

Augé Découpage      Crédit Agricole de Franche-Comté
Delphi Dimeco Alipresse
Eras   Faurecia 
FCI Besançon Maty 
Micro Méga    Peugeot Japy 
Peugeot Motocycles PSA Peugeot Citroën
R. Bourgeois Faurecia Trecia
Somica Parkeon
Trevest  
For your development in the Doubs territory, please contact Développement 25



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