Known for its intense concentration of employees in the automotive and metalworking sectors, FRANCHE-COMTÉ meets economic and technical challenges and adapts to markets in permanent movement. With a strong industrial history, fashioned by men and their inventions, FRANCHE-COMTÉ is a region rich in talent and expertise.

4 dynamic competitive clusters:
- Microtechnology cluster
- Vehicle of the Future cluster
- Plastipolis, plastics technology cluster
- Vitagora, agrifoodstuffs cluster

A competitive cluster is a combination, in a given geographical area, of companies, training centres and public or private research units engaged in synergy around innovative joint projects.