{"id":3315,"date":"2022-03-11T17:38:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.international.grandestdeveloppement.fr\/?page_id=3315"},"modified":"2024-04-05T17:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:25:53","slug":"ardennes-and-authentic-industrial-territory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.grandestdeveloppement.fr\/en\/ardennes-and-authentic-industrial-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardennes an authentic and innovative territory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bordering Belgium and Luxembourg, the Ardennes have many assets. Opportunities to develop are numerous, including its industrial tradition, its dynamic economic environment and its cultural heritage.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Employment areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a mosaic of rural soils and towns on a human scale, Ardennes concentrates most of its activity on three complementary basins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ardenne M\u00e9tropole<\/h3>\n
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Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res and Sedan are the two largest towns in Ardennes, about 20 kilometers apart, form an important urban unit, where industry and tourism are the predominant sectors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES \/ SEDAN EMPLOYMENT AREA IN 2017<\/h4>\n
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\n 179 456\n <\/div>\n
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Rethel<\/h3>\n
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The third economic centre of the Ardennes, Rethel is located in the heart of the region and benefits from good access to Paris, the other cities of Eastern France, and the international market.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

The RETEL Employement area in 2017<\/h4>\n
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Givet<\/h3>\n
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\u202f<\/span><\/span>As the last town on the Meuse before Belgium, <\/span>Givet<\/span> benefit<\/span>s<\/span> from<\/span> a remarkable strategic position, as evidenced by its river port allowing<\/span> the<\/span> connection<\/span> of<\/span> large<\/span> barges<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> ports<\/span> of<\/span> northern<\/span> Europe<\/span> (Antwerp<\/span>, Li\u00e8ge<\/span>, Rotterdam<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Infrastructure and connectivity<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As border territory, Ardennes is connected by river, land and rail to the major cities in the region as well as European capitals.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n