Varied and international economic base

The Orleans Loire Valley Urban Area gets its dynamism from the variety of companies that have established themselves there.

• 3rd most attractive medium-sized city according to a study by the French magazine "Population & Avenir" conducted on behalf of the French Interministerial Delegation of Land Planning and Regional Competitiveness (DIACT, formerly called Datar), in November 2006 
  

• The presence of major international leaders: Parfums Christian Dior, Shiseido, Gemey Maybelline, Johnson & Johnson, Servier, Novartis, Cargill Foods France, Mc Key Foods, IBM, Lexmark, Hitachi, John Deere, TRW, Federal Mogul, Honda etc.

• Companies from all over the world: UK, USA, Sweden, Ireland, Japan, Greece, Canada, Germany, Austria etc.

• Main areas of activity present: motor industry, biopharmaceuticals, call centers, cosmetics, electronics & IT, environment, logistics, materials, service sector

Food-processing industry
Automobile industry
Bank and Insurance sector
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industry
Health and Cosmetics industry
Client relations sector
Electronics and IT industry
Packaging industry
Environment sector
Environment sector (supp)
Graphic Arts industry
Haulage and Logistic sector
Materials industry

• Businesses are able to function as an industry, thanks to the presence of different-sized companies, from SMEs to major groups

• A recognized entrepreneurial spirit:

Source: French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE)