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Enjoying a leading economic position in Europe with more than 500,000 firms, 29 Fortune Global 500 company headquarters, and 150,000 researchers, Paris Region, also called in France Region Île-de-France ranks among the most competitive regions for research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Valérie PÉCRESSE President of the Ile-de-France Region This exceptional R&D potential goes hand in hand with a remarkable higher education system, praised for its quality and opening. Seventeen universities among the most prestigious in the world, like the Sorbonne, along with more than 300 engineering, health, management, architecture, and art schools in Ile-de- France offer a internationally renowned education, providing each and everyone with the best adapted training curriculum. With one student out of four being trained in Paris Region, university life also benefits from a rich and effusive offer in terms of culture and entertainment. Paris Region also stands on the highest step of the podium of the most visited destinations worldwide. Each year, 49 million tourists stay in the region to enjoy its exceptional concentration of cultural and architectural treasures, with four of them being listed as UNESCO World Heritage: the Banks of the Seine, the castle of Fontainebleau, the castle of Versailles, and the medieval city of Provins Paris Region relies on high-quality infrastructures, whether it be care facilities, educational institutions, or cultural equipments. Already among the vastest in the world, the public transport network shall be completed by 2030 with 205km of new subway lines that is the size of the current network of the RATP and 72 new stations. Everything is done to welcome you, to allow you to fulfill your hopes, achieve your goals, and live well!
04 > 05 Oise Eure Mantesla-Jolie YVELINES VAL-D OISE La Seine Pontoise Cergy St-Germain-en-Laye Argenteuil Nanterre Boulogne-Billancourt 92 L Oise L Haÿ-les-Roses Versailles Antony Palaiseau Sarcelles St-Denis 75 Bobigny 93 Nogent-sur-Marne Créteil Le Raincy 94 Torcy Torcy Rambouillet Evry Eureet-Loir ESSONNE L Orge 75 PARIS 92 HAUTS-DE-SEINE 93 SEINE-SAINT-DENIS 94 VAL-DE-MARNE 10 KM Étampes Melun Fontainebleau Le Loing THE PARIS REGION TERRITORY Loiret Water 1 % Urban space 21 % Wooded areas, natural world 28 % Agricultural space 50 % PARIS REGION
Aisne PARIS REGION KEY FIGURES 6 million jobs salaried and non-salaried Meaux La Marne 640,000 students 1 024 000 companies SEINE-ET-MARNE Marne 1,048,000 sites 142,000 companies creations Office space 52,6 million m 2 Provins GDP 642B GDP per capita: 53,617 La Seine Aube 155,000 JOBS 1st R&D european concentration Yonne 12 MILLION INHABITANTS 18% of the French population 2% of the surface of the French territory Air traffic 96 million passengers 19 million passengers 7 high-speed train stations 49 MILLION TOURISTS The world s leading tourist destination PARIS L ESSENTIEL REGION I C I L A R É G ION
06 > 07 HOW DOES THE ILE-DE-FRANCE REGIONAL COUNCIL WORK? The Regional Council consists of an executive board, a regional assembly, and an administration implementing the decisions made. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Prepares and executes the regional assembly s deliberations, and manages the regional administration 1 President Valérie Pécresse 8 vice-presidents Marie-Carole Ciuntu > Vice-president for Highschools and in charge of the General Administration Agnès Evren > Vice-president for Culture, Heritage and Creation Stéphanie Von Euw > Vice-president for European Affairs Faten Hidri > Vice-president for Higher Education and Research Farida Adlani > Vice-president for Social Action, Health and Family Alexandra Dublanche > Vice-president for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rurality Béatrice de Lavalette > Vice-president for Social Dialogue Hamida Rezeg > Vice-president for Tourism 7 vice-presidents Jérôme Chartier > Vice-president for Institutional Strategy and International Relationships Stéphane Salini > Vice-president for Finance and Evaluation of public policies Stéphane Beaudet > Vice-president for Transport and Sustainable Mobility Geoffroy Didier > Vice-president for Attractiveness, Housing and Urban Renovation Patrick Karam > Vice-president for Sports, Leisures, Youth, Citizenship and Community Life Frédéric Péchenard > Vice-president for Security and Victim Support Jean-Philippe Dugoin-Clément > Vice-president for Ecology and Sustainable Development
THE REGIONAL ASSEMBLY Meets in plenary session and standing committee about once a month. Votes the major decisions engaging the financial future of the Region. RCDE The Gathering 11 elected AES 21 elected CD 13 elected UDI 26 elected LRI 81 elected E-IDF 25 elected FdG 9 elected 209 NA 11 elected member RN-IDF 12 elected FdG : Group Front de Gauche, French Communist Party, E-IDF : Together - Ile-de-France AES : Social and Environnementalist Alternative Group RCDE - The Gathering : Group Radical Citoyen Démocrate Écologiste and related CD : Group of the Centre and Democrats UDI : Group Union des Démocrates et Indépendants LRI : Group Les Républicains and Indépendants RN -IDF : Group Rassemblement National Île-de-France NA : Non-attached THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION Implements and enforce the decisions taken by the Assembly and Executive board 1,800 administrative officers 8,500 in the colleges The regional ombudsman, a new function created in April 2013 An alternative, amicable, and free means of resolution for disputes between the regional services and the citizens.
08 > 09 THE REGION S POWERS TRANSPORT In a region with 12 million always more mobile residents, the modernization and upgrade of the public transport network is an imperative. This is why the Region is massively investing in its public transport infrastructures (comfort, security, accessibility ). The Region presides and funds the Ile-de-France Transport Authority (Île-de- France Mobilités), endowed with a 7.715 billion euro annual budget. The Region supports the development of new modes of mobility like carsharing or biking, while also fighting against the congestion of the road network. Map of the Greater Paris Express With its 125 miles of extra subway lines and 72 new stations, the network of the regional Super-Subway will be doubling its size by 2030, thus changing the face of Paris Region. The Greater Paris Express means four new lines (15, 16, 17 and 18), and the extension of four existing ones (4, 11, 12 et 14). The Region is to complete it by creating tram and bus lines on separate lanes to connect it with the existing network. PARIS REGION
EMPLOYMENT The Region is on the front line in the battle against unemployment: it bets on youth apprenticeship by funding new pathways, equipping and overhauling training centers, and encouraging businesses to work with apprentices. It takes the necessary measures to foster the vocational integration of young people, as well as the development of the job seekers and employees qualifications. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION Paris Region counts on the creativity, energy, and diversity of its businesses, the spearheads of growth and innovation. It accompanies their development, promotes the emergence of a new generation of entrepreneurs, and supports firms going through difficulties. The Region also strengthens and simplifies its innovation aid system; it backs several projects of sites dedicated to innovation like the Station F, Europe s biggest incubator, but also the Futur en Seine festival. With the first AI Challenge Paris Region intends to play a major role in the development of new technology based on artificial intelligence. INTERNATIONAL The Region s European and international action is based on developing the attractiveness of the territory. It manages 540 million euro of European structural funds for the 2014-2020 period, and provides Paris Region project leaders with an access to other European financings. Its international action focuses on promoting the Region amongst foreign investors, supporting Ile-de- France companies wishing to export, and maintaining actions of solidarity and development assistance. PARIS REGION
10 > 11 HEALTH-SOCIAL Increased support to the health-care and social training centers, better allowance for disability, struggle against medical wastelands, and development of the treatment offer: these are the core elements of the regional project to take better care of Paris Region residents. CULTURE-SPORT-LEISURE Cinema, books, live entertainment The Region promotes the emergence of new talents and fosters their discovery. It finances performance sites, venues, and media libraries With its 12 outdoor activities centers, it also provides access to a wide range of sport and leisure activities. HOUSING SPATIAL PLANNING By fostering the construction of housing, converting 100 new innovating and ecological quarters, improving the proportion and distribution of public housing through the territory, and encouraging home ownership, the Region is striving to provide the Ile-de-France territory with a new face. PARIS REGION
EDUCATION To ensure that school is a place of social advancement, aspiration and success, Paris Region is pursuing an ambitious policy and devoting more than a billion euro to secondary education. It builds, maintains, and renovates all 465 schools of Ile-de- France. Thanks to new aids, it promotes further learning in higher education, where it funds the premises and academic libraries. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Reducing the ecological footprint of Ile-de-France is a regional priority. The Region therefore implements actions for a better waste handling, an improved air quality and the preservation of its biodiversity, and promotes the use of renewable energies. Pictures. Cover: Jean-Lionel Dias/Le Carton/Picturetank; page 6: Pierre-Yves Brunaud/Picturetank; page 9: Cyrus Cornut/Picturetank; page 10: Jéromine Derigny, Laurent Villeret/Picturetank, Pierre-Yves Brunaud/Picturetank; page 11: Jean-Marc Armani/Picturetank, Ophélie Alloiteau. Infographics: WedoData - SG - graphisme edition PARIS REGION
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