Eco Vallée - Ecologic & Economic Development of Nice Metropolitan Area
Agnès RAMPAL, Deputy Mayor of Nice, FRANCE
• 5th largest city of France
• Same land area as Greater London
• 49 municipalities / townships
• 540 000 inhabitants
• 350 000 in the City of Nice
• 150 nationalities : cosmopolitan
• 212 000 jobs• 212 000 jobs
• 57 500 companies
• 40 900 students
• University of Nice (over 20% foreign
students, national average 10%)
• 16 international schools
NICE’S PREMIER POSITION
NICECONNECTED, CENTRAL
& INTERNATIONAL
SOPHIA ANTIPOLISWORLD CLASS
ICT CLUSTER
MONACOG FGLOBAL FINANCIAL
CENTER
GRASSEWORLD CAPITAL OF
PERFUME
CANNESWORLD REKNOWNED
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
CENTER
TOURISM :A KEY SECTOR
A diversified and booming tourism sector nestled between
sea and mountain
• France’s 2nd tourist destination: market share of the Côte d' Azur, based on
total international trips, achieved a remarkable 1% in 2013
• 1st sector of local economy with €2 billion turnover (30% GDP of the
metropolitan territory and 15 % of jobs = 26 500 jobs)
• Over 5 million visitors in 2013, 40 % of the activity on the Côte d' Azur • Over 5 million visitors in 2013, 40 % of the activity on the Côte d' Azur
• 2nd hotel park in France with 4.5 million overnight stays per year (288 hotels,
capacity: 13 325 rooms and 30 residences for 8 518 beds)
• Nice -Villefranche - 2nd cruise port - 365 000 passengers in 2013
• One of the largest ski areas in France only 1h30 drive from Nice
• Mercantour National Park – over ½ million visitors a year!
• Museums - Over 630 000 visitors in 2013
E-Health
Autonomy
Silver Economy
Sustainable mobility
and Transport Tourism &
Business Tourism
STRATEGY OF CONSOLIDATION
AND DIVERSIFICATION
and Transport
network
Renewable energies
and green
technologies
Risks
Security
Environment
Business Tourism
www.ecovallee-plaineduvar.fr
An Operation of National Interest
ÉcoÉco--ValléeVallée
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ÉcoÉco--Vallée, Vallée, a new balance between city and naturea new balance between city and nature
EcoEco--Vallée : a Vallée : a referencereference model in model in urbanurban sustainablesustainabledevelopmentdevelopment
Objectives / Tools : Land selling specifications :
Environmental quality for construction and developm ent / Frame of reference (based on Leeds, Bream certifications and french HQ E certification)
Biodiversity and nature included in urban projects / Guide of biodiversity and naturenature
First experimentation : development of an urban-sca le Smart Grid and energetic mix for Nice Méridia technopolis (geother my and solar energies) / Smart Grid Chart : heating network linkage is compu lsory for any building construction project
EcoEco--Vallée : focus on Vallée : focus on twotwo prioritypriority areasareas
2 first areas defined and launched for the next decade:
� Grand Arénas : the new international business district for the Métropole. It will be developed around two major infrastructures: the multimodal pole of Nice-Saint Augustin-Airport and the exhibition park of 65 000m².
� Nice Méridia : an urban technopolis specialised in the fields of green energy, smart grids, Silver Economy, Smart City…
Potential : 1 million sqm building capacity, 24,000 jobs and 9,000 residents
The Eco-Vallée and Sophia Antipolis are positioned a s complementary in a coherent marketing and overall vision for the entire Côte d’Azur.
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95%
750 000 sqm
2 000
hectares
Publiclycontrolled land
Buildable land capacity
GRAND ARÉNAS, GRAND ARÉNAS, the new international business district for the Cô te d’Azurthe new international business district for the Cô te d’Azur
Josep Lluis MateoMATEO ARQUITECTURA
Timetable
�2014 Regulatory procedures
�2015 onwardsConstruction and commercialization of the multi-modal transport hub and the surrounding sector.
2 00021 000 potential jobs
Housing units
NICE MÉRIDIA, NICE MÉRIDIA, an an urbanurban technopolis for Nice Côte d’Azurtechnopolis for Nice Côte d’Azur
Christian DevillersDEVILLERS ET ASSOCIESTimetable
� Programs already delivered - Nice Premium building 10,200 sqm - LEB (Low Energy Building)
� 2015 onwardsConstruction and commercialization (i.e. The Crown mid 2015, main tenants IBM & EDF)
Potential jobs
2460%
347 000 sqm2 5004 000
hectares for the first operational sector
Publicly controlled land
Buildable land capacity
Housing units
Key Key companiescompanies and and actorsactors of the Écoof the Éco--ValléeVallée
JOIN A DYNAMIC & DIVERSE
ECOSYSTEM
LONG TIME ESTABLISHED COMPANIES & PARTNERS
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES & PARTNERS
TESTIMONIAL
« The Éco-Vallée of the Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur symbolizes the future of the Mediterranean.It is a territory of innovation and creativity that will initiate and instigate sustainable developmentand clean technologies, values that our company adhere to and which were very important in ourdecision-making to set-up int the Eco-Vallée »
Jean-Pascal TRICOIRE, Président , Schneider Electric
• Over 300 days of sunshine a year
• 120km of coastline and 40km of beaches
• 7 skiing resorts with over 350km of slopes
INCOMPARABLE
QUALITY OF LIFE
• 7 skiing resorts with over 350km of slopes
• Mercantour National Park
• Major international events: concerts, 2013
Tour de France, Iron Man, Euro 2016 etc.
• Local gastronomy with a worldwide reputation
Many thanks for your time and attention…Many thanks for your time and attention…