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CO-CREATE THE TERRITORY’S FUTURE!

The City of Montpellier is launching “Montpellier, come remake the world with us,” an invitation to take part in discussions about the territory’s future. The goal is to create a space for discussion and joint decision-making to help envision the city of tomorrow together.

Montpellier is leveraging this initiative to highlight its priorities such as innovation, ecological transition, quality of life, culture, the local economy, and community living. Everyone is invited to share their ideas, suggest concrete solutions, and actively contribute to a shared vision.

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for human assets and transitions[1]
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for welcoming businesses[2]
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for economic vitality[3]

HELP MAKE YOUR AREA MORE ATTRACTIVE

Corporate sponsorship offers economic players an opportunity to support projects of general interest in their local area. This support can be provided in the form of financial contributions, donations in kind, or the provision of professional expertise.

Companies that wish to do so can participate in local initiatives in a variety of different fields, depending on their areas of interest or business sector. This framework makes it possible to support specific initiatives and determine the terms of their contributions.

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A TERRITORY OF TALENT

Excellence is the golden rule for the metropolitan area

With its long history linked to medicine and research, Montpellier is a stronghold for research and higher education. Montpellier features one of the world’s oldest still active schools of medicine, now over 800 years old. This excellence now takes on a new dimension with the University’s I-Site Excellence Program (formerly MUSE), accredited in March 2022 as a permanent structure. The program is the only I-SITE in the Occitanie region, focusing – like MedVallée – on the planet-wide challenges of One Health: “feed, care, and protect”.
Montpellier, France’s #1 city for students

With over 80,000 students, 15% of whom are foreign nationals, Montpellier tops the 2024 ranking of France’s best student cities published by L’Étudiant magazine. The students surveyed particularly highlighted the territory’s dynamism, beautiful architecture, and relaxed lifestyle. With over 17% of the local population enrolled in higher education, Montpellier is a student city!

76,500

students, including 15% foreign
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territory where real estate is a wise investment
#2

most attractive area for office space

SWEET QUALITY OF LIFE

A peaceful settingRelaxed lifestyle combined with business vitality

Montpellier offers distinctive features related to its living environment and urban setting. The city implements a range of initiatives in the areas of mobility, public transportation, urban planning, and environmental transition. These actions include free public transportation for residents, expansion of the bicycle path network, and improvements designed to regulate traffic. The area also features natural and historical heritage sites. The area enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with an average of approximately 2,800 hours of sunshine per year.
Dynamic demographics

In terms of demographics, the Montpellier employment area shows an annual increase in the number of working people of around 1.6%. Population growth is also steady, with around half of the metropolitan population under the age of 34 and several hundred new residents moving to the area every month. The area is also home to a large number of college and university graduates, reflecting the presence of higher education and research institutions.
Connectivity to the world

As a hub for trade and commerce, Montpellier is served by an international airport, two high-speed train stations, access to the deep-sea port of Sète, and a motorway network including the A9 and A75. National and international companies such as Ubisoft, Dell, Veolia, Engie, Horiba, Sanofi, Computacenter, and Alstom are established locally. Not only that, but the geographical location offers major advantages for developing renewable energies. All of France’s major windmill, photovoltaic, and green hydrogen power providers are present and active in the area.

850

digital creation studios
#1

territory in France for job creation by startups
TOP 5

worldwide for public incubators
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startups assisted by Montpellier BIC over the past 30 years

A FLOURISHING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM

Assistance with business creation

Montpellier offers a range of tools designed to support business creation and development. The area established a Business and Innovation Center (BIC) in 1987 with the creation of Cap Alpha to help innovative projects get up and running.
Programs for entrepreneurship and creative industries

The local authority has implemented various measures to support economic players, particularly in the fields of innovation, cultural and creative industries (CCIs), and access to workplace facilities. A range of programs also provide project leaders with information on available funding and resources that can help them develop their projects.
One Health, a particularly strong area of expertise

Well represented locally, the health, digital, agroecology, and environmental sectors, along with several other related sectors, work together to address major global challenges in the field of One Health. The One Health concept, first introduced in the early 2000s, is being rolled out across the territory, bringing together public and private stakeholders through the I-SITE excellence program led by University of Montpellier and its partners, as well as the MedVallée initiative launched by Montpellier Métropole.