Sophia Antipolis
Sophia Antipolis – the “International city of Wisdom, Science and Technology on the French Riviera” is in fact in many ways a frontrunner to California’s iconic Silicon Valley. Developed in the late 60s as the brainchild of French scientist and politician Pierre Laffitte, Sophia Antipolis has been a French and European success story. Since its foundation in the early 70s, this state of the art business park has grown to its current 2400 acres size, providing in excess of 25.000 workplaces distributed throughout several top international companies.
The hugely successful Sophia Antipolis, Science & Technology Park is French home to such iconic industry names as Air France, Capgemini, IBM and Honeywell. These important multinationals have over the past four decades continued to attract an affluent, young and culturally sophisticated workforce, many of whom are helping to shape the future of the surrounding villages. The area was chosen in stark contrast to traditional industrial areas of the 19th and 20th centuries, to be one of outstanding environmental quality, suitable for modern, cleaner businesses. Located just outside Nice, within an easy commute to the Mediterranean and famous French Riviera, Sophia Antipolis real estate represents a superb investment for property in Provence.
Today Sophia Antipolis extends to an area that includes 16 Alpes Maritimes communes. Amongst the best known are Biot, Valbonne, Mougins, Vallauris, Antibes, Villeneuve-Loubet, La Colle-sur-Loup, Opio and Roquefort-les-Pins. At the centre of several of these communes are attractive medieval villages within easy commuting distance of the Science and Technology Park itself. Together they constitute the Sophia Antipolis Agglomeration founded in 2002, with a brief to ensure the development of Sophia Antipolis according to certain guiding principles. These include a protection and promotion of local cultures and economic development hand in hand with environmental considerations.
Anyone investing in Sophia Antipolis real estate will acquire a property with great rental as well as value accumulation potential. In the immediate vicinity the educational institutions of The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis and the CNRS complete with a plethora of laboratories, research and training institutes, the biotechnology - health - agricultural chemistry competitiveness cluster, with more than 60 companies and the Information technology-electronics-telecommunications cluster which makes up 25% of companies of the site and nearly 50% of the jobs together form impressive neighbours.
Eurofrance are the experts when it comes to Sophia Antipolis real estate. No one knows the area better and no one can explain in greater detail the excellent investment opportunity real estate in Sophia Antipolis represents. Eurofrance are proud to present a selection of Sophia Antipolis real estate for sale. Please take the time to browse our property listings and feel free to contact one of our representatives if you require further assistance.
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