The leading international business centre in the Grand Paris area and the largest  business district in Europe, La Défense and Seine-Arche form the economic crossroads among business districts in the centre and west of Paris and the Hauts-de-Seine department, with exceptional economic vitality.

 

Its GDP, at €111,780m, is just behind that of Paris, in and of itself accounting for 1/5th of  the Ile-de-France region’s GDP.
La Défense and Seine-Arche, the source of the department’s development, today meet the standards and expectations of the largest international corporations with a quality real estate stock at the top of the market for large surface areas in the Ile-de-France region (70% of the site’s stock proposes surface areas exceeding
5,000 m²).

La Défense is :
the largest business district in Europe
160 hectares (400 acres)
3 million m² of office space
3,500 companies, 1,500 head offices,
170,000 employees
15 of the top 50 companies in the world
the largest public transport complex
in Europe
the largest shopping district in Europe
230,000 m² of local shops
Seine-Arche is :
a National Interest Operation covering
320 hectares (800 acres)
124 hectares (310 acres) in a Mixed
Development Zone
75% public spaces
292,000 m² of housing units,
or 3,500 housing units
to be built for 10,000 new residents
217,000 m² of offices and businesses
100,000 m² of shops and services
35,000 m² of public facilities

La Défense and Seine-Arche are the ideal location for the strategic functions and decision-making centres of major French and international groups.
The site features five sectors of excellence:
- finance and insurance (Société Générale, HSBC, Dexia, AGF, Gan, AXA, Allianz, etc.); energy (Total, Areva, Edf, GDF Suez, etc.);
- information and communication technologies
(SFR);
- business consultancy and services (Ernst &Young, Mazars, KPMG, Fiducial, etc.);
- environment (Suez Environnement, etc.).

La Défense and Seine-Arche have five major advantages:
> a business district rated number one in Europe,
> an environmental management system,
> strong development potential, with nearly 200 hectares (500 acres) for development,
> major transport investments that will provide connections with the airport and rail gateways to Grand Paris and the port of Le Havre
> governance bringing together all public actors: the State, the Ile-de-France Region, the Hautsde- Seine Departmental Council and the towns of Courbevoie, Nanterre and Puteaux,
> management, operation and coordination of the Business District handled by Defacto, a state-owned local institution that works with the residents and businesses in La Défense.

Many users of La Défense have set up outside the business district itself. This movement has contributed to expanding the Business District’s zone of influence over a territory with nearly 10 million m² of offi ce space.

La Défense’s new horizons now include Bezons, Gennevilliers, Bois-Colombes, Rueil-Malmaison, Nanterre, Suresnes, etc.
Users will fi nd new, efficient products to meet their new social and environmental needs, all at values that are economically compatible with their budget constraints.
International investors have shown enthusiasm for this expanded area. They account for nearly 50% of the business real estate investments over the last ten years.