A low-cost leader in Europe

In terms of overall business costs, France is a low-cost leader in Europe. Business setup costs in France, including labor, facility costs, transport, utility costs and corporate taxes, are very competitive.

Attractive cost-effective real estate

Commercial and residential real estate is cheaper in France than in the UK. The city of Paris along with the surrounding Ile-de-France region has Europe’s leading portfolio of commercial real estate, ahead of London, with 50 million m² of office space.

An attractive capital city

Paris is also a very attractive city. The French capital is ranked third in the world, after Tokyo and Beijing, for the number of company headquarters it hosts, encompassing nearly all of the 35 French groups listed in the 2011 Fortune Global 500.