A cosmopolitan environment and a tradition of hospitality

100,500 foreigners in Midi-Pyrenees, half of whom are European Union citizens.

370 companies with foreign capital accounting for 58,850 jobs, of which 198 HQs of companies with over 100 employees, including Airbus world headquarters, Liebherr Aerospace HQ, European HQ of EADS Astrium, Goodrich Aerospace, Syngenta Seeds, ...

A population of foreign origin representing nearly 20 % of the employment in the companies of 20 employees and more.

Some sixty cultural and sports associations in the Haute-Garonne, organizations for meetings, encounters and exchange: 
Association France États-Unis, Association France/Grande-Bretagne, Goethe Institut, Instituto Cervantes, Midi Scandinavia, Associazone Franco-Italiana Midi-Pyrenees, Eclat (Japanese association) and many others.

A region that welcomes students:

A regional university population with on-going rise: Midi-Pyrenees welcomes 115,000 students, including 12,650 foreigners. It is the only region which has not lost students to other French regions

5 international educational establishments 
AirBusiness Academy (ABA), the European training centre for aerospace sciences  
Deutsche Schule Toulouse (DST) for German-speaking students
European Negotiation Institute (IEDN - ESC Group)  
International School of Toulouse  (IST), a subsidiary of Airbus UK 
Lycée International Victor Hugo  for English-speaking students

A region that welcomes foreign population:

The Midi-Pyrenees is a pilot region in France in the creation of structures and services to mobility for the employees, their families and the company, with Eurocil Mobilité  and InSitu .

34 consulates or consulate representation: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Some companies open to the world such as Airbus (HQ) which employs people of 36 different nationalities; Laboratoires Fabre or Siemens VDO employ 26 different nationalities , but also Alcatel, EADS Astrium and Motorola. 


Come to live in Midi-Pyrenees,
the home of your success

The network "Investir et se développer en Midi-Pyrénées"  welcome you. 
It will provide you all useful information and contacts so as to succeed your establishment and your integration.
                                                                                                                                                

  • A region favored by the French

…as demonstrated in several national surveys.

"Toulouse, n°1 for Education" :

«… Toulouse is the city with the best balance between the success rate in the baccalaureate exam (85.5%) and the number of secondary students (96,000).»
L’Express n°2758, May 2004

                                                                                                                                                        


Toulouse : n°2 for the Quality of Life:

"The Ville Rose (as Toulouse is nicknamed) rises to second place in our standing, thanks to its dynamic economy and culture.
Le Point, n°1689, January 2005

Toulouse : n°1 to land a Job:
"While the national economy seems to be marking time, Toulouse remains a good place to find a job."
Le Point, n°1634, January 2004 
                                                                                                                                           

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