Villeurbanne is renowned for offering a wide range of high quality services to companies, and is also a major centre for services to individuals, on a local and regional scale.
Key figures
- 150,6600 inhabitants (Insee, RP 2018)
- 14,000 establishments (Insee-REE au 31/12/2018)
- 57,550 jobs (Insee, RP 2017)
- 52,440 private-sector salaried jobs (Acoss-Urssaf au 31/12/2019)
- 3,410 businesses created in 2020 (Insee-REE 2020)
Access and connections
- Close to major roads and motorways (A42, Boulevard Laurent Bonnevay)
- 3 tramway lines (T1, T3 and T4), 1 subway line (A), 1 direct airport transfer (Rhônexpress)
Opportunities for development and support
- A partnership with a network of local stakeholders who can help you with your development projects: City of Villeurbanne, CCI, CMA, University of Lyon, national employment agency (Pôle Emploi), GEVIL / Tous en Soie, Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations (state bank handling official deposits), SEMPAT, SERL, and more
- Business associations: Club Part-Dieu, CEE6 and CEE3
Vitality, driven by key sectors
- Digital technologies
- Electricity industry
- Embedded technologies
- Audiovisual
- Corporate services
- Local services
These companies chose Villeurbanne
- Alstom
- Arcadis
- Atos
- Boccard
- Bollé
- Compass
- Econocom
- Engie
- Esker
- GCC
- GE Grid solutions
- In Extenso
- Médipôle Lyon Villeurbanne
- OI Manufacturing
- Opteven
- Safran
- Suez
- The Adecco Group
- Ubisoft
- Veolia
- Vinci Construction
- Xilam
Map of Villeurbanne
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Your dedicated specialist
Economic Developer - Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne City Hall - Economic Development, Employment and Social Integration Division
Economic Developer - Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne City Hall - Economic Development, Employment and Social Integration Division
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