Val-de-Marne is situated in the heart of the leading economic region of Europe. The “Greater Paris” Region offers numerous opportunities to access a European market of 495 million consumers. It also represents the top employment area in France and the second most favoured location by the world’s 500 largest companies.

• 4 motorways (A 4, A 86, the Francilienne, A 6).
• 5 RER regional express railway lines (A, B, C, D and E).
• 3 metro lines (1, 7 and 8).
• The trans-Val-de-Marne (TVM) bus line connecting the East to the West of the region.
• The river port of Bonneuil-sur-Marne, the second-largest port in Ile-de-France.
• Valenton, the first multimodal platform of the region. It proposes a full offering of freight connections throughout France and Europe (350 wagons shipped every day).
• The Orly international airport, second-largest in France and tenth-largest in Europe, serves more than 300 destinations across the world.

Several projects are going to reinforce the department’s transportation networks in the short term and improve public transport efficiency :

• Extension of metro line 8 up to the Créteil-Parc des Sports station will be put into service early 2011. It will connect the activity zones of south Créteil and north Valenton. * New tramway line on national highway 7 will link Villejuif to Athis-Mons and service the economic and commercial activity zones of Orly-Rungis (91) and Orly Airport, starting 2013.
• Construction of a dedicated lane for the bus line linking Thiais to the RER line A station in Sucy-Bonneuil (entry into service in 2010).
• Launching of the orbital metro line Orbival project. This new line will connect all suburbs around Greater Paris. This metro is due to cross the Val-de-Marne area and connect the RER line B station of Arcueil-Cachan and the RER lines A and E stations of Val de Fontenay.

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Val-de-Marne boasts the lowest rental values of Greater Paris with an average rental cost of 270 euros per m2 per year for products of international standing. Today Val de Marne t has a corporate real estate stock of more than 3.4 million sq.m (36.6 million sqft) and 286,500 sq.m (3 million sqft) of office space available , of which 21,500 sq.m (231,000 sqft) are under construction.

In spite of the recent economic hardships, Val-de-Marne has done relatively better than competitors :

• A drop in vacancies for offices (9.6 % in 2007) and commercial outlets (2.1 % in 2007).
• An affordable market value : median asset values are lower in Val-de-Marne (2,1000 euros/sq.m) than in the Greater Paris Region (2,100 euros/sq.m).
• Rental return of 6.4 % : the most attractive rental return in the Greater Paris Region, for year 2007.
• A strong increase in the offering of large developments exceeding 5,000 sq.m (more than 68 % between 1st half 2007 and 1st half 2008).
• Numerous attraction factors : a complete range of services, friendly mixed-use environment (living and working).

Top quality higher education institutions and major research centres with more than 45,000 students graduating each year :

• The multidisciplinary university Paris Est Val-de-Marne. Two faculties of medicine in Créteil and Kremlin-Bicêtre.
• The École Normale Supérieure in Cachan.
• The École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (National Veterinary College) in Maisons-Alfort.
• The École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (Special Public Works School) in Cachan, as well as renowned private engineering schools such as ESME-Sudria and ESIEA in Ivry-sur-Seine, EPITA in Kremlin-Bicêtre, EFREI and Sup Biotech in Villejuif.
• The École Européenne Supérieure d’Animation (Higher School of Animation) in Orly.
• The Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (National Audiovisual Institute) in Bry-sur-Marne.

All these establishments also conduct state-of-the-art research activities, as does the Gustave Roussy Institute in Villejuif, the leading European cancer research centre.

With its numerous green areas (21 parks and 2500 hectares of forest), the landscaped banks of the river Marne, its sports and cultural infrastructures, including the MAC/VAL museum of contemporary art, its new business quarters designed in compliance with the latest environmental standards, Val-de-Marne offers incomparable living comfort next door to the capital city.

The district of Val–de-Marne has exhibition and convention facilities in Rungis (Espace Jean Monnet) and in Nogent-sur-Marne (Halles Baltard).