Updated on 2011-12-17

Wood industry in Meuse: Ober takes a gold medal at the Batimat fair

Specialising in stratified wood veneer, the Meuse business Ober of Longeville-en-Barrois (Lorraine) received a gold medal at the Batimat Fair for its tectonic Oberflex.  Responding to the... full article

Meuse: exceptional quality of life less than an hour from Paris

Updated on 2010-10-15

As well having a rich historical heritage and being a major centre for remembrance, the Departement of Meuse is a land of agriculture, industry and services on a human scale, all in a natural setting conducive to balanced sustainable development.

The TGV-Est high-speed train in the Meuse-TGV station

Meuse, a judicious alternative to the densely built-up Parisian environment

12 million people, almost 20% of the French population, are squeezed into the Paris region. 1,000 people per km2, and up to 20,000 in Paris itself. With all its attendant stresses: overcrowding, noise, pollution, excessive commuting times, road rage... and loss of productivity for companies.

Less than an hour from Paris by TGV, close to Nancy, Metz, Reims, and even Belgium and Luxembourg, the Departement of Meuse offers a judicious alternative for companies to set up their base as well as better housing prospects for their employees.

With its natural awareness of the issues involved in sustainable development, demonstrated by its position as French leader in terms of the penetration of wind power, the Departement of Meuse today is active proof that a new form rural living is possible.

In the west of Lorraine, at the gateway to Champagne, in a protected environment, with a balanced and people-friendly economic fabric, with attractive costs both for corporate real estate and private housing, plenty of space..., from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, Meuse offers it inhabitants an undeniable quality of life, whilst meeting all the latest requirements in terms of communications (transport, broadband...), leisure, consumer services...

Industries

• • Aeronautic
• • Agri-food
• • Automotive
• • Chemistry
• • Logistics
• • Paper-Cardboard
• • Solar energy
• • Timber
• • Windpower

Territories

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• • Meurthe-et-Moselle
• • Meuse
• • Moselle
• • Vosges

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• • Aeronautical industry: aircraft parts made in Lorraine
• • The timber industry in Lorraine and its markets

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