Pyrène Aéro Pôle, Communauté de Communes du Canton d'Ossun (CCCO) : OUTSTANDING ASSETS

Poles of excellence :

• Aeronautics : EADS SO.C.A.T.A, SAFIAL, SEGNERE…
• Electricity : ALSTOM…
• Armament : GIAT INDUSTRIES…
• Technical ceramics : EXEKIA, SCT, BOOSTEC, DIATOMIC…
• Food industry : GMD.MONFORT, SALAISONS DE L’ADOUR…
• Mechanical engineering : MICROCAST, …
• Road transport : BARCOS

An emergent pole for Information and Communication Techniques (ICT) : the TELEPORT

The development of ICT-related activities is a central strategy for Pyrene Aero Pole and the Department of Hautes-Pyrenees.

The Tarbes University pole, a strong specialization in technologies :

• Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes (National college of engineering) : Production Systems General Engineer
• Institut Universitaire de Technologie (Technical Institute) : Two-year diplomas in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing, Communication Sciences and Networks
• But also degrees in the following fields : Renewable Energy Sciences and Techniques, Design and Prototype Engineering, Process Engineering ...
• And doctoral training : Industrial Systems, Material Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automatic Systems...
• Partnerships between research laboratories and companies : Prototypes, Diagnosis, Investigation, Production Automation ...
• 5,000 students (from 1st year to postgraduate students)

Means of access

• arbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees International Airport
• A64 Highway ( Bayonne -Toulouse)
• Bayonne-Toulouse railroad line

Services

• Inter-company staff canteen

Public aids, with maximum rate (area entitled to national and regional development subsidies, Objective 2)

Personalized assistance by a project-dedicated network :
C.D.D.E. (Economic Development Committee at Department level), C.C.I. (Chamber of Commerce and Industry), DATAR (Regional Development Agency), SOFRED, MIDI.PYRENEES EXPANSION… all work together to provide any project holder with all necessary information in one single point.

A very attractive trade tax rate and possibilities of exemption .

The Pyrenees	The Basilica of Lourdes
The winter sports resorts	Escapades in the Pyrenees