Boating/Sailing
600 kilometres of seafront, 20 marinas
Normandy, a region suitable for the development of boating business activities.
- Many companies in advanced industries such as naval architectures, design & engineering offices, shipbuilding, electronics, onboard information technology, woodworking, and more,
- Extensive real-estate availability, especially in Caen, for the set-up of boating business zones,
- An extensive R&D potential in materials, plastic processing, mechanical engineering and high technology (IT, onboard electronics, and so on).
KEY FIGURES
- 4th ranking French region for boat registrations, 11% of the country’s fleet,
- 600 kilometres of seafront, 20 marinas,
- 210 subcontracting companies, all industries together.
Higher Education and R&D laboratories
ENSICAEN |
in Caen, materials, plastic processing. |
in Alençon, materials, plastic processing. |
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University of Le Havre |
materials, electronics/electricity. |
in Rouen, IT, materials, mechanical engineering. |
Main companies
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, ACM Yachts, JMV Industries, Chantier Naval Garcia, Chantiers Allais, V1D2, Losange Group(Facnor - RDM Sparcraft), Artech, Allures Yachting, Karver Systems...
Useful links
Operation designed to unite, develop and support the nautical industry in the region
French Nautical Industries Federation
Filière nautique Caen-la-Mer Normandie
"Mechanical Composite Systems" Technological Platform
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