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From the Causse du Larzac to the Plateau de l'Aubrac, from the gorges du Tarn to the city of Conques, Aveyron is well-known for the richness in its landscapes and its heritage. The territory has a reputation of popular tourist destination an image of serenity and strong authenticity. Although, this statute of a preserved territory hides a rich and varied industrial make-up which brings to Aveyron its place of third industrial department of the Midi-Pyrénées region with emblematic sectors : agro-industry, mechanical engineering, wood industry, ICT, craftsmanship, transport/logistics and construction.
 
Agro-Industry

Aveyron is a department with a long tradition of livestock breeding. The agricultural activities are still very active and offer products of great quality, such as the Roquefort, the oldest AOC. Based on...
 
Wood and Furniture

The sector of wood and furniture employs 3700 people in a wide range of plants going from wood-cutting businesses to kitchen designers (Espalux/Combettes of Cauval Group). Aveyron is one of the leading centre for wood...
Mechanical Engineering and Materials

The coal and steel industries of the Decazevillois Basin have been replaced by a diversified industrial system made of SMEs and companies with a high technological potential (S.A.M. Technologies, Forest Liné, Umicore)...

 
ICT / High tech

With 2300 jobs, the ICT are well represented in Aveyron with one of the main French software firms (Sopra Group), with a regional economic leader on the national market (Inforsud), with the leader of paramedical...
Savoir-faire Industry and Craftsmanship

Cutlery (couteau de Laguiole), decorative lighting (Drimmer), glove-making and tawing of up-market products (Causse Gantier), clothing industry (CANAT), edition and graphic arts (Editions du Rouergue)...
 
Transport and Logistics

The opening of the Millau Viaduct to road traffic on 17th december 2004 represented a major event. Not only it is an ambitious and unique technological achievement - it is the highest land viaduct in the world -...
         
Construction

The first one with its number of establishments and with its number of employees, the sector of construction is a pillar of economy of Aveyron. Construction in Aveyron covers a lot of activities : ...

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