What is Aerospace Valley?
'''Aerospace Valley''' is a [[France|French]] group of [[aerospace engineering]] companies and research centres. It is in the regions of [[Occitanie]] and [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]<ref>[http://www2.cnrs.fr/journal/2584.htm Aerospace Vallée. Décollage imminent] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> in the southwest of [[France]] and is mainly concentrated in and around the city of [[Toulouse]]. There are over 500 companies, including [[Airbus]], [[Dassault Aviation]], [[European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company|EADS]] and [[Air France|Air France Industries]].<ref>[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/11/23/1222603-economie-aerospace-valley-a-l-age-de-la-maturite.html Economie. Aerospace Valley à l'âge de la maturité] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> About 120,000 people work there in the aviation and space flight [[industry|industries]].<ref>[http://www.developpement-economique.fr/2011/10/aerospace-valley-annonce-sa-strategie/ AEROSPACE VALLEY ANNONCE SA STRATÉGIE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827104020/http://www.developpement-economique.fr/2011/10/aerospace-valley-annonce-sa-strategie/ |date=2012-08-27 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The headquarters of Aerospace Valley is in [[Toulouse]]. The chairman of the group is [[Agnès Paillard]]<ref>[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/09/29/1179407-agnes-paillard-presidente-d-aerospace-valley.html Agnès Paillard présidente d'Aerospace Valley] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>{{,}}.<ref>[http://www.objectifnews.com/business/agnes-paillard-aerospace-valley-elections-28092011 Agnès Paillard, nouvelle présidente d'Aerospace Valley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201233359/http://www.objectifnews.com/business/agnes-paillard-aerospace-valley-elections-28092011 |date=2011-12-01 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> == References == <references/> == Other websites == * [https://www.aerospace-valley.com/ Website of Aerospace Valley] {{multistub|tech|France}} [[Category:2005 establishments in France]] [[Category:Aerospace engineering]] [[Category:Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Category:Aviation in Fran