Living and working in…

Rousset, Gardanne
and Meyreuil

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Are you going to be working in Rousset, Gardanne or Meyreuil?

The Arc basin brings together a variety of landscapes; wooded slopes, urbanizations, agricultural land, and industrial areas where the main activity is microelectronics.

The Rousset, Gardanne and Meyreuil business parks are remarkably well connected, offering a pleasant environment to live and work in, at the heart of the Aix countryside. New arrivals will soon fall under the sweet spell of living a totally Provençal lifestyle.

Rousset, Gardanne and Meyreuil Business Parks

Business parks

685

Hectares

1,460

Companies

22,035

Jobs

Are you
a city person?

Nicknamed the “little Versailles of the South”, Aix-en-Provence is one of the loveliest cities to live in, with its pedestrian center ideally suited for strolling between fountains and terraces.

It is a university city with almost 40,000 students studying at the law and humanities colleges, the political studies institute (IEP), the teacher training college, and the national school of Arts and Crafts. Aix-en-Provence hosts internationally acclaimed festivals of music and dance, and has some beautiful performance venues including the ‘Pavillon Noir’ and the ‘Grand Théâtre de Provence’.

Do you prefer
the countryside?

With direct highway access to your work, the villages of Brignoles and Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume charm, with their location at the foot of the Sainte-Baume mountain range, equidistant from the first Alpine foothills and the sea.

Whilst being socially and culturally dynamic, each of these towns boasts a charming ancient center with well-preserved architectural heritage.

Do you dream of a
provençal village?

To the southeast of Aix, with the Sainte-Victoire mountain immortalized so many times by Cézanne as a backdrop, those who love pretty Provençal villages will set down their suitcases in Châteauneuf-le-Rouge or Fuveau.

These villages perch in their surroundings, with steep little streets, wash houses and fountains, and they are well located between Aix and Marseille, served by the highway and just 15 minutes from your work. Both vibrant villages, Châteauneuf-le-Rouge hosts the Provençale food festival, whilst Fuveau is home to a renowned literary festival.

Going to work Rental and purchase Medical services Nursery to high school Higher education

Going to work

It’s 30 minutes to the Marseille-Provence international airport, 20 minutes to the TGV station at Aix-en-Provence, and there’s direct access to highways A51 and A8, which get you to Aix-en-Provence in 10 minutes and Marseille in 20 minutes. The Cartreize public transport network ensures that the areas are well connected.

Rental rates

Location	1 bedroom apt.	2 bedroom apt.	House
Aix-en-Provence	€630-740 incl. fees	€820-1,100 incl. fees	€1,300-1,500 incl. fees
Châteauneuf le Rouge	€620-750 incl. fees	€800-1,100 incl. fees	€900-1,300 incl. fees
Fuveau	€600-750 incl. fees	€680-980 incl. fees	€700-950 incl. fees
Saint Maximin Brignoles	€400-550 incl. fees	€600-830 incl. fees	€700-1,000 incl. fees

Rental rates and prices are not contractual and are provided as a guide only.

A few purchase prices

T2 apartments in à Aix-en-Provence from €248,000

T3 apartments in Saint Maximin from €181,000

Detached house in Brignoles with 4 bedrooms and a small garden from €160,000

Medical services

The Rousset, Gardanne and Meyreuil business parks are located between the hospitals of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille (3400 beds), comprising France’s second healthcare hub. At Aix-en-Provence there is the 780-bed public Pays d’Aix hospital complex, a 200-bed multidisciplinary private clinic, and a private general hospital renowned for its surgical unit.

Marseille offers four regional general hospitals (CHR) operated by the Marseille Hospitals Welfare Service (APHM), and this is complimented by high-level private healthcare establishments such as the European hospital, which was opened in 2013. Brignoles has a general hospital with 256 beds, of which one is a maternity bed.

Nursery to high school

35 daycare centers
51 preschools
65 elementary schools
20 middle schools
21 high schools

Among the cities of Aix-en-Provence, Châteauneuf-le-Rouge, Fuveau, St Maximin, Brignoles.

International sections, in which some classes are taught in a foreign language,have opened in several middle and high schools in Aix-en-Provence (German and English), in Marseille (German, English, Arabic, Spanish and Italian) and in Les Pennes Mirabeau (English).

Higher education

AMU (Aix-Marseille University): the largest university in the French-speaking world.
Wide-ranging and multidisciplinary education options that encompass all disciplines: The arts, humanities, and social sciences, Economics and management, Health care, Science and technology, Law.
A university with a global outlook: 45 degrees through international partnership arrangements and 10 Erasmus Mundus programs.
IAE Aix (Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management): in the top of 30 best Graduate Schools of Management in the world.
Elite higher education institutions (Grandes écoles): ParisTech (Ecole Nationale des Arts et Métiers) in Aix-en-Provence (Arts et Métiers Engineering School), Centrale in Marseille, Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marseille (National School of Architecture), Kedge Business School, Polytech (Marseille), IAE, Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence, CMP Gardanne (Branch of the Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne)…

90,000 students (Académie Aix Marseille)
5 large campuses
12 post-graduate schools

Center of Microelectronics in Provence – Georges Charpak a Research and Education center of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne (ENSM-SE), located in Gardanne.

2013 Shanghai Ranking: in the top 150 universities worldwide (out of 500) and in the top 6 French universities.

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