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The Ain, a strategic position in Europe between Lyon and Geneva

Bordering Switzerland, close to Italy and Germany, on the European north/south axis and open to the east.

A highly developed network of infrastructures and communication:

Lyon and Geneva: 2 international airports on the doorstep, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry and Geneva - Cointrin.
2 hours from Paris: 3 stations served by the TGV - Bourg-en-Bresse, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, and Culoz.
214 km of motorways in the Ain with access to Geneva, Paris, Strasbourg, Germany and north Europe, Milano and south Italy.

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The Ain, a national reference for deploying optic fibre cables.

In 2007, the Ain Inter-municipal energy and e-communication syndicate committed itself to deploying an optic fibre network called LIAin (Liaison Internet de l'Ain) with the objective of making high-speed broadband available to professionals and private individuals in all the municipalities in the department (an FTTH network: Fibre To The Home).

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The Ain Economic Mission

26, avenue Alsace Lorraine
01000 Bourg en Bresse
Phone +33 4 37 62 19 10
Fax +33 4 37 62 19 19

The Ain Economic Mission is a service created by the General Council of the Ain and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Ain