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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.

News

The American company Enphase Energy chooses the Ain for its European development

The Californian company, Enphase Energy, which specializes in micro-invertors for photovoltaic installations is setting up its France and Benelux head-offices in the Ain in the Rhone-Alpes region.

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).

Useful links

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