The Occitanie region is the world leader in aeronautics and the European leader in space, thanks to its 800 companies with more than 85,000 jobs.
By extension, it also has a dominant position in France for research and development (R&D) activities: 31,000 researchers, + 20 clusters and business networks.
However, the Occitania region does not stop at these two sectors of activity. Renewable energies are a rapidly expanding sector:1st potential for offshore wind power,2nd for photovoltaic and hydroelectric production,3rd for wind power.
Another sector: the agricultural world and the organic farms are in the lead for France. And finally, tourism accounts for 10% of the regional GDP, notably thanks to the open-air hotel industry and the numerous thermal baths (1st region in France).