Paris-Basin - Secondary Activities

Paris-Basin - Secondary Activities

1. Communications

   • Road and Rail
     • Flat low lying land facilitates dev. of high quality road and rail
     • High speed TGV
     • Many autoroutes
   • Water Transport Facilities
     • R. Seine
     • Le Harve Port
   • Air
     • 2 International Airports
       • Perfume

2. Population

   • Paris-Basin 22m
   • Paris City 11m
   • Large Wealthy Market
   • Haute Couture from clothing industry
   • Large, Varied labour supply
     • Paris City has 17 diff. universities

3. 28% Employed

4. Heavy - Car M.

5. Light - Electronics

6. De-Industrialisation

   • 750,000 jobs have gone
     • Industries relocated
   • Land and labour is higher cost
   • traffic congestion
   • government encouraged industries to relocate