The historical industrial basin of Angoulême Town has around 200 companies of more than 10 employees, gathered in around 15 industrial parks, harmoniously spread all over the territory. The companies’ productivity and the employees’ skills have always attracted a lot of French and foreign investors. More than 30 international companies thus employ almost 7,000 people. Indeed, they can assure their development on a central axis located near the Western big metropolises, Nantes and Bordeaux, while benefiting from lower costs by 30 to 40%.