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The department concentrates its activities on industrial and craft-based development well as tourism. It aims to consolidate its "strong sectors" and develop new business through subsidies for business creation and modernisation.

> Economic Development Department 
 

This department is made up of 11 people including 6 chargés de mission (official representatives) and 4 secretaries, the Landes General Council's Economic Development Department is a main contact for companies in creation or development.

Main role:

  • Process applications for business and job creation subsidies from investors (land use planning subsidies, regional and departmental subsidies, exemptions from social contributions and tax)
  • Collect the finances necessary for the company's project (Bank of France, regional development company, financial institutions)
  • Search for suitable solutions for companies in difficulty (CODEFI, CORRI, and the obtaining of refundable advances)
  • Prospect for new businesses (DATAR correspondent, participation in the Invest in France network)
  • Propose sites suitable for investors' requirements, handle and support the carrier of the project.
  • Liaison between the companies in creation or development and other public (State, region, Commune) and private (banks, consultancies, local businesses) partners
  • Management of an economic resource and information centre (statistics, financial databases, support and encouragement procedures, European programmes)
  • Promotion of the department's economic assets (publication of brochures, CD-ROM, promotion in the economic press)

Sectors of activity:

  • Local development and tourism: hotels-restaurants, camp sites and rural gîtes, public and private tourist facilities. European programmes: information and co-ordination of campaigns, FDAR.
  • Industry and crafts: economic business zones, industrial and craft companies, tracking ORAC procedures and "cœur de Pays", SCOP, traditional fishing.
  • Prospecting and innovation: investor search, DATAR relay, statistical database maintenance, innovation.

> Contact  
 
  • Economic Development Department
    23, rue Victor Hugo - 40025 MONT-DE-MARSAN CEDEX
    Téléphone : 05.58.05.40.22 Fax : 05.58.05.40.23
    Mél :
  • Tourism - Paul Gerbaud, Deputy Director
  • Industry and crafts - Bernard Saphy, chargé de mission
  • Prospecting and innovation - Philippe Reymund, chargé de mission
  • Local développement - Eric Siargiacomo, chargé de mission
  • A.I.R.I.A.L., Bernard ROUCHALEOU, chargé de mission
    05.58.04.43.43
  • Morcenx/Mugron, Patrick MIMOT, chargé de mission
    Morcenx 05.58.04.14.15 et Mugron 05.58.97.77.03