The registered office is specific to companies and designates the company's official address. This, in turn, determines its nationality, tax system and the legal authorities with jurisdiction to settle disputes. French law authorises the separation of the registered office and the place of work.
They can therefore use the services of a domiciliation company to adopt a different address, which is likely to bring them many advantages. A true symbol and reflection of the image that your company wishes to give to its future partners, the address of the registered office must imperatively appear on all its official documents.
Choosing an address in Lyon, a dynamic city with an urban area of nearly 2.1 million inhabitants, offers many advantages to encourage the growth of your project.
Before we talk about the advantages of business domiciliation in Lyon, let's focus on the city itself! As the third-largest city in France, Lyon is currently the most attractive city for businesses nationwide. 60% of business leaders consider it the best alternative to Paris for setting up shop.
Many international groups have already decided to set up there, and are bringing together a large number of fast-growing projects around their attractive clusters.
Emirates, Renault Trucks, Sanofi, Boiron and Euronews have already placed their trust in Lyon.
In addition to the many dynamic companies it has, Lyon concentrates nearly 14,000 researchers and 600 laboratories, concentrating a great deal of R&D investment benefiting all companies in the metropolis.
Like ambitious urban projects such as Lyon Part-Dieu and Lyon Confluence, the city aims to be modern and forward-looking, including all the sustainable development challenges in its Lyon Smart City project.
R&D spending in Rhônes-Alpes is equal to that of Finland, Denmark, or the regions of Madrid and Barcelona combined.
Lyon has a high concentration of business districts that are super popular with companies.
Firstly, the Part-Dieu district is the strategic heart of the Lyon region.
Lyon Vaise is known for hosting a large number of innovative companies in the digital sector. There's high demand for premises in these areas, and business domiciliation services are increasing very quickly, offering deals to suit all budgets and needs.
Confluence is the new business district of the Lyon metropolitan area, and concentrates a large share of companies in the tertiary sector. The supply of new offices is more important there, and at more affordable prices.
Finally, the Hôtel de Ville district is the historical, administrative, financial, and cultural heart of the city. It's a great brand image for your foreign clients and those from other regions of France.
- 19th most attractive global city for international investors;
- 1st most business-friendly city in France;
- Ranked as the #1 French metropolitan area for attractiveness;
- 10th most attractive city on the European real estate market, with €845 million in real estate investments in 2016;
- Lyon is home to over 144,500 students, 10% of whom are international, in high-performing university centers. They provide quality talent, making it easy for companies to find trained staff.
- Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport serves over 115 destinations in France and internationally.
As France's 2nd largest business hub, Lyon is a great alternative to Paris, with costs averaging 30% less.
As a competitive and globally connected destination, Lyon attracts more and more businesses every year. Ranked as the 2nd happiest region in France according to the Relative Happiness Index, the synergy between existing companies, training centers, and research labs offers real opportunities to foster rapid and sustainable growth for your project.
*Sources: IBM Global Location Trends 2016, L’Express 2016, PriceWaterHouseCoopers.
Written by our expert Paul LASBARRERES-CANDAU
April 12, 2018
