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France is one of the world's leading countries in the trade fair market, with nearly 1,200 trade fairs and exhibitions and 2,800 congresses organized per year. These events welcome an average of 250,000 exhibitors for 5.9 million net sq.m of stands and 20 million visitors, including 700,000 international visitors. The United States, China, Germany, Italy and France together represent nearly 60% of the total exhibition area covered worldwide (UFI 2018 figure).
We invite you to discover the TOP 10 of the largest exhibition centers in France.
Paris Nord Villepinte is managed by the company VIPARIS. The park has become the largest in France with the recent opening of Hall 7 of 36,000 square meters, benefiting from HQE certification. This impressive hall is the largest all-in-one in France and its construction obviously enhanced the attractiveness of Paris Nord Villepinte, which already benefited from the proximity of Roissy airport (just one or two RER stations ). The Horse Show, Maison & Objet, SIAL and Intermat are certainly the best known of the many events held there.
Also managed by the VIPARIS company, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is almost 100 years old, since the first events took place there in 1923! The situation in intramural Paris is particularly suited to events for the general public, such as the Foire de Paris (in the spring), the Mondial de l'Automobile (every other fall) or the International Agricultural Show. The numerous halls of the Porte de Versailles exhibition center allow a multiplication of very diverse events, often organized in parallel. The exhibition center also hosts the French Event Booster, an incubator that supports start-ups offering products and services related to the event industry.
The Eurexpo exhibition center, created in 1984, has no less than thirteen exhibition halls, which allow it to host numerous events, and thirteen thousand parking spaces which make it easy to get there by car. Eurexpo is managed by the Lyon company GL events. The most emblematic of the events that take place there is undoubtedly the Foire de Lyon, the first edition of which took place in 1916: it has been held every year since 1985 in the Eurexpo park, in March. Major trade fairs are also held there, such as Sirha, the major global Food Service event or Global Industrie, the meeting place for excellence and industrial prospects.
Managed by the company Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux (CEB), the Bordeaux exhibition center is located in the Bordeaux-Lac district, in the northern part of the city of Bordeaux. In particular, it hosts Vinexpo, a benchmark event in the wine sector, which benefits from the aura of the Bordeaux region in this area, as well as once every two years the Aquibat building fair.
Managed by the company VIPARIS, the Paris Le Bourget exhibition center was built on part of the former right-of-way of Le Bourget airport (today only used for private jet movements). It thus has, in addition to the vast covered surface of these five halls, no less than 350,000 sq.m of outdoor spaces, particularly interesting for the organization of exhibitions requiring a lot of space ... such as the International Air Show and of Space which attracts more than three hundred thousand visitors every year! We can also cite Eurosatory, the leading international exhibition for land and airland Defense and Security.
This exhibition center located near Rennes airport is also distinguished by an outdoor exhibition area (58,000 sq.m) greater than its interior exhibition area, however substantial. It notably hosts the Carrefour Européen Animal Productions Show (SPACE) and its more than one hundred thousand visitors, as well as the Carrefour des Fournisseurs de l'Industrie Agroalimentaire (CFIA) which stands out for its large number of stands (one thousand three hundred exhibitors). .
The Grenoble exhibition center was built for the 1968 Winter Olympics by the famous architect Jean Prouvé ... which now allows it to benefit from the prestigious 20th Century Heritage label! The Grenoble exhibition center, now called Alpexpo, hosts the Artisat trade fair as well as the Naturissima trade fair.
Marseille Chanot Park, so named in honor of a former mayor of Marseille, is located in the immediate vicinity of the Vélodrome stadium, well known to football fans. The park is managed by SAFIM. It has a large car park, which is also used by match spectators. It hosts events such as the Foire Internationale de Marseille and the Japan Expo Sud.
Managed by the company Montpellier Events, the Montpellier exhibition center is located in the town of Pérols, to the south of the Montpellier metropolitan area. It is served by tram line n°3 and is located just a few minutes by car from Montpellier airport. It hosts, among others, the Foire de Montpellier (129,000 visitors, nearly four hundred exhibitors, each with its own stand), as well as SITEVI, the international exhibition of equipment and know-how for vine-wine, olive, fruit and vegetable production. .
The Lille Grand Palais exhibition center is by the famous Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. Opened in 1994, it is one of the most recent exhibition centers in France. Located in the city of Lille, it benefits not only from its location in the heart of a metropolis of over one million inhabitants, but also from the proximity of Lille stations served by TGV and Eurostar. This privileged geographical location makes it a place of choice for the organization of trade shows of all types. We can cite, for example, with regard to the general public Art Up Contemporary Art Fair, the third contemporary art fair in France by the number of visitors: it is only exceeded by the two main Parisian fairs in this area (FIAC and Art Paris). On the professional side, Lille Grand Palais hosts many specialized events such as the International Cybersecurity Forum.
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