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SECTORS
Aeronautical And Space Industry
Aerospatiale, Airbus Industrie, Alcatel Espace, Astrium, Microturbo,
Motorola, Siemens Automotive.
Food Processing Industry
• Meat: Groupe Centre-Sud, Ste Bergougnan, Avigers,
Groupe Spanghero, Groupe Occitan
• Dairy Products: Groupe 3a, Ste Les Caves de Roquefort,
Coopérative Jeune Montagne
• Fruits: Treacy Boutonnet, Blue Whale, France Prune
• Fruits Conserves: Andros, Boin
Seeds
Rustica, Pioneer, Vivadour
Textiles
C17, Chipie, Liberto, Taverniti, Rouleau-Guichard
Health laboratories
• Laboratories: Pierre Fabre, Sanofi
• Ciba-Vision, Rhone-Merieux
Data Processing, Hardware and Software
Labinal, Motorola, Siemens Automotive, StorageTek, Sinters.
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INDUSTRIAL TOURISM
Midi-Pyrénées offers some fascinating industrial sites to visit, including:
Manatour Taxiway (31)
The first person to fly a motorised machine was a Toulouse
engineer, Clément Ader. Today, visitors can tour the Airbus plant (Clement Ader assembly hall, the biggest of its kind in Europe) and watch A330s and A340s being built.
Touch and Go (31) - Airport for business flights
Discover the world of aeronautics and jobs to do with flying and its environment.
Pic du Midi Observatory (65)
Discover one of the world’s most powerful solar and planetary observatories.
Website : www.picdumidi.com.fr
Roquefort Caves (12)
At Soulzon in Aveyron, visit the caves where Roquefort cheese
is made, and taste the local produce.
Website : www.roquefort-societe.com / www.roquefort-papillon.com
The “Quercy Saffron Growers” association of producers (46)
Discover the red gold of the Quercy area – saffron – a rare spice, grown and used in the Lot department for more than 2000 years.
Pyrenees wollen mill in Niaux (09)
Discover ancestral skills, enhancing the image of Pyrenees wool.
The Laguiole knife (12)
Visit the workshop where the famous Laguiole knife is made.
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