With its Tech Valley, Aix is looking towards the stars. It had been quite some time since the term made its way into Mayor Joissains’ speeches. At the beginning of 2025, Jean-François Dubost, then deputy delegate to the economy, now president of the association of companies in the Milles business park, outlined the project in a city council meeting. The numbers were not final – they were talking about 22 hectares of development instead of the current 15 – but the main idea was on the table.
Just over a year later, on April 29, 2026, the foundations – or rather, the mindset – would be strong enough for the city to officially present the project to investors, SMEs, and the media. On one side, a Tech Valley (15 hectares) hosting companies, research laboratories, civil and military aviation training centers: drones, equipment manufacturers, and even eVTOL, lightweight electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing – possibly the taxis of the 21st century. All propelled by 40,000 m² of office and premises space, accompanied by parking, a restaurant, a mobile data center, and a high-performance computing supercomputer (Calc…
