The Regional Economy
Some of the larger industries operating in the region are :-
ABC TECHNOLOGY ;
BSN ;
GROUPE VICARD ;
PERNOD RICARD ;
SEGUIN MOREAU ;
TARANSAUD.
There are also many successful small and medium sized businesses in the area as well as proprietary businesses offering goods and services unconnected with the production of cognac.
The engineering sector is represented by component manufactures working in the precision machining of iron, stainless steel and aluminium, producing industrial moulds, industrial boiler making etc.
The electronics sector comprises producers of PCBs, windings for civil aviation, the military and armaments etc. Injection and rotational moulding industries are also represented in the area.
These dynamic businesses feed into other sectors such as sport and leisure, communications, car industry and technical parts manufacturers.