Do business, live, and create!
The Creative City is located centrally in Montpellier, on the site of the former Infantry School (EAI). It is the first combined district for young urban activities dedicated to Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) offering 30,000 sq. meters of tertiary and commercial space and 2,500 apartments.
Led by Illusion & Macadam, an industry reference for its assistance work, this innovative concept fits in with today’s international trend for third spaces, a new type of place for encounters and creativity. The Creative City became reality with the official opening of “Tropisme Hall” in January 2019.
Led by Illusion & Macadam, an industry reference for its assistance work, this innovative concept fits in with today’s international trend for third spaces, a new type of place for encounters and creativity. The Creative City became reality with the official opening of “Tropisme Hall” in January 2019.
Economic Development and Employment Department
Valérie Chaillou
Mission Manager, Information Technologies Sector
+33 (0)4 67 13 64 63
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Designed for students, companies operating in the Creative City, as well as the general public and scholastic events, this multifunctional center will bring people together for moments of both work and relaxation.
Creative campus
A foundation for the CCI ecosystem, the Creative City will welcome the Icônes network, which is a reference in training programs in the CCI field, and a 1,400-student campus uniting four schools, including Esma.
Tropisme Hall
Companies can set up operations to join the Creative City momentum in the “Tropisme Hall,” which offers space ranging from single offices to 100 m² for headquarters. A total of about 200 entrepreneurs have set up at this new creative site.
40 ha
developed space
including 30,000 sq. meters for tertiary activities4
schools
Esma, ETPA, Ciné Créatis, and IPESAA, representing about 1,400 students4,000 m2
space
to welcome 150-200 entrepreneursCreative perspective
Creative campus overview by ESMA
The Icônes Group will set up training programs to be offered by 4 schools in applied arts, graphic design, animation cinema, and special effects.
The most emblematic of the schools is Esma Montpellier, the network’s landmark school founded in Montpellier in 1993, whose programs and fields continue to receive selections and international awards.
