Small companies which establish a base in an urban development area benefit from tax and welfare exemptions which promote their development and the creation of jobs in the neighbourhood.

Strasbourg has two urban development areas with the following objectives :

• Support and maintain the development of economic activities in these districts
• Enable access or return to employment for residents of the area

• Intensify and accelerate the current urban renovation programmes

The two urban development areas in the Hautepierre and Neuhof neighbourhoods have perimeters defined by decree.
LocalisationZonesFranchesUrbaines.pdf (66 ko)

Perimeter of the "Neuhof Urban Development Area" :
ZFUNeuhof.pdf (737 ko)

Perimeter of the "Hautepierre Urban Development Area" :
ZFUHautepierre.pdf (551 ko)

Companies with fewer than 50 employees which establish a base in an urban development area before 31/12/2011 benefit from tax and welfare exemptions for 5 years at the full rate, followed by a period of degression.

Exemptions from corporate welfare charges are linked to a local recruitment clause.

zfu-mode-emploi-2007.pdf (369 ko)
exonerations.pdf (47 ko)

We invite you to check the terms and conditions of eligibility to exemptions for your company with the relevant bodies.

If you wish to find out about opportunities for setting up a business, contact the Economic Development Department at the CUS.

Office to rent in the Neuhof urban development area : 
BureauNeuhof.pdf (45 ko)

Land with amenities for sale in the Hautepierre and Neuhof urban development areas :
ZFU Terrains Hautepierre.pdf (1614 ko)
 ZFU Terrains Neuhof.pdf (656 ko)
 ZFU Terrains Neuhof candidature.pdf (8 ko)

The site of the City's Interministerial Delegation:
Provides maps and official texts, as well as political news about the city. www.ville.gouv.fr

The URSSAF site :
Provides details on exemptions to employer's social security contributions (heading "documentation"), as well as the possibility of simulating exemptions (heading "calculating contributions"). www.urssaf.fr

The portal site for the urban development areas :
Provides summarised information on the system.
www.zones-franches.org