About Foncier+: connecting industrial projects with the right locations and local partners

From a national portal to a connection platform

Finding a suitable site is not enough. You also need to know whether it fits your project, find the right contact and know what to do next.

France Foncier+ was launched in 2024 as a joint initiative between Banque des Territoires and Cerema to make site searches easier across France. The portal lists available business sites provided by local authorities and makes it easier to connect with local partners.

Since its launch, the service has established a first national database:

• More than 1,000 sites listed, covering more than 8,000 hectares.

• More than 40,000 hits since launch.

• More than 250 enquiries referred to local partners since launch.

From France Foncier+ to Foncier+: scaling up to create better connections

France Foncier+ has demonstrated the value of a single national platform.

Foncier+ is building on this foundation with a broader ambition: turning available sites into targeted connections between businesses and local partners.

The initiative has now evolved into a non-profit public-interest organisation: Foncier+ brings local authorities and partners together around a shared national service.

Foncier+ is now the brand behind this initiative. The aim is no longer simply to make sites visible, but to help businesses find the right industrial location and local contact to move forward.

What’s new about Foncier+:

• A single national platform to search for industrial sites and find the right local contacts.

• A growing pool of data and tools, based on open-data and open-source principles.

A guiding principle: Every project needs to get an answer. Foncier+ can step in and help connect businesses with the right local contact when a search or connection falls through.

A partnership built with local authorities

Led by Banque des Territoires, Foncier+ brings together local authorities, economic development agencies, institutions, national bodies and business representatives around a shared national service.

• Regions, EPCIs (inter-municipal authorities), metropolitan authorities and their economic development agencies play a central role in the site-selection process: they know the available sites, assess projects and provide local support.

• National institutions, operators and networks can also contribute their data and expertise and help connect local authorities with businesses.

• Business representatives help ensure that the needs, constraints and site-selection criteria of businesses are taken into account.

This collective approach is designed to improve data quality, increase the visibility of available sites and make connections more effective, without replacing local support.