In fiscal 2011 (October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011), Siemens’ sales to customers in France amounted to EUR 1.79 billion and new orders totaled EUR 1.85 billion. Siemens currently has around 6,880 employees in France.

With its workforce of 8,000 employees, eight production sites, and numerous partnerships with universities, institutions of higher education, and competitive clusters, Siemens plays an active role in economic development within France and abroad. Siemens France has ten R&D centers, six of which are Centers of Competence located throughout the world and working in a wide range of high-tech sectors such as automatic transportation systems, metallurgy, energy transportation and distribution, software design and production, and fire detection. Siemens France generates over one-third of its revenue through exports.

The Energy Sector had another outstanding year in France. The Inelfe project will increase the power exchange capacity between Spain and France with the construction of a 2,000-MW high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link. The new connection will be underground, with cables placed in trenches or in tunnels through the Pyrenees Mountains. The project’s technological features are  innovative, due to the length of the underground link and the technology of cables and conversion stations at this level of voltage. Besides Siemens opened its eighth production site in France – the first in the Healthcare Sector.