[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region includes 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the leading port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength that allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in France (8.5%). …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Labeled "Business Cluster" since 2011, Nova CHILD brings together and leads a national network composed of companies, research centers and training around innovation for the well-being of children and families. Companies operate in various sectors of the child market: childcare, furniture/decoration, fashion (clothing - shoes), toys, food, hygiene, services... and allow Nova CHILD to have a real cross-sectional vision. Schools, research and training centers, and technical centers... bring their skills and expertise to the network: human and social sciences (psychology, sociology...), design, techniques (materials, electronics, NTIC, ...), medical, marketing, etc. Nova CHILD thus pools the knowledge and …