Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Centre-Est; Rhône-Alpes; Isère
Location of affected unit(s)
Roybon
Sector
Arts / Entertainment
Sport, Amusement And Recreation
Sports Activities And Amusement And Recreation Activities
93.21 - Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

700 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
18 December 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Pierre et Vacances, a group that operates in the leisure and tourism sector, has announced that it is to create 700 new jobs in Roybon with the development of a new leisure park that will be run by the holiday village operator Center Parcs. The jobs will be created between January 2011 and December 2011. The new centre will include a forest of 100 hectares, 4,000 beds, and a covered swimming area of 5,000 square metres. The site will be the fifth Center Parcs leisure park in France. Pierre et Vacances currently employs 8,600 internationally.


Sources

  • 19 December 2007: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Center Parcs, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 66133, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66133.