Editing Nice (section)

==Economy and tourism==
Nice is the seat of the [[Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Nice Côte d'Azur]], which manages the Port of Nice. Investors from France and abroad can benefit from the assistance of the Côte d'Azur Economic Development Agency [[Team Côte d'Azur]].

Nice has one conference centre: the [[Palais des Congrès Acropolis]]. The city also has several business parks, including [[Districts of businesses Niçoise L'Arenas|l'Arenas]], [[Districts of Niçoise Nice businesses Plaine|Nice the Plain]], [[Districts of businesses Niçoise Nice Méridia|Nice Méridia]], [[Districts of businesses Niçoise Saint Isidore|Saint Isidore]], and the Northern Forum.

In addition, the city features several shopping centres such as Nicetoile on Avenue Jean Médecin, Cap3000 in [[Saint-Laurent-du-Var]] (the 5th-biggest mall in France by surface area), Nice TNL, Nice Lingostière, Northern Forum, St-Isidore, the Trinity (around the [[Auchan]] [[hypermarket]]) and [[Polygone Riviera]] in [[Cagnes-sur-Mer]].

[[Sophia Antipolis]] is a technology park northwest of [[Antibes]]. Much of the park is within the commune of [[Valbonne]]. Established between 1970 and 1984, it primarily houses companies in the fields of computing, electronics, pharmacology and biotechnology. Several institutions of higher learning are also located here, along with the European headquarters of W3C. It is known as "Europe's first science and technology hub" and is valued at more than 5 billion euros.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technology Parks to promote regional economic transformation {{!}} Interreg Europe – Sharing solutions for better policy |url=https://www.interregeurope.eu/find-policy-solutions/stories/technology-parks-to-promote-regional-economic-transformation |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=www.interregeurope.eu |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Nice metropolitan area]] had a [[List of cities by GDP|GDP amounting to $47.7 billion]], and $34,480 per capita,<ref name="Brookings">{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3|title=Global city GDP 2011|publisher=Brookings Institution|access-date=4 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605135349/http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3|archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> slightly lower than the French average.