Regional Aid Areas (AFR)

Presentation

The European Commission has adopted the French map of regional aid areas (AFR) for the period 2022-2027, implemented by Decree 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid areas and investment aid areas for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027.

It replaces the map of AFR zones 2014-2021 which expired on 31 December 2021.

This new map delineates the areas, conditions and limits within which the State and local authorities will be able to allocate investment and job creation aid to enterprises. It determines the ceiling rates for investment aid which vary according to the fragility of the territories, in accordance with European rules.

Data

The dataset contains:
— the list of beneficiary municipalities
— the zoning tracking list

Useful links

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Open Data File
If you are using the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, a particular operation is required to open the data file:
1. Create a new Excel workbook
2. Click on the Data tab in the ribbon and then on From text
3. Choose the location of the csv file and click on Import
4. In the window that opens, choose the option Delimited and in File Origin, choose 65001: Unicode UTF8. Click on Next
5. Select only the Separator Virgul. Click on Next
6. Choose the right column data format by referring to the documentation of the dataset. Click on Finish.