Overview

• The gigafactory opened this month after a four-year build and represents a €1.3 billion investment from French, European and private sources.
• It has produced its first 1,000 batteries and will be capable of equipping up to 200,000 Renault 5 and other electric vehicles per year.
• The site employs 650 workers and is set to recruit an additional 350 staff by the end of 2025.
• Since 2017, the government has invested €1.3 billion in Nord-Pas-de-Calais development projects and renovated 15,500 of 23,000 homes under the mining basin plan.
• The region’s unemployment rate has dropped by 19% since 2017 and 2,200 jobs were created between 2022 and 2024, even as poverty remains at 21%.