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Aeropole Signs Up Three Tenants
The Payerne region is looking to attract more companies, and is establishing a spaceport there.

Well-known as the home of the Solar Impulse solar-powered aircraft that is currently in China waiting to start the transpacific sector of a round-the-world flight, Aeropole at Payerne in Switzerland is being developed as a major European center for aerospace technology. The cluster has recently attracted three high-profile tenants in the shape of Boschung, Groupe E and Swiss Space Systems (S3).

Aeropole offers two areas for settlement, with or without access to the 2,600-meter ILS-equipped runway. Boschung has completed a contract to take two parcels of land with airfield access for a combined area of 400,000 square meters. The global company produces special-purpose vehicles, machinery and electronic systems for many purposes, including airport-related equipment. It is establishing its headquarters at Aeropole, along with a technology center.