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The average occupancy rate of our 24 zones is about 80%: 71.3% in the district of Dinant (7 Zones), 83.4% in that of Namur (15 areas) and 75.2% in the Philippeville (3 zones ). 11 of these areas are saturated or in the process of being (+ 90% occupancy), including 9 in the district of Namur. This shows the importance for economic development in the province, the creation of new areas or expansion of existing areas. According to the Statistical Year book 2002 (2000 figures) of IWEPS (Walloon Region), the most represented sectors were on our areas, in descending order, construction, manufacturing nonmetallic mineral products, wholesale trade, the Health and social work, and the sale and repair of motor vehicles.

The same source confirms that SMEs are queens in the province of Namur in 2000, amounted in effect, 93% of the enterprises in our zones and occupied almost 50% of the workforce employed there. They accounted for 14.7% of total business parks Walloon and they held 9.3% of total employment in those same parks. According to the National Bank of Belgium, the policy pursued by Bep in particular through the creation of industrial parks, has contributed to the growth of the provincial economy. If at the end of 2001, 679 companies were established in our areas and accounted for 8.5% of firms surveyed in the province, their weight in economic activity was important as they were occupying 40% of active workers in companies in Namur.