which plays in the championnat de France national 1 with flag-carrier Grégoire Marche, European champion junior and no. 79 world. The Georges Pompidou Stadium is the main stadium of Valence with a capacity of 14,380 places. It is also the stadium where the athletics competitions take place. Triathlon: Valence Triathlon has a men's team and a women's team which is in the French second division. Ken Shin Kan is a Japanese sword school which aims to promote and teach the techniques of Japanese sword are: naginata, iaido, , and kendo. The club has no less than 80 licensees of all disciplines. Valence ACE volleyball Club offers trainings in youth and adult recreation and competition volleyball. The club has more than 130 licensees. Economy The focal point of major north-south European routes and door to the for the east-west corridor in the direction of Italy and Switzerland, the territory of the Valence agglomeration has developed around innovative companies, offering a higher education, centres of excellence and an economic supply of land. The development of the economy of Valence is favoured by the proximity of cities such as Lyon and Geneva and, through transport routes, major European capitals. The economic development of Valence can also count on a wealthy producer territory of food processing, hi-tech with the presence of large groups of electronics or aerospace, many innovative SMEs and a university centre of importance of film and knowledge with the presence of major animation studios internationally recognised for the quality of their productions. The Valence agglomeration by its geographical and strategic position at the crossroads of the main European flows, enjoys exceptional and multimodal infrastructure: The railway marshalling yard, the : River services and vessels along the Rhone by the canal from the Rhône to the Mediterranean and by access to the Freycinet northward, access to the A7 motorway and a branch towards the Isère and Italy (A49) a railway siding giving access to Europe-Mediterranean traffic and Italy. Valence is the seat of the , which manages the , the and Valence-Chabeuil Airport. According to INSEE in 2005, the percentage of the distribution of the labour force by sector of activity was: Food (fruits, vegetables, wines) Metallurgy Mechanical engineering Electronics / Electronic Banking / Automation The industries of the city include metallurgical products, textiles, leather goods, jewelry and munitions, and it also serves as a processing and trade centre for the surrounding