Introduction

The Community of Ariane Cities, formed on 17 July 1998, is an Association, the purpose of which is to assist the economic, cultural and educational development of the cities and citizens who contribute, directly or indirectly to European space activities, in the following ways:

• by involving the administrative body closest to the citizen , namely that of the city itself. 

• by ensuring cooperation, and the circulation of ideas , knowledge, goods, services and people, between cities and towns, and between cities and towns and companies, in the priority areas of interest of the association, namely education and research, industry and commerce, culture and tourism.

• by emphasising the importance of space and space applications to the populations of our cities

• and by promoting the image and know-how of our cities, industry, and educational and research centers 
   

As a consequence, CVA is to be the reflection of the synergy between the cities and their industrial ARIANE entities

The founder members are Bordeaux (F), Bremen (D), Cayenne (F. Guyane), Charleroi (B), Colleferro (I), Courcouronnes (F), Evry (F) , Kourou (F, Guyane), Les Mureaux (F), Sinnamary (F, Guyane), Toulouse (F), Turino (I), Vernon (F), the French Space Agency (CNES) and Arianespace.

As of to date, CVA comprises 35 members, presented on this site and the CVA has its headquarters in Evry.

Two news posters presenting CVA Members and programmes are also available, see hereafter:
- CVA Members poster
- CVA Programmes poster