Villages at Paysalia 2025
Paysalia's themed villages are spaces dedicated to the major challenges facing the landscaping sector.
They bring together experts, exhibitors, and visitors to discuss concrete, innovative, and sustainable solutions. Each village offers an immersive experience where visitors can learn, exchange ideas, and build the landscape of tomorrow through conferences, workshops, and feedback sessions.
BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENT VILLAGE: A space dedicated to sustainable solutions
In response to climate and ecological challenges, the Paysalia 2025 Biodiversity & Environment Village highlights innovations that are transforming green spaces. This forum brings together landscape architects, local authorities, project managers, and experts committed to practices that respect living organisms.
Discover alternative techniques for managing green spaces, urban greening solutions, and innovative approaches to preserving biodiversity and optimizing water management. Attend demonstrations and conferences to enrich your sustainable development projects.
A true source of inspiration, this village invites you to integrate responsible practices into your projects and actively contribute to a greener future. Come meet the change makers and spark new ideas for the landscape of tomorrow.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING VILLAGE: A springboard for landscaping talent
In a rapidly changing sector, the Paysalia 2025 Employment and Training Village supports professionals and future landscaping talent in their development. Created in collaboration with Unep, this space highlights the challenges of recruitment, training, and skills development.
Visitors will be able to:
• Discover careers and training courses thanks to the presence of schools, apprenticeship centers, and specialized organizations.
• Talk to recruiters looking for new profiles for positions or work-study programs.
• Participate in workshops and conferences on market trends, key skills, and advice for boosting their careers.
• Consult the Job Board, which lists job offers in the sector.
Whether you are a student, looking to change careers, or a professional seeking to advance, this village is the ideal place to build your future in the landscaping industry.
START-UP VILLAGE: Innovation at the heart of landscaping
The Paysalia Start-Up Village is a space entirely dedicated to young companies less than three years old that are reinventing the landscaping sector. Co-organized with Unep, this village highlights bold, sustainable solutions tailored to the current challenges facing green spaces.
The start-ups are selected based on three criteria: their level of innovation (high-tech or low-tech), their maturity (from structured idea to commercialized product), and their environmental, social, and economic impact. These are players committed to the ecological and digital transition of the sector.
More than just an exhibition space, the Start-Up Village is a veritable laboratory of ideas, conducive to meetings, exchanges, and collaboration. Visitors will be able to discover cutting-edge technologies and responsible practices and talk to the entrepreneurs who are shaping the landscape of tomorrow.
Join us from December 2 to 4, 2025, at Lyon Eurexpo to explore the innovations that are transforming today's challenges into concrete opportunities for the future.
MOBILITY AND ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION VILLAGE: Accelerating the transformation of the landscape
New for the 2025 edition, the Mobility & Ecological Transition Village supports landscaping professionals facing the challenges posed by new environmental regulations (LEZ, Crit'Air, etc.). This central space offers concrete solutions for adopting more responsible mobility.
Visitors will discover:
• Eco-friendly commercial vehicles (electric, hybrid, NGV, retrofit),
• Low-emission and connected equipment,
• Soft mobility solutions adapted to the landscaping industry,
• Feedback for experience.
The village brings together exhibitors, institutions (ADEME, BPI, CCI, Métropole de Lyon, etc.), and experts to inform, advise, and share feedback. A dedicated visitor route makes it easy to identify exhibitors committed to ecological transition.
Conferences, practical workshops, and field testimonials enrich this dynamic space, designed to help companies reduce their carbon footprint and promote their approach to their customers.
VILLAGE WATER RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION – IRRIGATION: Every drop counts
Faced with the challenges of climate change, sustainable water management is becoming a priority for landscaping professionals. The Water Resource Optimization – Irrigation Village at Paysalia 2025 highlights innovative solutions for smart, economical, and efficient irrigation.
This space brings together manufacturers, installers, local authorities, design offices, and designers around the latest technologies: connected irrigation, smart sensors, remote control, low-consumption equipment, and more. These tools help reconcile technical efficiency with respect for resources.
Visitors will be able to attend demonstrations, talk to experts, and discover best practices for anticipating regulations and integrating energy-efficient systems into their projects.
This village embodies Paysalia's commitment to supporting the sector's ecological transition by promoting the players and solutions that will help build the landscape of tomorrow... while saving every drop.
