In Marseille's northern suburbs, the Épopée innovation village is bringing together social and educational start-ups. It's a campus of sorts that has been set up in a former factory building that was once home to Ricard, France's famous pastis aperitif.
The tone is set as soon as you enter the main entrance of l'Epopée. The screening of a 10-minute "team-building film" is intended to motivate and inspire new arrivals.
