Sports clothing and accessories maker Lotto France is exiting its current French headquarters in Besancon in the Doubs region and moving to a new base in Aix-en-Provence, southern France.

Lotto said that Aix-en-Provence is better served by air transport.

The company, a unit of Italian sportswear group Lotto Sport, moved from Paris headquarters to Besancon in December 2000.