In five years, the city of Indre-et-Loire has managed to reduce its commercial vacancy rate. Today it must manage the challenge of transmission, while trying to protect itself from the appetites of actors who are not really welcome.

A new restaurant has just opened here, a shoe repair shop there, further on there is a jeweler and an art cabinetmaker who will soon take up residence. “All these small businesses bring real comfort to life,” appreciates this dentist, delighted to be able to find little dresses a stone's throw from her home.