The city of La Renaude in Marseille has been emptied of its inhabitants. Twelve families are being asked to leave the premises by their social landlord.

The landlord wants to raze their apartments in exchange for rehousing solutions that the residents consider “catastrophic” “Many people left their homes running away and without even taking their belongings,” says Christian, a resident of the city for nearly 39 years. “We are the survivors”: In Marseille, the last residents of theLa Renaude city mourn their “abandonment”