Non-stop work in preparation for swimming for the Olympics is causing local residents to “crack up” The objective of this 50 million euro project is the creation of a wastewater collector with the digging of 1.5 km of pipes in Paul-Hochart and Henri-Cretté streets. “We can't stay there anymore, there's too much noise,” laments Amélie, another resident of this private residence.

‘It's noisier but you don't have the vibrations of construction machinery,’ says Guillain.