It's almost noon this Wednesday.
The ballet of wheeled carts is in full swing on Allée Georges-Besse (Paris 14th century), in the shadow of the Montparnasse Tower.
In the midst of this relative turmoil, many retirees are shopping.
According to the latest projections from INSEE, the number of people over 75 in the capital is expected to jump by 50% by 2050. And this, even if those over 60 represent a third of Parisians who leave the City of Lights. every year.
Paris and its dynamism thus remain less affected by this aging population than other territories, but adapting a global city to seniors is already a challenge.
Paris has 486,118 inhabitants over 60 years old (22% of the population).
In a city that is evolving ever faster, their habits are disrupted.
Their age group is, for example, the one that has the most difficulty getting rid of the car (46% of 65-80 year olds have at least one car in Paris) when the City intends to reduce its place.
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