“I come from a priority neighborhood, I believe a lot in a strong state! I hope that in six years, Champagne-sur-Seine will exit the Priority Neighborhoods of City Policy (QPV) system,” hopes Sabrina Agresti-Roubache, Secretary of State for Citizenship and the City, who came to sign on Thursday March 28 the Neighborhood Engagements 2030 contract which confirms the integration of the Cœur de Champagne district into the QPV system. A boon for this working-class town of Seine-et-Marne, devastated after the closure of the Jeumont-Schneider factory more than thirty years ago. “Its siren punctuated the city,” recalls Mayor Michel Gonord (Horizons).
In this town of 6,500 inhabitants, which has 47% social housing, 800 — out of 1,200 — are located in this district of the city center. In particular the two Clemenceau bars (200 housing units) which Habitat 77 is committed to rehabilitating for 10 million euros. The targeted sector fits with that which benefits from the Small Towns of Tomorrow contract which will make it possible to create a media library and a public garden. “But if we forget the human aspect, we miss out,” believes the elected official. Hence his joy at signing this city contract.
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