It is not a surprise. Commercial rents are very high in Chartres. More than in many cities, which is a handicap for the good health of the business.
The study by the firm Intencité, which works for Chartres Métropole in a diagnosis of trade at the scale of the agglomeration, shows that the rate of effort of traders in Chartres, that is to say the ratio between the rent and the turnover, is much higher than the national average, with rare exceptions.
The first results of the commercial diagnosis of Chartres Métropole
This average effort rate is 12%, with peaks of up to nearly 30% among some traders, according to the study, while it does not exceed 7% on average elsewhere. In addition, according to the municipality, “project leaders who take over businesses in the city center must invest a lot to renovate the premises: they invest between 200,000 and 300,000 €”.
Beautiful buildings, but in a worrying state
According to Jean-Pierre Gorges, mayor of Chartres and president of Chartres Métropole, “the hypercentre of Chartres is beautiful, but it is only a facade. It was sacrificed for significant profits for a few who have not reinvested in their work tool ”.
The elected official ensures:
“They should have maintained the buildings. Because if you take the decorations off some buildings, it’s scary. You wonder how it holds. It’s our current war with the ORT [Opération de revitalisation de territoire] heart of town ”
Jean-Pierre Gorges (mayor of Chartres)
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“Today, whoever rents the commercial space rents the entire building. The rental price corresponds to the price of the entire building. Jean-Pierre Gorges wants to put the population back in the heart of the city and for that, create housing above the shops by using, if necessary, more restrictive means so that the owners enter into this dynamic.
The mayor of Chartres, Jean-Pierre Gorges, evokes the back-to-school files: “We must adapt to the situation”
“The only means available to exert pressure is the dilapidated buildings. It can be a weakness, but also a strength if we use all our coercive means. “
Clearly, the town hall can, for example, require, if there is danger, work and ensure that this work makes it possible to put housing above the stores. “We have to reclaim the floors, force the owners to do it, or make them let go of their property. I wrote to 11,500 owners in the city center to explain our approach to them. “
Francois Feuilleux
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