Very affected departments such as Savoie, Hautes-Alpes or Paris, and a “beginning of an urban exodus”: the “economic shock” of the Covid was very “unequally distributed between the territories”, underlines a parliamentary note, presented on Monday to the social partners.
Produced by the MoDem deputy Jean-Noël Barrot, in full mission on the way out of the crisis in the territories, this progress report underlines that the “geography of the crisis does not overlap that of the previous weaknesses”.
Fewer jobs in Savoie or near Saint-Louis (Haut-Rhin)
In terms of “decline in the private wage bill”, Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, Paris, Corse-du-Sud or Alpes-Maritimes are the departments where the impact of Covid is the strongest, insists the parliamentarian .
INSEE had already noted how much the southern and mountain tourist departments had been hit, in particular by the closure of ski resorts, as well as Paris, due to the absence of international tourists and the stopping of business trips. .
More specifically, Jean-Noël Barrot, elected from Yvelines, lists the 30 employment areas most affected by the crisis, starting with Tarentaise (Savoie), Roissy (Val-d’Oise) and Saint-Louis (Haut- Rhine).
They flee Lyon for Isère or Ain
He also mentions “the misfortune of metropolises and the start of an urban exodus”: “The large metropolises have experienced a drop in activity twice that of rural areas or peripheral towns. This must be a reason for ‘attention,’ says the centrist, economist by training and former teacher at MIT.
From real estate notarial data, he underlines a “territorial rebalancing” with “significant departures” from metropolises to neighboring departments: the outer suburbs, Normandy or even Loiret for ex-Parisians; Isère or Ain for ex-Lyonnais.
Thionville, Abbeville … When things go from bad to worse
These “territorial dynamics” can be a source of “opportunities” if they are “accompanied”, judges the deputy, who cites “teleworking packs” in Ariège to attract employees from the Toulouse region.
The parliamentarian calls for “special attention” for 21 employment areas where the “weaknesses” pre and post Covid overlap, such as Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), Abbeville (Somme), Thionville (Moselle) or around Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).
Entrusted by the Prime Minister, the mission should end at the end of June – beginning of July with recommendations for territorialized measures such as “the loan of labor” between companies or the “pooling of local revitalization funds”.
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