The City of Nîmes is transforming its neighborhoods to build a better future

The New national urban renewal program, locally called “Nîmes, districts of the future”, concerns Chemin Bas d’Avignon Clos d’Orville, Pissevin Valdegour and Mas de Mingue. But not everything will happen overnight with long-term projects.

The concrete application of the New National Urban Renewal Program is starting to be seen in several sectors of Nîmes, be it Chemin-Bas, Clos d’Orville, Mas de Mingue, Pissevin and Valdegour.

As a reminder, € 470 million were injected into this dantesque project which includes a housing component but also an economic, social or even sustainable one with a State contribution of € 140 million. “We must not let the population believe that everything will change in a short time. These are ambitious long-term projects that will deserve to be presented more precisely to the population”, confides Julien Plantier, first deputy mayor delegate to town planning who closely follows these files with the municipal elected officials Olivier Bonné (urban renewal) and François Courdil (policy of the city).

This NPNRU which runs at least until 2024 or even 2040, the City of Nîmes is piloting it with the support of the Agglo Nîmes metropolis which deals with the delicate question of rehousing.

Long-term projects that will deserve to be presented with precision to the population

So many large-scale operations that must be associated with social landlords such as the Gardois Un Toit pour tous, Habitat du Gard and France’s second-largest private HLM actor Erilia. By 2024, these will demolish a total of 1,055 housing units located in Pissevin, Valdegour, Chemin Bas d’Avignon and at Mas de Mingue.

Of course, all of this does not happen in a snap. For example, the problem of rehousing must be resolved. For this, the terms and objectives are reflected in a Partnership Charter signed in June 2019 by Nîmes Métropole, all the social landlords present in the inter-municipal territory and those reserving housing. “The objective is to guarantee a positive residential path for the households concerned, in accordance with their wishes and that, at the scale of the agglomeration”, indicate the services of Nîmes Métropole.

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Three relocation proposals

Family situations are studied taking into account the family’s residential preference, its financial capacity and the number of its members (children). At least three rehousing proposals have been made, which is the legal minimum.

Also, the Agglo relocation unit provides support to households and intervenes in all actions related to rehousing, in close collaboration with social landlords. To organize and ensure the monitoring of relocation operations in partnership, Nîmes Métropole has brought together all the NPNRU relocation stakeholders within its Technical Relocation Commission (CTR).

520 families awaiting relocation

Thus, as of December 1, 520 families are awaiting relocation while 200 others have already been relocated to Nîmes, in the towns and villages of Nîmes Métropole across the entire social rental stock of lessors, including those who do not demolish. , in accordance with the commitments of the Nîmes Métropole charter. A work of goldsmith that requires experience and tact, families are so attached to their neighborhood.

For the City and its partners, it is now a question of meeting the expectations of the National Urban Renewal Agency to move up a gear from next year so that the population concerned can experience significant changes.