Of course, there were a few pebbles along the way, as is often the case with major development projects, but the Saint-Martin-au-Val intergenerational residence of thirty apartments, supported by the Habitat and Humanisme was finally inaugurated, this Monday, January 30, 2023, in Chartres.
The crowd of elected officials was there. A sign of the scale of this project, launched in 2018, thanks to a combination of circumstances.
“This Elizabeth of Thuringia home belonged to the Sisters of Saint Paul. It housed young girls from the sixties to the eighties, before becoming a home for young workers. When he moved to Passage de Sours in 2018, we took the opportunity to take over the building. »
Annie Fortier (President of Habitat and Humanism in Eure-et-Loir.)
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The idea is to bring together under one roof, located in the heart of the city, single people in difficulty, the elderly, single-parent families and students, in order to ensure social diversity.
Christopher Thurin, 26, found housing and serenity thanks to Habitat et Humanisme
With low-cost apartments – between €430 and €500 all inclusive for studios and one-bedroom apartments and between €200 and €300 for the boarding house – the residence also offers common rooms, where projects led by the two workers of the place bring together all generations. Like Thursday morning breakfasts.
Reopening of Saint-Brice Church
“The choice of the district is interesting for this beautiful project which brings together students and the elderly. It is the success of a private and public partnership, where those who have money help those who have less. “, underlined the mayor of Chartres, Jean-Pierre Gorges.
Jean Pierre Gorges (Mayor of Chartres)
He took the opportunity to announce his ambitions for this Saint-Brice district, where he intends to redevelop the sixty hectares, located around the Saint-Brice church and “highlight the semi-buried crypt dating from the 5th and 6th centuries”. After having put the religious building out of water, the mayor wishes to reopen it to worship.
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