Hundreds of protesters from across the region have converged in front of the Town Hall, Sunday.
Le Monde with AFP
Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday 10 October in front of the Paris City Hall to denounce “massive urbanization” of Ile-de-France, conclusion of several “Marche of the land” parties the day before four corners of the region.
“Save concrete grumpy”, “Fertile tray, Saclay in Danger”: Protesters denounced real estate pressure and development projects, such as the Grand Paris Express, which nibble fertile plots around the capital, that ‘They consider indispensable to biodiversity and the fight against climate change.
“The idea is to make people realize that there are lands to preserve for the ecology of Ile-de-France, explained Claire Bertrand, an organic farmer in Seine-and -Marne. These lands are used to feed the population of Paris. “
At the side of the many organizers, a few elected officials were present, whose member Mathilde Panot (France unsuitable) or the regional ecologist Ghislaine Senée. The latter lamented the “pious vows” of the majority led by Valérie Pécresse, who wishes to establish the rule of “net artificialization”, and called for more use the vacant and wasteland housing to respond to the real estate pressure.
about 1,500 hectares urbanized each year
SATURDAY, THE PROVANTIERS STARTED FROM FOUR CONSEMATE POINTS TO RALLIER THE CAPITAL: Triangle of Gonesse (Val-d’Oise), Val Bréon (Seine-et-Marne), Plateau de Saclay (Essonne) and Thoiry (Yvelines). The Marche Parts of Gonesse and Val Bréon joined Saturday at the Gardens of Aubervilliers, threatened by a project as part of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“We want to keep our nourishing lands,” said Catherine Caltaux Saturday, one of the cyclists from Val Bréon. “These are projects that have no meaning,” said Sarah Fish, who grew up in this agricultural region and regretted these “disinherited cities” marked by “extensive warehouses”.
In recent years, about 1,500 hectares of agricultural land are transformed each year into urban spaces, says the Chamber of Agriculture of Ile-de-France.