On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the OIN (Opération d’Intérêt National) Nice Eco-Valley, Le Point organized a symposium last Friday titled “The City, New Horizons” to explore what the City of the future will be like, bringing together prominent thinkers of the city of tomorrow for a day.
On this occasion, Christian Estrosi provided a progress report on the 10 years of the Eco-Valley, the Opération d’Intérêt National of the Plaine du Var—which spans an area of 10,000 hectares—and revisited the environmental aspects of this vast project.
Accused by his opponents of “concreting,” (communist Robert Injey renamed this operation “Concrete-Valley”), the mayor of Nice/President of the Metropolis took the opportunity to make some pointed remarks: “This is not a concreting operation, but an ‘un-concreting’ operation,” he recalled, emphasizing that “it is through green growth that we can promote the economic development of this territory.”
He went on to list the figures that, according to him, prove this point. Will the opponents reach the same conclusion?
Volume of investments (in million euros): 2012-2026 (projects Nice Méridia, Grand Arénas): 470; 2027-2032 (projects Grand Méridia, Lingostière): +345
Jobs (units)*: +6,515, including Nice 5,069, Colomars 344, Le Broc 129
PLUm: +80 hectares of agricultural zones; +35 hectares of natural zones
Housing: 13,550 including 4,477 social (for students)
