The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes has just authorized the issuance of the building permit for the future National Interest Market (MIN) at La Baronne. A project that will cover 13.5 hectares.
Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice and president of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, is pleased with this construction project for which he has just authorized the issuance of the building permit. The project is called “National Interest Market” (MIN).
Letter from Mayor Estrosi
“Another step has been taken and I am pleased,” says the mayor of Nice. “This transfer is an ambitious project that will provide our farmers and wholesalers with an efficient and innovative agri-food platform, more respectful of the environment. It is a priority for me, as I have just launched our Territorial Food Project, which aims, among other things, to secure the food supply for the inhabitants of the Metropolis, to allow our local agriculture to sustain, develop sustainably, and innovate.”
“This transfer of the MIN is accompanied by an agricultural and land policy that protects our agricultural lands, enhances wastelands, and establishes new farms to develop short supply chains. The Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis is committed to a 21st-century agriculture that meets the expectations of citizens and climate challenges while reinventing models that consider the role of local farmers and their fair remuneration. The future MIN d’Azur is fully in line with this policy.”
About the future MIN
The future MIN of Nice will extend over 13.5 hectares, of which 3.8 hectares are protected for ecological preservation, with 35,700 m² of built surface allocated to the MIN and 7,000 m² for associated programs, at a cost of approximately 124 million euros excluding taxes, fully covered by the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis under a partnership contract.
This tool develops a strategy to strengthen commercial and distribution activities. Five sectors will be represented:
– Fruits & Vegetables
– Other food products (fresh-frozen-drinks)
– Meat
– Sea products
– Flowers & Plants & Accessories.
New facilities with optimal energy efficiency will be established, utilizing renewable energies (geothermal and photovoltaic), equipped with a smart grid system to adjust consumption and needs in real time.
