Question 14479 — tourism and leisure

Summary

Mr. Jean-François Portarrieu draws the attention of the Minister of Culture to heritage tourism. Indeed, while France's tourist attractiveness has largely been built on the richness of its cultural heritage, particularly with regard to international markets, various constraints weigh on the future of these national assets and monuments, first and foremost the significant financial cost of maintenance and conservation. Gold, without preservation and restoration, a certain number of sites would be likely to be endangered. Tourism and heritage share the same issues of attractiveness and competitiveness. The first offers a perspective of economic activity, a source of wealth and job creation. The second, when it goes beyond the proposition of a simple visit, offers the prospect of commercial activities that are sources of higher income. These revenues can contribute to the conservation of historic monuments and generate lasting direct and indirect benefits on the territories. In this context, it therefore seems necessary to study new avenues for promoting tourist monuments. Thus, he would like to know the conclusions of the feasibility study on the development of commercial facilities within French heritage sites which was carried out a few years ago. month, by the DGE, the Caisse des Dépôts and the General Directorate of Heritage of the Ministry of Culture.

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