Question 16141 — municipalities

Summary

Ms. Catherine Dellong Meng draws the attention of the Minister of Cities and Housing to the “SRU law”, adopted on December 13, 2000, which requires municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants to have a minimum of 25% social housing. This measure aims to promote social diversity and distribute social housing more equitably throughout the territory. However, many municipalities encounter difficulties in achieving this objective due to land use planning, geographic, economic constraints or even the history of local policies. In the MP's constituency, the town of Pujaut is lacking due to a low rate of social housing. In fact, the municipality does not have the land necessary to achieve the 25% objective. For these small municipalities, which already lack financial and human resources, the fine due to the deficiency and non-compliance with the “SRU law” constitutes a double penalty. In these particular cases, the obstacles are technical and not political, making the 25% target impossible to achieve by next year. In 2025, an amount of 179,747 euros was taken from the municipal budget, or 4.4% of operating expenses. To force the municipality to comply, the Gard prefecture decided to to raze an old villa and its land of 2,700 m2. Instead, it is planned to build 18 social housing units. The Mayor made other proposals to the prefecture, in particular land close to all amenities. However, the land is in an agricultural zone and the prefecture refuses the artificialization of the land. A calculation of the rate of social housing at the intercommunal level would allow a more harmonious distribution of this housing while controlling the regulatory and financial constraints that weigh on already bloodless municipalities. Faced with these difficulties, she asks him what measures he intends to take to help municipalities meet real estate obligations while not straining their budget.

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