Question 16621 — municipalities

Summary

Ms. Shéhérazade Bentorki draws the attention of the Minister of Regional Planning and Decentralization to the consequences of the continued reduction of the Fund for Accelerating the Ecological Transition in the Territories, known as the “Green Fund,” for the most fragile municipalities and, more particularly, on the conditions of reception of students in schools. In the constituency of the Member, which includes Roubaix and Wattrelos, the heat episodes of June 2026 revealed the state of vulnerability of school assets. School readings showed that half of classes had reached 30 degrees, almost a third had exceeded it and one establishment recorded up to 43 degrees. Behind these figures are students who can no longer learn in dignified conditions, teachers who are prevented from exercising their mission and educational staff faced with particularly demanding working conditions. This situation is unfortunately not isolated. In June 2025, more than 2,000 schools had to close in France due to the heat. These episodes, expected to become more frequent under the effect of climate change, highlight the urgency of adapting school assets. However, this adaptation requires massive investments in at a time when the State is sharply reducing the resources intended to support local authorities. Since its creation, the Green Fund has been one of the main levers enabling municipalities to undertake the energy renovation of their public buildings. However, in just two budgetary years, its envelope has been divided by almost four: from 2.5 billion euros in 2024, it has increased to 1.15 billion euros in 2025, then to 650 million euros in the budget for 2026. This reduction comes even though the needs have never been so great. France has nearly 58,000 public schools representing around 130 million square meters, or almost half of the real estate assets of local authorities. According to the Ministry of National Education, nearly 80% of these buildings require renovation. Four out of five primary schools are over fifty years old and will face heat waves three times more frequent by 2030. The Government has nevertheless stated the objective of renovating 40,000 public schools by 2034. This objective today appears largely compromised. Financing operations already constitutes the main obstacle for 73% of communities, many of which consider the necessary investments as out of reach. The school closures observed during heat episodes are therefore not only the consequence of climate change, they also reflect the insufficiency of investments making it possible to adapt school buildings to this new reality. This difficulty is aggravated by the progressive weakening of the financial autonomy of local authorities. For several years, the removal of own tax resources have considerably reduced their room for maneuver, reinforcing their dependence on State grants and compensation, even though they remain subject to the obligation of balanced budgets. They are now forced to choose between renovating schools, maintaining local public services or even maintaining municipal facilities. Such situations create inequalities deep territorial concerns regarding the capacity to adapt educational establishments to the consequences of climate change. She wants to know his position on the subject.

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