Agde: rue Jean-Roger, the Petite Fabrique mills at full speed

Élus et partenaires de la Petite Fabrique ont dressé le bilan de la première année. MIDI LIBRE – MICHEL DESNOS

One year after its creation, the resource center in the heart of the city of Agde draws up an initial assessment of its actions.

"The city center has been attractive in the past, there is no reason why it cannot become so again.& ;quot; Pascal Pintre, director of the economic attractiveness agency Blue Invest, summarized in a few words the state of mind that local elected officials wish to infuse into the historic center of Agde.

Around twenty businesses before summer

Where nearly 400 housing units are in progress or will be renovated, public spaces like the redesigned Promenade, without forgetting the installation Рsustainable or not, the future will tell Р"around twenty new traders", announced Fran̤ois Perea, vice-president of the Agglo, mainly rue Muratet in first.

Employment, professional integration, digital

A neighborhood where people pull out all the stops, including economically. Launched a little over a year ago, La Petite Fabrique, a resource center dedicated to the economy, employment, professional integration and digital technology, has drawn up a first assessment of its action, in the presence of elected officials and partners."A space dedicated to meetings, which helps those who have projects in mind to see them come to fruition", welcomed the president of the Hérault Méditerranée agglomeration Gilles D& ;rsquo;Ettore.

Support and advice are indeed popular in these places. This is particularly appreciated by Marie-Hélène Mattia, president of the local integration mission Center Hérault. "In Agde, we follow nearly 600 young people aged 18 to 25, including 137 who come from the heart of the city. Often, these young people are alone. And in this place, they find people like them, emulation is created, a team spirit."

The issue of social diversity

A rallying point appreciated by the twenty-seven regular partners of the Petite Fabrique, like the Face Hérault, represented by its director Caroline Cazi, or the BGE Ouest Hérault and its president, the ;rsquo;Agathois Vincent Mirande. Delegate of the Prefect for the priority districts of the city of Béziers and Agde, Solène Monnier for her part was pleased that the Petite Fabrique was installed in the QPV. "I see the dynamism of this system which, in addition, also makes it possible to bring social diversity into the heart of the city." Which is not the least of the challenges for the future, indeed.