After ten months of occupying the headquarters of Grenoble Métropole in Isère, 150 people have been relocated. The building had been taken over by homeless individuals since November of last year. On Tuesday, September 22, the last of the occupants left the premises, marking the end of 300 days spent in the local government offices. The group included families, children, pregnant women, and bike couriers who had been evicted from housing on Place des Géants by Actis, a social housing provider, and left without support from the state. They said they had nowhere else to go and remained in the building for ten months.
The occupation began following the eviction of several families from empty housing units owned by Actis in the neighborhood of La Villeneuve. After months of discussions between the occupants, Grenoble Alpes Métropole, and local municipalities, solutions were finally found to allow the group to leave. According to the Métropole, these 150 individuals have now been placed in a dozen homes across several towns. The accommodations were made possible through the efforts of multiple local actors, including the municipalities of Eybens, Meylan, Pont-de-Claix, and Seyssins, as well as the Métropole and the Local Real Estate Establishment (EPFL). These homes are located in various areas, including Échirolles, Eybens, Gières, Grenoble, La Tronche, Pont-de-Claix, Saint-Égrève, Saint-Martin-d’Hères, and Seyssinet-Paris.
Grenoble Alpes Métropole emphasized that families with children and pregnant women were given priority for housing. Several municipalities that lacked available housing volunteered to provide financial support to help resolve the crisis. However, despite these efforts, the situation remains unresolved for a small number of people. According to the occupants' collective, about a dozen individuals who were not included in the agreement reached with the Métropole and the municipalities remain homeless. This highlights the ongoing challenges in addressing housing insecurity in the region.
Grenoble Occupation Ends After Ten-Month Protest by Homeless Residents
AI-rewritten from original reportingHow it works
homelessnessgovernancehousingsocialgrenobleoccupation
Original sources:
- 🇫🇷BFMTV



