Faced with the multiplication of the number of second homes, the city of Chamonix has decided to get the big means out.
“Chamonix-Mont-Blanc acts for permanent housing!” It is with these words that the Chamonix town hall announced Wednesday March 12 in a press release His desire not to authorize the slightest new second home on almost all of the town. While 70% of its housing stock is made up of second homes, Chamonix has decided to make a radical change based on the new law called “MEUR”, voted in 2024. This law gives more tools to mayors in terms of town planning. It is now possible for them to modify the use of housing, which aims to better regulate the real estate market.
Thus, the elected officials of the town proposed a new PLU (local urban plan) “radically turned towards permanent housing”. Presented on March 10 in municipal council, he was submitted this Thursday evening to the vote of the Community Council for his judgment. Wanting to be “innovative”, this PLU is to “guarantee access to housing for all by promoting the creation of permanent housing”, but also to “fight against land pressure by grasping the latest legislative advances in terms of town planning”, details the town hall press release.
The objective is to create and convert 1,000 homes over the next 10 years. The municipality also plans to impose “50% social mix in targeted sectors to urbanize” and “25% for any construction greater than 200 m²”. To support the job market impacted by the housing crisis, the municipality also plans to authorize 20% hotel extension in order to house workers, including many seasonal workers.