The mayor of Chamonix, the pretty ski resort at the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy, wants to prohibit the construction of second homes to privilege its inhabitants, while limiting the construction and expansion of hotels.
Thanks to the law Le Meur of November 2024 which strengthens the power of mayors to regulate the multiplication of furnished tourist rentals, the mayor of Chamonix, Eric Fournier, intends to prohibit the construction of second homes. The goal? Reserve 87.5% of residential space for permanent residents by 2035.
Benefit residents and newcomers
“To meet the ambition of creating and converting 1,000 housing units over the next ten years, the municipality will no longer allow any new construction of second homes by introducing permanent housing easements allowed by the new Le Meur law in all urbanized areas,” said Chamonix in a recent statement. At present, the city in the French Alps has 70% of second homes (about 10,000 out of 14,000), which is the maximum threshold according to Mayor Eric Fournier.
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