111 new districts classified as “priority” in 2024

This is the first time since the creation of the system following the Lamy law, in 2014, that this list has been updated.

The list is growing. These are 111 zones which, on January 1, will be part of the priority districts of the city policy (QPV). Forty come out of this group, for a total of 1,362 sites now classified as priorities in mainland France, according to a decree published on Saturday December 30 in the Official Journal.

Among the existing QPVs, 960 have also seen their scope evolve, with 291 remaining unchanged. All departments of mainland France are now concerned, with the creation of a QPV in Mende, in Lozère.

This is the first time since the creation of the QPVs following the Lamy law, in 2014, that this list has been updated. “This decree is the culmination of a process of fruitful exchange between State services and local elected officials. Our desire was to meet the needs of the most vulnerable and to have zoning as close as possible to the realities of each territory”, assured the Secretary of State for the City, Sabrina Agresti-Roubache, in a press release.

Objective: reduce inequalities

The QPV, in which 5 million inhabitants live, are supposed to benefit from city policy measures, “particularly in tax matters, and around educational, employment, integration and economic development, or social issues”. The objective is to reduce inequalities with the rest of the territory.

Result of the cross-checking of INSEE data and the work of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion, they must also be located in an urban unit of more than 10,000 inhabitants and have at least 1,000 inhabitants. The update of the QPVs in the overseas territories, which currently have just over 200, will take place during the year 2024 for entry into force in 2025.