Real estate: in Vendée, residents of the island of Yeu hit by the significant rise in prices

In the heart of the village of Saint-Sauveur, on thethe d’Yeu (Vendee)it’s the same observation on every street corner: the colored shutters of the traditional habitats are almost all closed. Uninhabited houses, and despite everything, inhabitants who are struggling to find accommodation. Benjamin Bonneau is installed as a farmer. In seven year on the island, this father has never found a stable habitat

Only 5,000 people live on the Ile d’Yeu all year round. Since the pandemic, the value of housing has exploded: a million euros for a house, or even 200,000 euros for a 26 m2. Inaccessible prices for the children of the island, who are already afraid of not being able to stay. “We can’t buy, so we risk going to the continent, too”says one of them. The solutions are far from obvious.

Faced with soaring prices, local elected officials feel powerless. More regulations on the island, that’s what Roxane demands Bergetwhich represents an association against real estate predation. Today, nearly seven dwellings out of ten are not busy only part of the year. “We demand that the State put up shields and protect these territories”asks Roxane Berget. Local elected officials seized the Minister of Housing.