While roommates between students or young employees are common today, intergenerational roommates are still underdeveloped.
However, nearly 500,000 elderly people live in great loneliness in Francewhile at the same time many young people, and in particular students, are faced with precariousnessin part because of the high cost of rent in major cities.
Intergenerational cohabitation, formalized by Article 117 of the so-called ELAN law on the development of housing, development and digital technology, is a system that allows people over 60 to rent part of their accommodation for young people under 30. This cohabitation between senior and young is often the occasion for a very enriching human experience for one as for the other.
Geraldine Mayr receives Justine Renaudet. She is the co-founder of Colette, a start-up that promotes intergenerational cohabitation. She explains the principle, its advantages but also the disadvantages and risks that may exist.
Clarisse and Therese who live together in Paris come to talk about their experience. Clarisse is 18 and a student. Thérèse is 92 years old and has been renting a room in her apartment for eight years so as not to live alone.