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Legislative 2024: why the question of housing is a concern in Quiberon
Legislative 2024: why the question of housing is a concern in Quiberon
(France 2)
Campaign diary this Monday June 24 in Quiberon, in Morbihan. The question of housing and real estate prices which are soaring and the question of housing in tourist areas are being debated.
Drowned with vacationers, the Quiberon peninsula (Morbihan) has become hell for year-round residents, with a real estate market more than under tension. In the European elections, the National Rally (RN) came first with almost 30% of the votes, ten points more than five years ago. The housing crisis has entered the heart of the countryside in the seaside resort. Joël Le Pennec, retired fisherman. For several years, he has regretted that the situation is deteriorating. It took her 23-year-old son more than a year to find accommodation. “Land is too expensive. We must give them the power to acquire housing so that they stay on the peninsula”, he said. He will vote RN in the legislative elections.
In Quiberon, two thirds of homes are second homes. Danielle Robinet votes on the right. Soon, she will accommodate her 45-year-old daughter who has just found a job. “How long will it last?”, she asks herself. She deplores that no party “does not provide solutions for housing”. Some residents do not yet know who to vote for, but believe that political parties do not understand the housing crisis.
Among Our Sources:
Share of second homes in France in 2020 (INSEE)
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