The first homeless families were able to settle on Wednesday April 9, 2025 in the Tiny Houses made available by the Town Hall of Strasbourg, reports France 3 Grand-Est . In November 2024, the municipality had voted for the allocation of patronage in the construction of five to seven micro -micro -micro -micro -micro -micro -micro -accommodation to homeless families whose children are educated in the city.
Small rectangular wooden houses 25 m2 were installed on an empty land in the Robertsau district. The keys were officially given to the first 18 inhabitants by the ecologist mayor of Strasbourg, Jeanne Barseghian, Monday April 14, indicates The latest news from Alsace . “These small houses today welcome families whose children are educated. They offer more than shelter: a time to blow, to rebuild themselves ”commented on the elected on Facebook.
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Five families accommodated
This installation allows five families from Eastern Europe and Africa to find calm, warm, and a little comfort after months in the street. Three of these welcomed families are Georgian nationals. One of them, Temuri, welcomes this installation. “Before, we slept in the street, and now we have these houseshe confides to France 3. We have a contract of one month and after, it is renewable every three months, for my family, that’s good. »» With his family, he will share a space in which there are two rooms. One of them will be shared by his two children.
This Tiny Houses project had aroused a keen debate in November 2024 at the time of its vote in the municipal council. Part of the inhabitants of the Robertsau district had formed a collective to oppose it. The total cost of the project is € 400,000, including € 330,000 from the municipality. The rest is funded by the KS real estate group.
