Since April 3, 2024, the “PSA Sud” site in Sochaux in the Doubs is being demolished. 42 hectares on which the car production channels were running at full tube in the 80s changed hands and activities. We explain to you.
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Convert buildings that have become useless to avoid having a Industrial wasteland. The “Sochaux 2022” project, led by Stellantis, has changed the production site of the historic Peugeot factory in Mono-Flux, now with a single line for assembling cars. This compaction of the site made it possible to release 42 hectares in the municipalities of Sochaux and Exincourt. Country of Montbéliard Agglomeration became the owner in January 2022.
42 hectares of land sold by Stellantis
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© Antoine Laroche
A gigantic site
Three buildings will be completely demolished at the end of this vast project. The S88, S90 buildings, old mounting lines on two floors with a 120,000 m² ground grip and the smaller S68 building. A total of 150,000 m² of the historic Sochalian factory will disappear.
150,000 m² of building demolished on the PSA Sud site in Sochaux
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© Rémi Poirot – France Télévisions
In one month, between 1500 and 2,000 tonnes of rubble came out
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© Rémi Poirot – France Télévisions
The machine ballet has been linked for 10 months. The Martens Democom group has the main activity Demolition, depollution and earthworks of industrial sites. Romain Guillermin, head of the French agency takes stock of this project that is coming to an end. According to him, there are only 15 % of buildings to put on the ground to make the site clean.
Sorting is meticulous and managed by specific operators
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© Rémi Poirot – France Télévisions
At the end of the site, all materials combined, we will have released around 15,000 to 16,000 tonnes of rubble.
Romain Guillermin, head of the France Martens Democom agency
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A new operator for the site
After buying the premises at the agglomeration, the Castignac company is the new owner of the site. She positioned herself for Rebuild surfaces adapted to new activities and today's environmental criteria. Working methods change, the buildings too. Exit Stellantis therefore and welcome soon to new businesses.
The project will be two buildings, a logistics warehouse of 60,000 m² and a small messaging building of around 6,000 m² for rather in tense flow logistics.
Robin Lhuilley, project manager within Castignac company
The messaging building being a storage center between companies. The new buildings will meet the current needs of logisticians and industrialists.A page turns for former employees.
A know -how that leaves to give way to another activity other than Stellantis
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© Rémi Poirot – France Télévisions
André Graber has been retired for 17 years. He worked within the PSA factory from 1969 to 2007. He observed with interest the latest demolitions, but with a twinge in the heart too.
André Graber worked at the Peug from 1969 to 2007
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© Rémi Poirot – France Télévisions
I have known these living buildings, it's impressive. I knew the factory with 42,000 people. It was an anthill. I really had a good time. It's sad to see that but it is also the future.
André Graber, former PSA employee
The demolition must continue at least until March 2025. The start of new constructions is not planned before the end of 2026.
With Hugo Float-Talon and Remi Poirot
