A historic square in Val-d’Oise opens to residents

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One day festive.

Wednesday September 25, Sarcelles (Val-d’Oise) inaugurated the new like Navarrelocated in the Lochères district.

The municipality wanted to rethink the place as a living space for all residents, with large spaces and new businesses.

Historical

Place de Navarre was designed by thearchitect Jacques Henri-Labourdette.

“It was he who built the big ensemble. After a trip to Venicehe was inspired by the architecture of Saint Mark’s Square to make these worksespecially in terms of the arcades and the height on three levels,” underlines the City.

It is fundamental to open the city.

And to add: “The first major rehabilitation had closed this place and its shopping center, but today, we are reopening, we are saving energy and we are creating meeting points. »

This “first strong act for the neighborhood” goes hand in hand with the desire to breathe new life into the spaces pedestrians.

In the pouring rain, dozens of Sarcellois, young and old, made the trip.

They were able to participate in numerous animationssuch as workshops and theatrical performances.

Two clowns threw big bubbles of soaps, an event which enchanted the youngest.

Rain and smiles

There were also smiles in front of the Exo island store, which opened its doors at the same time.

“We were in a basement store. This new location is an opportunity to open up to population in a friendly setting, on an open square,” says Cayal Djanaguiramane, store manager.

A hyper kosher store is about to open, as well as two other commercial cells on the Place de Navarre.

» This is a new dynamic for the large ensemble, with the renovation of 9 degraded co-ownerships for 58 million euros, residence projects intergenerationalor even a branch of the university and technological institute,” concludes the municipality.

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