In this commune of Yvelines, there were not yet cameras to monitor school exits

The town of Limay (Yvelines) will enter the era of video surveillance with the installation of around fifty cameras between 2025 and 2027 (half of which by the end of the current year) and the creation of an urban surveillance center allowing the viewing of captured images.

Here is the programme established by Mayor Djamel Nedjar, who announced it in a video greeting to the population published on January 5, 2025 on the municipality's Facebook page.

“In 2027, we will have an operational system of around fifty cameras which will monitor major arteries, city entrances and schools. »

“We particularly have a prevention issue around our two colleges and the Condorcet high school,” continues the elected official. The total cost has not yet been finalized, but it is necessary to take into account between €250,000 and €300,000. We will of course apply for grants from the authorities concerned. »

A success in the fight against illegal dumping

The Limayen councilor is convinced by the effectiveness of video surveillance, already deployed at recurring illegal drop-off points and having made it possible to “improve things on many points”. “Today, there are nine cameras that are authorized to film public spaces as part of the environmental police and the fight against illegal dumping, specifies Djamel Nedjar. We can cite the recycling center sector, avenue du Val. »

The other cameras in operation concern “video surveillance of municipal equipment and buildingsbut they can only film the immediate surroundings and/or the interior.” “These cameras will, if technically possible, be added to the future network, but in a second step. »

Djamel Nedjar sees in this planned enlargement a complement to his delinquency prevention policy. “At the same time, we are opening two additional mediator positions for recruitment,” he explains. Security cannot be treated solely from a repressive angle. »

No municipal police in sight

In the new urban surveillance center, a municipal agent will be responsible for viewing the images with a view to remote fines, for irregular parking for example, or make the link with the police station in the event of requisition. “Images can facilitate the resolution of cases and quickly find the perpetrators, limiting recidivism,” assures Djamel Nedjar.

But unlike the neighboring town of Mantes-la-Jolie, Limay will continue to do without a municipal police force.

“It is horribly expensive, around €1 million per year for around fifteen agents, not to mention the recruitment difficulties in the sector. »

” The police nationale East better equipped and better trained to deal with problems, such as drug trafficking, for example. If a municipal police force were able to reduce delinquency, it would be known,” concludes the Limayen councilor.

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