Housing and accommodation: Signing of an agreement with the National Housing Agency

This tripartite agreement was signed by President Louis Mussington, the delegated prefect in the communities of St Martin and St Barthélemy, Vincent Berton and the ANAH. An important step forward for Saint-Martin.

In recent months, the Collectivité de Saint-Martin has fully embraced its Habitat Logement competence, determined to implement an ambitious policy for its territory. Last October, the collectivité developed its Local Housing Programme and the partnership with ANAH should thus enable the territorial institution to benefit from support and engineering assistance for the improvement of the private housing stock in the territory.

As the President indicated: "The signing of this agreement is a cause for rejoicing and satisfaction for the people of Saint-Martin, who legitimately expect answers to their difficulties from the public authorities, since housing remains a basic need in everyone's life."

Signatory on behalf of the State, Prefect Vincent Berton praised the Saint-Martin Collectivité for its unwavering involvement in this public policy for the past 2 years, "high quality work" he stressed, as well as the tenacity of the collectivité 's technicians on this issue.

Present by videoconference, ANAH was represented by Ms. Emilie Jeannesson-Mange, Director of Strategy and Territorial Relations, and Ms. Nadine Poureyron, Head of the Western and Overseas Territories and Regions Advice Unit. The agency and its teams were publicly thanked for their support and the development of the agreement.

In conclusion, President Louis Mussington recalled how essential the rise of the Housing and Habitat competence was in Saint-Martin, given the housing difficulties and the limited housing stock. The President also praised the work of the teams of the Living Environment and Ecological Transition delegation, who, thanks to their expertise, have taken charge of this problem and are working to develop a genuine housing and habitat policy in Saint-Martin.