“After having remained in the shadow of the capital for a long time, the large regional metropolises are now driving French growth in terms of both employment and population. A boon for their real estate, residential or commercial markets, which have climbed to record volumes and values ​​”thus notes CBRE in the introduction of a new study entitled“ the regions: towards a balanced territory ”.

Among the main lessons, the council notes that “the urban area of ​​Paris is experiencing a migratory deficit marked by a rejection of the megalopolis model and its negative externalities. A new model of economic development is emerging and repositioning the human being as the main factor of wealth creation: a growing part of the population is escaping the locations of employment ”; CBRE thus specifies that “the vacancy rate has reached an all-time high in France: 1.8%, or the equivalent of 265,000 jobs” … “The current metropolitanization model, designed around a logic of economic efficiency, tends to transform to become more sustainable, inclusive and urban: populations testify to new aspirations guided by the quality of life and are located in their place in side of more traditional criteria ”. Suddenly, CBRE “innovates and develops its tools for assessing the attractiveness of the 21 French metropolises in order to include indicators more in line with society’s expectations: a balance between economic performance and the imperative of sustainability”.

Results: concerning economic attractiveness, “Lyon and Toulouse are racing, Grenoble is shaking up the big metropolises”; on innovation and influence, “Lyon unassailable, but behind university metropolises in ambush”; in terms of urban animation, “Dijon and Grenoble are creating surprises”; for the living environment and the environment, “the metropolises of the northern half make the difference”; for inclusiveness, “Nantes and Toulouse, two exceptions among the major metropolises” and for urban governance, “Rennes, Strasbourg and Orléans stand out”…