Toulouse: the concern of residents facing the closure of the Ponts-Jumeaux post office
The threat loomed. It materialized. The Ponts-Jumeaux post office and distributor is closing permanently.
The decision had been brewing for several months. Despite the mobilization of the inhabitants, it is now confirmed: the Ponts-Jumeaux post office is closing. A situation that has become a source of concern for the inhabitants who on December 3 had launched a request for the maintenance of this public service deemed necessary for the district. “This office was used a lot by the public for small operations: sending parcels, registered letters, buying stamps or even withdrawing money from the Banque Postale,” assures Gérard Coulon, president of the Ponts-Jumeaux neighborhood committee. An office with a full service but which unfortunately was not to be profitable enough for La Poste. In addition, in my opinion, a very bad decision during a pandemic. “.
From now on, the district will have to go to the Sept – Deniers office to find all these services: “One office at the same time, especially for seniors, laments Gérard Coulon. And what is more, it too in a phase of decline. We are therefore awaiting the replacement of the office (distributor and postal service) planned in a shopping center. A decision taken within three months of agreement. A deadline on which we are skeptical and on which Cécile Dufraisse remains vigilant ”.
The disappearance of public services is spreading like wildfire. Like Arnaud-Bernard, where the two small mini markets act as postal agencies. A situation similar to Patte d’Oie.
A drop in frequentation of post offices, including that of Ponts-Jumeaux justifies this decision
According to La Poste, faced with the drop in office traffic, including that of Ponts-Jumeaux, – 26% between 2019 and 2021, this decision is judicious. “Les Ponts-Jumeaux, like other neighborhoods in the postal sector, affirms the Direction de la Poste. Everywhere in France, the Post Office adapts its organization according to the changes in lifestyles of users. In Ponts-Jumeaux, a project is also being studied with the Town Hall around the deployment of a new, more modern offer, relying on the presence of the local offices of Sept-Deniers and Arnaud-Bernard. It should also be noted that this postal development is based on dialogue and that all postal workers will have their place in the future organization ”.