Toulouse: dress warmly, it’s the end of heated terraces!
This Friday, April 1 marks the end of heated terraces in Toulouse. A measure for which professionals had already prepared.
It’s the end of the braziers in Toulouse and elsewhere. As days arrive, having a drink on a heated terrace will now be impossible. Initially scheduled for the end of 2021, the ban on heating systems for terraces comes into force from April 1, as required by the climate law of August 22, 2021. This measure had been planned by many restaurateurs and cafetiers. On Place du Capitole, at the Bibent restaurant, an alternative has been on offer for several months. Marine Gil, head of communication for the establishment. It’s true that a brazier is a certain comfort, but you’ll have to get used to living without it”.
No fines
In the event of non-compliance with the ban on heating the terrace, offenders are liable to a fine of up to 1,500 euros, and 3,000 euros in the event of a repeat offence. Initially, pedagogy will be on the side of communities and the State until next winter. No fines therefore but reminders of the law.
Olivier Bouscatel, manager of several restaurants and member of the Union des métiers et des industries de l’hôtellerie de Haute-Garonne, predicts a gradual end. he decides. I think a lot of us are going to finish using the heating systems for this season and not turn them back on the next.” The restaurateur recalls that “it is a small part of the terraces of Toulouse which are heated”.