FRANCE IMPACT

France is reinventing its downtowns

1,732 ZRCV, 244 Action Coeur de Ville, 1,646 Petites Villes de Demain.

1,732

2026 ZRCV towns

244

Action Coeur de Ville

1,646

Petites Villes de Demain

5B EUR

mobilized 2023-2026

Downtown devitalization is the top issue for the 2026 municipal elections. 55% of midsize towns have commercial vacancy rates above 10%.

The government has launched commerce managers funded by Chambers of Commerce and a working group at the National Commerce Council.

National programs (ACV, PVD, ZRCV) cover 1,890 towns but lack digital measurement tools.

Trust and Fraternity Barometer

IFOP / Fraternity Lab 2026 data

79%

aspire to fraternity

55%

experience loneliness

31%

have no meeting place

COLHYBRI is the digital third place that fills this void.

COLHYBRI is the Barcelona model as SaaS, accessible to any town of 25,000 inhabitants. Free 90-day pilot.