velcorin Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 The difference is that in other European cities the rich areas are within touching distance with the poor areas. They share common transport links, facilities, and access to jobs. Satellite cites like Clichy-sur-Bois is 10-12km out, no railway station, no buses, no police station, no Jobcentre. It's a dumping ground. Out of sight, out mind, until it explodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 [quote user="woolybanana"]Segregation exists already in the big cities; how many poor live in Chelsea, for example? [/quote]And also in Westminster - it has a large population of poorer people cheek-by-jowl with the rich.But I take Velcorin's point - in larger towns and cities in France there do seem to be more areas with HLM's completely separated from the better class areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Those were designed mainly for brown people weren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Not always. The area of "La Paillade" in Montpellier was built and designed specifically for "Pieds Noirs" who were repatriated from Algeria after 1962. Now the Pieds Noirs have gone further afield, and it is now a well-known hot spot. Flats are much cheaper there than anywhere else around Montpellier, and full of people "issus de l'immigration". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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