« Les halles must evolve, both commercially and from the point of view of the building. We have a twenty year plan. This will change some habits, and bring new life to the city centre. » Guillaume Menguy, deputy responsible for planning, qualiity of life, urban renewal and green spaces.

A true commercial nucleus and convivial space in the heart of Quimper, les Halles are due to be completely renovated. The municipality is making every effort to create a state of the art facility with increased appeal as part of the revitalization of the entire city centre.

The future of the Halles Saint-François is a city wide priority, and not only in terms of trade. It is part of a heritage strategy, which aims to assess new needs in order to predict well structured investments. It is part of a multi-annual investment plan.

A necessary return to standards…..

The Halles that we know today were built after a fire in 1976. They are a communal property which is rented out to retailers. There are currently 46 sitting tenants as well as some temporary traders and two adjacent bar/restaurants.

It is now imperative to bring the building up to code, in terms of accessibility and security: for the building (this concerns also the first floor and the basement), the traders and the public.

…an ambition of some magnitude

However, the community does not intend to limit itself to simple regulatory work. In close consultation with traders (three are part of the steering committee), it has taken the opportunity to go above and beyond that which is simply necessary. It is planning to evolve the Halles, in order to adapt to the changing economic and commercial market.

So why not create a slightly different interior configuration by redistributing the space and integrating other activities, in order to enhance businesses and attract new customers?