Bruxelles The committee Lille > A nationwide network Bonn President Béthune Namur Martin Malvy, president of the Midi-Pyrénées regional Le Quesnoy council, deputy mayor of Figeac, former minister, founder Towns and Regions of art and history Mers-les-Bains member Mayence 166 towns and regions have signed an agreement with Charleville-Mézières * Vice-president Fécamp * Noyon the ministry of Culture and Communication to develop Jean Rouger, mayor of Saintes, founder member Luxembourg * Vice-president Beauvais Laon Sedan a process aimed at obtaining in-depth knowledge of Longwy * Jean Grenet, mayor of Bayonne, represented by Bayeux Amblie C.A. Rouen-Elbeuf- Senlis * Soissons their region, to promote their heritage and raise public Associated members Tréguier Austreberthe Metz Neustadt Jean-René Etchegaray, deputy mayor responsible for Coutançais Epernay * awareness (inhabitants, young people, tourists). culture and heritage Pontoise St-Denis * • Noël Augrandjean, president of the Pays du Coutançais, Coupvray Châlons-en-Champagne Treasurer Paris They turn to qualified staff : architectural and heritage represented by Pierre de Castellane, vice president Morlaix Lagny-sur-Marne Strasbourg * Yves Dauge, deputy mayor of Chinon, founder member Dreux * Noisiel coordinators, guide-lecturers. • Gaëtan Gorce, senator, mayor of La Charité-sur-Loire Dinan Bar-le-Duc Nancy Deputy treasurer Rambouillet • Agnès Lebrun, member of Parliament, mayor of Vitré Chartres Sélestat * Gérard Duclos, mayor of Lectoure Neufchâteau Morlaix, represented by Annie Piriou, deputy mayor Troyes Secretary Rennes Towns with protected areas The French • Emmanuel Maquet, mayor of Mers-les-Bains, Lorient Région de Didier Herbillon, mayor of Sedan Key Joigny Fribourg 99 towns in France have protected areas. represented by Michel Delépine, deputy mayor Langres Guebwiller Deputy secretary Château-Gontier Vallée du Loir • Sophie Métadier, mayor of Beaulieu-lès-Loches • VPAH Luxeuil- Created in 1962 by André Malraux to protect the Dominique Gros, mayor of Metz, represented by Antoine Angers Blois • Christophe Priou, member of Parliament, mayor of Towns and Regions of Art and History Auxerre les-Bains ** national association Fonte, deputy mayor responsible for culture Guérande Ray-sur-Saône Bâle historic town centres while allowing them to evolve, Guérande, represented by Michelle Poupard, deputy *VPAH in progress Tours Amboise Semur-en-Auxois Montreuil-Bellay Clamecy Gray and founded on knowledge of history, urban, of Towns and Regions of art mayor Chinon Beaulieu- La Charité- Dijon • Maryse Joissains-Masini, mayor of Aix-en-Provence, repre- • VSS Nantes Besançon Loches les-Loches * sur-Loire architectural, economic and social factors, the sented by Marie-Pierre Sicard-Desnuelle, deputy mayor Towns with protected areas Richelieu Nevers Saint-Romain and history and Towns with • Frédéric Sardin, President of Via Patrimoine, deputy mayor The professional team Mirebeau Dole protected area sets the conditions for the preservation, * VSS in progress Pays Châtelleraudais Loire Val Autun Rully of Angoulême, responsible for urbanism Fontenay-le-Comte d’Aubois protected areas • ZPPAUP/AVAP Chalon-sur-Saône protection, transformation and evolution of buildings • Jean-Louis Fousseret, mayor of Besancon, represented by Director Marylise Ortiz Parthenay Poitiers * Protection zones for urban and Moulins * Tournus and open spaces. Jean-Pierre Govignaux, town councillor mobile : +33 (0)6 87 10 26 39 Lausanne environmental architectural heritage Melle St-Pourçain * Cluny • Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure, mayor of Cahors, represented [email protected] La Rochelle Confolentais Genève Sion *ZPPAUP/AVAP in progress l’Ile de Ré Monts et Billy Samoëns * by Michel Simon, deputy mayor responsible for urbanism Representatives : Rochefort St-Léonard- From the Protection zones for urban and barrages Riom Trévoux Saône-Vallée Annecy • Christophe Sirugue, member of Parliament, mayor of • Ludivine Bascou • VPAH + VSS Cognac de-Noblat Thiers The ANVPAH & VSSP now brings together Limoges environmental architectural heritage to the Area of Châlon-sur-Saone, represented by Florence André, deputy Mobile : +33 (0) 6 74 18 61 99 • VPAH + ZPPAUP/AVAP Saintes Clermont-Ferrand Hautes Vallées Royan Lyon de Savoie Albertville-Conflans more than 175 towns and regions which mayor responsible for culture and heritage [email protected] Angoulême St-Yrieix-la- promotion of architecture and landscape • VSS + ZPPAUP/AVAP St-Saturnin St-Quentin bear the label “Town and Region of art • Jean-Pierre Gorges, member of Parliament, mayor of • Anaïs Cloux et Angoumois * Perche Chambéry There are 617 ZPPAUP. This tool, launched in 1983 (the Chartres, represented by Patrick Géroudet, deputy mayor in Fallavier St-Jean-de-Maurienne Mobile : +33 (0)6 02 06 58 93 • VPAH + VSS + ZPPAUP/AVAP Périgueux Besse-et-St-Anastaise * decentralization law), has become Area of promotion and history”, have a protected sector or charge of the promotion and influence of the town Brive ** [email protected] St-Emilion Saint-Flour Le Puy-en-Velay an architectural heritage protection zone, • Martine Aubry, former minister, mayor of Lille represented Overseas Bordeaux Sarlat Grenoble * Turin of architecture and landscape since July 2010 (the • Jean-Michel Galley Vallée de la which wish to share their reflections and par Dominique Plancke, town councillor • Guadeloupe : Basse-Terre • Pointe-à-Pitre Ste-Foy-la-Grande Monpazier Briançon Grenelle 2 law). Led jointly by the State and the local mobile : +33 (0)6 87 87 10 91 Goujounac Dordogne Lotoise Mirmande • Jean-Jacques Descamps, mayor of Loches, former minister La Réole * Fumel experiences in protection policies. [email protected] • Martinique : Saint-Pierre Figeac Viviers authority, it enables regulations to be put in place • Patrick Rimbert, mayor of Nantes, represented by Communauté * Gènes • Muriel Perrin Cahors Mende et Lot Stéphane Junique, deputy mayor responsible for heritage • Réunion : St-Pierre • St-Denis • St-Paul Villefranche-de-Rouergue en Gévaudan St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux regarding the sustainable promotion of architecture, mobile : +33 (0)7 88 16 05 66 and archaeology Moissac * Grand Rodez * * * urbanism, landscape, history, archaeology. • Jacques Bascou, mayor of Narbonne [email protected] Secretary Marie-Laure Salabert Hossegor Lectoure * Albi Beaucaire The existing city must be taken into account in any • Didier Paillard, mayor of Saint-Denis, represented by Pierre Lodève Cavaillon * Quay-Thevenon, deputy mayor [email protected] Dax Auch Nîmes Grasse project of urban planning, building transformation or St-Jean-de-Luz * Bayonne Sommières Menton • Philippe Guyenot, mayor of Semur-en-Auxois, represented [email protected] Pau Pézenas Arles Aix-en-Provence * construction. Béarn des Montpellier Nice * by Clotilde de Pas, deputy mayor responsible for urbanism tél. / fax : +33 (0)5 59 59 56 31 Aragon Béziers * Saint Sébastien Gaves Oloron-Sainte-Marie Narbonne tél : +33 (0)5 59 59 11 14 Pyrénées Marseille Hyères * Vallées d’Aure St-Lizier Carcassonne Gruissan Vitoria-Gasteiz Béarnaises MEMBERSHIP / You can join if : Pampelune et du Louron Pyrénées Vallée de Cathares la Tet Perpignan • you hold the label Town or Region of Art and History Jaca Andorre Villefranche-de-Conflent Bastia • your town has a protected area, a ZPPAUP or an AVAP Operational address : Mont-Louis * Arles-sur-Tech Calvi * • your ZPPAUP, AVAP, VPAH or protected area dossier ANVPAH & VSSP Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste Camprodon is being prepared Château Neuf - Place Paul Bert Barcelone Enrolment details are available on : 64 100 Bayonne - France www.an-patrimoine.org Photographic credits : from the left to the right, from the top. Front cover : Vieux Lyon © Muriel Chaulet, Mairie de Lyon - Royan © Mairie de Royan - Guebwiller © PAH Région de Guebwiller National website : www.an-patrimoine.org - Tours © ANVPAH & VSSP - Bordeaux © Frédéric Deval, Mairie de Bordeaux - Chambéry © ANVPAH & VSSP. Page 1 : Bordeaux © Frédéric Deval, Mairie de Bordeaux - Citadelle Patrimoine Sartène 2012 / 2013 mondial - Besançon © David Lefranc - Blois © ANVPAH & VSSP - Elbeuf © ANVPAH & VSSP. Page 2 : Morlaix © Michel Querrou, ville de Morlaix - Bordeaux © Mairie de Bordeaux. Page 3 In 2012, we celebrate 50 years of the protected areas ! International website : www.an-patrimoine-echanges.org : La Charité-sur-Loire © Mairie de La Charité-sur-Loire - Saint-Denis de la Réunion © ANVPAH & VSSP - Mers-les-Bains © ANVPAH & VSSP. Volet - Coopération internationale : Inde (Pondichéry) © ANVPAH & VSSP - Ancienne république yougoslave de Macédoine (Kratovo) © ANVPAH & VSSP– Mali © ANVPAH &VSSP. Volet recto : Bayonne © ANVPAH & VSSP. Bonifacio* Graphics : Céline Collaud. Printing: Graphic Pyrénées. > The great works > In the framework of international Boosted by the expertise and know-how of its network, with the support of technicians and elected cooperation, the ministry of foreign representatives as well as partners and experts, the ANVPAH & VSSP is working at both national and Affairs provides continuous support international levels on the following major undertakings : for the ANVPAH & VSSP since 2000. Exchanges, training, encounters, HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING THE LABEL “TOWN AND REGION OF ART AND european programmes are also carried ENVIRONMENT HISTORY” out in partnership with the Lower- • Residential quality of the old city centres • Evolution of the label Normandy Region, the France-UNESCO > International cooperation • Social mixity in old city centres • Cities and territories as laboratories: analysis and convention, Cités Unies France, The ANVPAH & VSSP proposes to regional authorities to • Financial incentives for improvement of housing in capitalization of innovative experiences Relais culture Europe, the Council of create or strengthen partnerships with towns in Europe, in The numerous challenges that local and regional old city centres • Thematic studies and diagnostic tools for territory Europe, the embassies and towns and The French Africa and India, and to join trans-national programmes on authorities have to face make them a special area for • National program of requalification of degraded projects ministries of partner countries. national social and political innovation, to implement ambitious old city centres • Heritage and tourism > A wide partnership issues relating to heritage as a development tool. scheduled projects for the living environment. • Economic dynamics of living areas and • Evolution of mediation tools > As part of its missions and works, It is participating in a European move to set up a network of commercial planning • Raising – awareness and heritage mediation Since its creation, the ANVPAH & VSSP has strengthened and expanded its partnerships. the ANVPAH & VSSP is opening Through its members, the ANVPAH & VSSP mobilises towns and regions which wish to strengthen their identity association Heritage now finds itself at the heart of an action which brings together a large number of actors from the partnerships with the ministry of Craft, a network of skills on the field of heritage and URBANISM AND HERITAGE EVOLUTION OF HERITAGE POLICIES and to develop by calling on the diversity of their heritage in public and private sectors, coming from cultural and economic development as well as social development. Trade and Tourism, the Federation of of Towns and Regions heritage urbanism, in restoration, regulations, • Evolution and management of protected areas • Heritage urbanism at the intercommunity scale a quality initiative. regional natural parks, Icomos, several training professionals, research, raising public • Future of the ZPPAUP, implementation of the AVAP • Local authorities reform and heritage of art and history > The ministry of Culture and Communication, > With the Caisse des dépôts, the ANVPAH & VSSP universities and schools of architecture Thus it is working on urban governance, the restoration awareness… and other tools • Cross-border cooperation which owns the label «Town and Region of art and creates since 2007 a national platform of exchanges and landscape, the Legal days of of architectural and urban heritage, the revitalization of and Towns with protected areas • Tools for territorial knowledge and inventory • Integration of the landscape dimension The ANVPAH & VSSP works with various ministries, history» and follows the implementation of the and sets up workshops and study days on : heritage, the Heritage Foundation, the trades, the development of cultural tourism, the creation • Redevelopment of heritage the Senate and the National Assembly, in order to protected sectors, is a major partner of the ANVPAH • urban renewal and residential quality in the ancient Heritage-Environment Federation… of heritage houses, raising public awareness, exchanging make the legislative, legal and financial framework OLD CITY CENTRES AS MODELS OF SUSTAINABLE & VSSP since 2005, in relation with the Regional quarters (security, wholesomeness and heritage, methods and practices. TOWNS Departments for cultural affairs and the local accommodation comfort…), > These actions are carried out with evolve for the protection and promotion of our The ANVPAH & VSSP : • Energy and environmental efficiency of built heritage Architecture and Heritage services in order to : • integration of sustainable development objectives all the elected representatives of the heritage, architecture and urbanism. • supports local authorities and develops decentralised • Urban ecology in old city centres • improve safeguard, protection and improvement in urban projects and improvement of living network, continuously relayed by our cooperation on the theme of heritage, • Mobility, accessibility measures, environment (social mixity, commercial dynamics members of Parliament to the National Thus, at the national and international scale, the • creates a network to link the local authorities so that they • enrich and increase enhancement of architecture and public services, public spaces, urban ecology, Assembly and the Senate, with the ANVPAH & VSSP aims to : are not working alone and to ensure that their work is and heritage in the region, raising-awareness among actors…). technical assistance of the Association complementary, > put in network the skills of all the players in the > Exchange arenas • support and develop the creation of a network of the small towns of France. • organises encounters and training, heritage field, elected representatives and technicians linking the Towns and Regions of art and history and > The prospects for collaboration are today The ANVPAH & VSSP promotes exchanges of experiences and proposes : • develops exchanges at all level of governance, and to favour cooperation, the Towns with protected areas, focused on a direct partnership with the regions, • proposes assessments and diagnoses, sets up projects > develop mutual knowledge and exchanges WORKSHOPS ON A THEME ASSESSMENTS AND VISITS • develop international action in the fields of including the Midi-Pyrénées, Poitou-Charentes and and programmes for the social and economic revitalisation between towns and regions, bringing together elected representatives carried out with members who request them. architecture, heritage and know-how. Lower-Normandy Regions in the front line, which of the regions with heritage as a starting point, > contribute to the definition of a global economy for and technicians from the local authorities, are promoting the cultural planning as levers of INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS • exchanges with national networks of towns, the town or region and for heritage representatives of the ministries and national bodies, > As the interlocutor of the authorities, the ANVPAH development at all levels. They created with the thematic publications, methodological and technical • design tools, analyses and works which bring support to > participate in the evolution of the legislative experts, heritage professionals. These groups & VSSP creates the conditions for bringing closer ANVPAH & VSSP regional platforms of exchanges and works, communication brochures on the network… the international action of local authorities as the Vade- framework and tools for the protection and promotion conduct an in-depth reflexion and make suggestions together the policies for heritage, architecture and reflexions on protection and promotion of heritage. • The website : www.an-patrimoine.org, which Mecum Heritage and decentralised cooperation. on operational work axes to the ministries. energy by associating itself with the ministry for the The ANVPAH & VSSP wants to spread these of our heritage, is regularly updated, provides editions in digital Environment, Sustainable development and Energy experiments, in relation with the Association of the The international website : www.an-patrimoine-echanges.org > accompany towns and regions in the REFLECTION DAYS, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL format, training reviews, legal and technical notes, to lead to changes in the legislative framework Regions of France. L’ANVPAH & VSSP also works implementation of their heritage policy, SEMINARS documents on heritage protection, preservation and and to position the built heritage in the heart of with the Assembly of the Departments of France in > mobilise the players, elected representatives opened to all and chosen according to the promotion. It is also a showcase to highlight the the national reflexions and initiatives on existing order to promote heritage and cultural policies, at the and technicians in the conservation, restoration and expectations of the members and the actuality heritage of the member local authorities. buildings (energy efficiency, healthy materials, local national and supra-national scales, in the context of promotion of heritage, especially by structuring the of heritage, in order to deepen skills, exchange economy, environmental impact…) the local authorities reform. dialogue with national authorities and by providing experiences and open debate spaces with all the monitoring of news relating to heritage. heritage and living environment actors.