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CITY EVICTS 30 SQUATTERS FROM A THREE-STOREY BUILDING ON ONE OF FRANCE’S MOST EXPENSIVE STREETS Authorities in Nice have shut down what is being dubbed ‘France’s nicest squat’ after 30

police officers raided the building earlier this week. The squat’s entrance was hidden and the building - located on Nice’s Avenue Jean Lorrain, one of the most expensive streets in France -

was only accessible via a small path running through thick shrubbery. The building – an annex to the city’s administrative court – had been unused since 2018, with squatters taking their

chance and installing themselves last year. The three-storey building, which housed 30 people in a space that was up to 300m² in size, had running water and electricity, but also stunning

views of the city’s port and the glistening Mediterranean. “I can see why they moved here!” quipped Nice’s deputy mayor Anthony Borré, after the evacuation, which had been planned since its

discovery by the authorities this January. SUN, SEA AND… SUITS Avenue Jean Lorrain is nestled between the hills and the sea in the eastern part of Nice, along the footpath to

Villefranche-sur-Mer, and is known as an exclusive and prestigious neighbourhood. It is the only street outside of Paris where prices reach more than €10,000 per m². After the eviction, the

apartment’s interior was described as “rather clean,” with many of the makeshift rooms containing equipment for relaxing at the beach – but also suit jackets. “The inside is certainly rather

well maintained, but the outside is very run-down, with dangerous connections,” said the deputy mayor, pointing to piles of rubbish and alcohol bottles strewn in the grass outside. Some

less glamorous photos of the squat can be seen below: > Alors que nous avons évacué le #squat hier et que les travaux de > sécurisation ont commencé, les mêmes individus se sont 

introduits > en dégradant le bâtiment. > Je salue l’efficacité de la @PMdeNice. La mise sous alarme des > bâtiments municipaux vacants est en cours.#Nice06 > 

https://t.co/nuiFGnRXZv pic.twitter.com/Wps22N3eAu > — Anthony Borré (@anthony_borre) May 24, 2023 The squatters came from a host of countries including Italy, Portugal, Russia, Georgia

and Tunisia. After the evacuation, some of the squatters have been sent to a nearby centre to “have their administrative status checked”, said authorities. The entrance to the site will be

walled-off to prevent further squats, whilst the city searches for an alternative use for the building. RELATED ARTICLES: FALSE ENERGY AUDIT, SHRINKING PARIS FLATS AND PRICIEST FRENCH

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