Senior housing in the heart of villages
Habit'âge
Action zones
Pays de la Loire
Challenge
Elderly
Habit'âge was born out of the personal story of Vanessa Couvreux Chapeau, the association's coordinator.
Becoming a widow in 2012, her partner's grandmother was forced to leave her uncomfortable home and move away from her village to join a retirement home.
It was from this situation that a group of residents got together to answer this question:
What are the brakes on staying to age in the village, close to friends and family?
What are the brakes on staying to age in the village, close to friends and family?
At the same time, they observed abandoned buildings in the heart of villages that were just begging to be brought back to life.
Restoring built heritage to transform them into shared living spaces for the elderly - the Habit'âge idea was born!"
Solution
A future Habit'âge home is to be built in Maine-et-Loire at La Boissière-sur-Èvre, opening in 2024. This renovation in the heart of the village is in the design phase, the house will accommodate 4 T2 apartments, a conviviality room and landscaped common outdoor spaces (courtyard, garden...) facing the village.
This renovation will be carried out using eco-designed and bio-sourced materials, in order to respect the environment and further integrate the project into a sustainable development approach.
The originality of this project is to involve the commune's inhabitants and elected representatives, as well as those involved in the ageing process, in all stages of the design process.
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the worksite moves forward
Dear difteurs,
The former grocery store building at La Boissière-sur-Evre is gradually coming to life. As the year draws to a close, craftsmen are taking turns to:
- insulate the walls and ceilings with bio-sourced materials ;
- run cables and pipes ;
- create the partitions to define the apartment rooms ;
- finish the rendering of the exterior facades .
Starting next month, the balcony structures can be installed, along with the heat pump and ventilation systems.
This building site is already a living and meeting place orchestrated by the association, the cartouche architecture workshop, our directors and members of the local steering committee.
See you in spring 2025 to welcome the first elderly people and write, together, the history of this new house Habit'âge!
A big thank you, dear difors, for your precious support and donations.
Installation of the framework and creation of a courtyard
For the past week, the Habit âge house has finally had a roof...but also a courtyard that will welcome, from spring 2025, the elderly of the house and the village for times of games, debates and conviviality.
The money will be used for
The money raised will be used to finance exterior landscaping work (low wall, garden, accessibility...) for common areas intended for the house's residents, but also for villagers during occasional events.
In addition, this collection will finance the creation of a courtyard, a hallmark element of Habit âge houses, a place for exchange, confidence and conviviality.
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Pays de la Loire
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