2024-09-20 12:36:10
Shares within the framework of the property lottery will be between 200,000 and 500,000 euros, for the 18 selected sites, with a total envelope of 7.5 million euros.
A total amount of 7.5 million euros will be distributed to 18 iconic sites in mainland France and abroad selected this year for the 7th edition of the Heritage Lottery, on the occasion of the European Heritage Days this weekend, announced the Heritage Foundation on Friday.
“This year, under the Heritage Project, the Heritage Foundation will provide grants between 200,000 and 500,000 euros” to individual sites during public celebrations, the foundation said in a press release.
The new “Mission Patrimoine” games offer from Française des jeux (FDJ) on sale – a 15 Euro start ticket on sale from September 2 and 7 Loto draws offered from September 7 to 21 – already let you possible to offer these 18 projects of the regions, the foundation told AFP.
The allocations for the 100 category projects that have recently been shown will be announced at the end of the year following the sale of these games, he added.
Emphasis on “sports heritage”
For this 7th edition, the Mission for the Protection of Heritage at Risk, led by the host Stéphane Bern, wants to focus on the “game property” in honor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games held in France this summer.
The Alexandre Braud lake in Vallons-de-l’Erdre (Loire-Atlantique), the stables of the national stud farm of Saint-Lô (Manche) or the prestigious location of the Parc des Sports de Marville in La Courneuve ( Seine). -Saint-Denis) is now selected.
Among the other selected sites: the Grande Vapeur factory in Oyonnax (Ain), the former Pouldu semaphore in Guidel (Morbihan), the Herm tower in Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac (Dordogne), Notre-Dame de l’ the Church of the Assumption in Trois-Rivières in Guadeloupe or the former home of the prison president in La Foa in New Caledonia.
More than 28 million in 2023
Since the first publication in 2018, Heritage has helped more than 950 sites with their restoration work, including more than 125 emblematic local projects and more than 835 departmental sites (one site for the city department and the overseas department ).
“Today, more than 65% of them are already reserved: 350 have been completed and 280 projects are in progress,” according to the foundation.
The 2023 edition of Loto won more than 28 million euros. Since its launch, it has brought in more than 155 million euros.
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