{"id":22520,"date":"2026-04-02T14:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/bonnes-pratiques\/saint-nazaire-france-new-spaces-for-the-port-and-promenade\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:45:04","slug":"saint-nazaire-france-new-spaces-for-the-port-and-promenade","status":"publish","type":"bonnes-pratiques","link":"https:\/\/aivp.org\/en\/best-practices\/saint-nazaire-france-new-spaces-for-the-port-and-promenade\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Nazaire (France): new spaces for the port and promenade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The City of Saint-Nazaire established a municipal commission to facilitate discussions on developing sites within the &#8220;Saint-Nazaire, a maritime and coastal ambition&#8221; initiative. Led by the mayor, the commission involves elected officials, citizens, associations, and institutions to identify challenges and opportunities. One significant project is the M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t urban park, occupying a central position among several locations near the shipyards. Spanning 2.5 hectares, the park will feature pathways, a wooded ridge, and a lookout point, serving as a gathering place for residents and hikers on the GR34 trail. Collaboratively designed with residents, the park aims to reconnect industrial-port activities with the M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t district while addressing flooding risks through an underground rainwater retention basin at the Pr&eacute;-Gras car park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">With the completion of the Boulevard des Apprentis rerouting in 2018,&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"NL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintnazaire.fr\/actus\/mean-penhoet-un-coeur-de-quartier-repense-20582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">the M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t district, recognised as the &#8220;heart of the district,&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">&nbsp;is undergoing further development. This extensive redevelopment initiative, led by the CARENE Saint-Nazaire agglomeration, now focuses on the&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"NL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saint-nazaire-tourisme.uk\/explore\/discover-the-city\/through-the-neighbourhoods-of-saint-nazaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">&nbsp;urban park. This park aims to establish a green and gentle connection between the industrial port area and the residential district, providing attractive, secure, and well-designed public spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Additional information<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saint-nazaire-tourisme.uk\/\">Stunning Saint Nazaire<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintnazaire.fr\/actus\/mean-penhoet-un-coeur-de-quartier-repense-20582\"><span lang=\"FR\">M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t. Un c&oelig;ur de quartier repens&eacute;<\/span><\/a><\/span> (French) (translation: M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t. <span lang=\"EN-GB\">A redesigned neighborhood heart)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saint-nazaire-tourisme.uk\/explore\/discover-the-city\/through-the-neighbourhoods-of-saint-nazaire\/\">Through the neighbourhoods of Saint-Nazaire<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintnazaire.fr\/projets-urbains\/\">2025: tour d&#8217;horizon des projets pr&eacute;vus &agrave; Saint-Nazaire<\/a> (French) (translation: 2025: overview of projects planned in Saint-Nazaire)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saint-nazaire-tourisme.uk\/explore\/discover-our-coast\/saint-nazaires-seafront\/\">Saint Nazaire Seafront<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Saint-Nazaire established a municipal commission to facilitate discussions on developing sites within the &#8220;Saint-Nazaire, a maritime and coastal ambition&#8221; initiative. Led by the mayor, the commission involves elected officials, citizens, associations, and institutions to identify challenges and opportunities. One significant project is the M&eacute;an-Penho&euml;t urban park, occupying a central position among several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","pays-bp":[10531],"ville-bp":[10569],"organisme-bp":[10573,10571,10572,10570],"engagement-bp":[10412],"aivp_topic":[],"class_list":["post-22520","bonnes-pratiques","type-bonnes-pratiques","status-publish","hentry","pays-bp-france","ville-bp-saint-nazaire","organisme-bp-cci-nantes-saint-nazaire","organisme-bp-nantes-saint-nazaire-port","organisme-bp-saint-nazaire-agglo","organisme-bp-ville-de-saint-nazaire","engagement-bp-8-interface-ville-port"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Saint-Nazaire (France): new spaces for the port and promenade &#8211; AIVP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saint-Nazaire (France): new spaces for the port and promenade &#8211; AIVP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The City of Saint-Nazaire established a municipal commission to facilitate discussions on developing sites within the &#8220;Saint-Nazaire, a maritime and coastal ambition&#8221; initiative. 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