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DATAR
THE FRENCH INTERMINISTERIAL AGENCY FOR SPATIAL PLANNING AND REGIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS
AN INTERMINISTERIAL TASK-DRIVEN ADMINISTRATION
THE DATAR IS IN CHARGE OF PREPARING, PROMOTING AND CO-ORDINATING THE SPATIAL PLANNING POLICIES CARRIED OUT BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
Part of the Prime Minister’s office, the DATAR is available to the Minister of Spatial planning.
BASED ON A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING STRATEGY THE DATAR’S ACTION IS DRIVEN BY A TWOFOLD OBJECTIVE :
Strengthening local areas’ economic attractiveness and competitiveness,
Securing local areas’ cohesion and stability within the enlarged European Union on the basis of partnerships with local governments and other stakeholders in the field of local development.
Its role consists of:
Taking part in the design of national strategies supporting economic attractiveness and competitiveness;
Implementing an active cohesion policy to the benefit of local areas faced with economic and industrial change;
Supporting regional and local development;
Coordinating contractual undertakings between the State and the regions on development and territorial development policies;
Coordinating the implementation of European programmes;
Preparing Interministerial spatial planning, development and competitiveness Committee meetings during which the major decisions on this subject are made;
Leading discussion and studies on issues that affect the regions (demography, services, accessibility, sustainable development, town planning, etc.).
Conducting foresight works and studies on the future of our territories and development policies.
The DATAR has a staff of 200 with various administrative backgrounds or contracted public employees.
It works in close partnership with the Prefects, the Regional communities, and is in regular contact with elected officials, directly or via their representative bodies
CONTACT :
Public affairs and press: Amélie DUROZOY – 01 40 65 10 27 - amelie.durozoy@datar.gouv.fr
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