Overview

• The one-euro homes are embedded in Ambert’s five-year plan to curb rural exodus and revive community life
• Buyers must submit detailed renovation plans, hire local craftsmen and live in the properties for three years or risk repaying renovation grants
• Early indicators include a surge in school enrolment that led to the creation of an extra primary school class
• The historic Chamber of Commerce is under renovation and on track to reopen as a public hub with new jobs in 2026
• Elsewhere in France, Roubaix has over 2,500 buildings and Champ-du-Boult sells land for €1 per square metre under similar revitalization schemes