Overview

• Christian Estrosi announced on X that the esplanade in front of Nice's future municipal and national police headquarters will be named Parvis Nicolas Sarkozy.
• The police complex, now under construction, is expected to open in autumn 2026 and will bring together about 2,000 national and municipal officers on one site.
• The mayor cited Sarkozy's early support for the project and his record on security policy as the reasons for the dedication.
• The announcement follows Sarkozy's conviction by the Paris judicial court to five years in prison and a €100,000 fine for association de malfaiteurs, with provisional execution and a deferred committal order.
• Sarkozy has said he will appeal, and he is summoned by the Parquet national financier on 13 October to learn the date of his incarceration.