In response to the ongoing decline of rural villages in France, MP Guillaume Kasbarian has proposed simplifying the process for obtaining liquor licenses in communities with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants. This measure allows prospective bar owners to merely declare their intention to the local mayor, bypassing the complications of acquiring existing licenses. The effort aims to counteract the dramatic drop in the number of cafés and bistros across France, a decline attributed partially to restrictive administrative regulations.
The devitalisation of rural areas has seen the number of cafés and bistros in France fall from 200,000 in 1960 to 38,800 in 2023.
The specific situation of rural municipalities now justifies the implementation of radically simplified conditions to encourage the settlement of populations and economic activity there.
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