The Beutre housing estates were established in the late 1960s, modeled after post-war emergency housing. Inhabitants faced precarious living conditions but took initiative to improve their surroundings. They actively maintained and embellished their homes, creating necessary vegetable gardens and expanding their living spaces. Over fifty years, they transformed a space marked by relegation into a vibrant community, demonstrating their capacity to assert agency over their housing and lives, achieving dignity through collective action.
Built at the end of the 60s, the Beutre housing estates were designed as post-war emergency and transit housing, embodying the history of their inhabitants.
Inhabitants of Beutre housing estates transcended their precarious status by actively improving their living conditions through maintenance, embellishment, and expansion.
Over nearly fifty years, residents created vegetable gardens and transformed the status of their housing from one of precariousness to one of agency.
The actions of the inhabitants reflect their dedication to creating dignified living environments despite the challenges of being relegated to emergency housing.
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