Sarah from Newcastle, UK

Hi,

I don't know if anyone can help me here but I'm doing some exam preparation for French and nowhere on the internet can I find a recent figure on how many homeless people there are in Paris. No website seems to actually state an estimated number! I don't need exact figures, just an estimation. Does anybody know a good website about the homeless in France (or does anyone on here know the number?!)

Thanks very much. :)

FAPIL are an organisation based in Paris that may be able to help you:

The Fédération des Associations pour la Promotion et l’Insertion par le Logement (Federation of Associations for Housing Provision) is a french Non Governmental Organism that was created in 1988 to operate at the national level in urban and rural areas. Its current chairman is André GACHET and its General delegate is Jean-Michel DAVID. Our seat is located in Paris and you contact by writing, calling or e-mailing us at :

FAPIL : 133, rue Saint-Maur 75011 PARIS

FRANCE

Phone : 00 33 1 48 05 05 75 / Fax : 00 33 1 48 05 32 65

e-mail : contact@fapil.net / website : www.fapil.net

As to the Wider picture the link below may help:

Insee, the French National Statistical Agency, conducted a study on persons without housing in January 2002. This study confirmed that more than 200 000 persons are homeless in France and assumes that between 5.000 and 10.000 persons who live in squats or have no contact with reception centres should be added to this total.


http://www.feantsa.org/code/en/country.asp?ID=7&Page=22

Hope this maybe of some use, at least it will give a start!!! Good luck with your exams :)
Jon