France
Benoît Payan
Marseille
Marseille
Coat of arms
Area
City: 240.62 km2
Population
City: 869,815
Postal zone
13001-13016
Area code(s)
+33 (0) 4
Government
Mayor: Benoît Payan
Website
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Benoît Payan
Biography
Benoît Payan is a French politician who has been serving as Mayor of Marseille since 2020. He is a member of the Socialist Party and the youngest mayor of Marseille ever.
He became the mayor of Marseille after the resignation of the ecologist Michèle Rubirola, who was, for five months, the first woman to lead the city. Upon her resignation for health reasons, Michèle Rubirola designated Benoît Payan as her natural successor.
His election marked the return of the Socialist Party to Marseille City hall, 25 years after the Gaston Defferre era, then the mandate of Robert Vigouroux.
Payan has been a socialist activist since he was 20 years old and became the leader of the Socialist group when he was elected as a City Councilor in 2014.
In July 2019, Payan was one of the founders of Printemps Marseillais ("Marseille Spring"), a broad left-wing electoral alliance seeking to end Gaudin's quarter-century in office in the 2020 elections.
Since winning the mayoral election, Payan has been dedicated to making the city of Marseille a better place. He has a vision of making the city a greener, fairer, and more democratic city.
The young mayor is filled with passion for Marseille while he fights against unworthy housing and territorial inequalities.
He has worked for the school renovation plan which was implemented at the start of the mandate and has started many projects which include the renovation of schools across the city.
His highly anticipated ”school renovation plan” is often described as the largest project initiated by Marseille since the 1960s. This plan should see its first sixteen projects start in 2022. It concerns 174 schools out of the 470 in total in Marseille. This amazing project represents a total investment of 1.2 billion euro and it will completely transform the school system in the city of Marseille. (photo credit: wikimedia)
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Marseille
More info about city
Marseille is the second largest city in France and the main city of the historical province of Provence. It is located on the Mediterranean coast near the mouth of the Rhône. The city had a population of 869,815 in 2016.
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Marseille targets road safety and job opportunities in new project
27.06.2023Marseille has launched a mobility project for residents aged 16 to 18 focused on education and development of skills. City authorities headed by Mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan pointed out that the project is in line with the city's education policies and efforts to help young residents become more active. As part of the project, young residents will have an opportunity to attend training on traffic laws and road safety…
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