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The Marais: locals up in arms battle with party beasts
  • 13'
  • Authors : Maurice Neyra, Sylvain Pierron
  • 11-10-2015
  • Master : 2494

The Marais: locals up in arms battle with party beasts | M6 | 66 minutes

With the return of the fine weather every weekend sees the same agony for the residents of the Marais in the heart of Paris: bars, terrace discos teem with tourists and customers far into the night. Meanwhile, the locals pad their windows, call the police to report the noise, take out their earplugs… It’s a battle between locals and business, now taken up by the owners of bars. Their main argument: bring life to the city and create jobs… However, anger is now mounting against a new scourge taking over the neighborhood… apartment rentals by AirBNB. Waves of tourists cram through the stairways, day and night, to the fury of local residents. The lives of some are so tormented they no longer recognize their neighborhood. Is it still possible to sleep in the Marais? Is it simply a Cloche-Merle” situation or a real problem for society? An investigation deep in the Marais.


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