Real estate: if Mélenchon got rich, it’s “thanks to Madame Hidalgo”
Jean-Luc Melenchon, who took a dislike to millionaires, is he one himself? For Gerald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, the answer is yes (see the video below). A statement that caused a clash between the two men. The former mayor of Tourcoing (59) refers to the heritage of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which he estimated at around 2.5 million euros, including a Parisian apartment worth 1.2 million euros. A residence located near the Gare de l’Est, in the 10th arrondissement of the capital, acquired 800,000 euros in 2014. An increase of 50%.
Two weeks after the showdown, the former LFI deputy put a coin back in the machine. For him, if his apartment has increased in value, it is “thanks to Madame Hidalgo who has increased prices by 350% in 10 years“. An unnoticed punchline that deserves a correction. “Unless there is a micro-climate in the 10th arrondissement of Paris“, laughs an elected official, this figure seems eccentric. No, Mr. Mélenchon, prices have not soared as much. The proof in numbers.
In 10 years, they have climbed “only” by just over 21%, according to Top Agents. No more than in the 10th where the bar stops at +29%, says the real estate appraisal site. “Jean-Luc Mélenchon must undoubtedly be confused with the increase over 20 years and not 10 years“says this elected official. Answer? We are getting closer to +350% but no. The surge is certainly dizzying but is “limited” to +175% compared to 2004 and +289% compared to 2000. Contacted by Le Figaro, the entourage of Jean-Luc Mélenchon did not respond to our request. “It is not the town hall of Paris that sets the prices of private accommodationprotests an elected official. Its work aims to limit the rise in prices and in particular that of rentals“.
On the side of the City of Paris, we agree. “Paris is the first city to have regulated rents, to have regulated Airbnb rentals. We have doubled our social housing rate in 20 years“, underlines Ian Brossat, housing assistant to the mayor of Paris. And when it is suggested to increase the number of dwellings, the elected official who preferred to remain anonymous, retorts: “Where to build in Paris? The elected LFI of Paris (Danielle Simonnet) is opposed to the densification of the city” (see below).
