Disney and Center Parcs launched Villages Nature

It took over ten years to get this project up, but Villages Nature is now on track. This

entertainment resort and accommodation designed by a company jointly owned by Disneyland and Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs should be operational by the end of 2016. As Center Parcs faces a tough opposition on its draft Roybon (Isère), the latter should experience a more peaceful future, supported by a broad coalition of elected officials, with the notable exception of environmentalists. Moreover, the project is expected to create 1,600 direct jobs between 2016 and 2018, not counting the indirect jobs and labor on construction sites.

The Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, must ask this Thursday afternoon the first stone of the site which should count in its initial phase 783 apartments and cottages as well as extensive leisure facilities for a total investment of 360 million euros. But overall, as its success could count up to 2300 or more than 5000 long-term accommodation. The concept that installs in Paris on 260 hectares suggests rather strongly Center Parcs. It will include a vast water point, accommodation, restaurants, a petting zoo, walking trails ... and the inevitable bubble 11,500 m2 housing the water park.
Neither Safari nor Normandie

But its proponents highlight the differences that should make it a unique place. The clinching argument is in double digits, its location: located mainly in the municipality of Bailly-Romainvilliers (Seine-et-Marne), the complex will be located 32 km from Paris and 6 km from Disneyland Paris. To improve its service, bus shuttles will be implemented from Chessy RER station and a freeway on ramp 4. A So many amenities publicly funded. Furthermore, the project is based on an ecological approach, relying in particular on geothermal energy to heat all year round outdoor lagoon at 30 ° C. Contrary to Center Parcs, it will propose next individual cottages, apartments (with hanging gardens) on buildings with two or three floors. However, the rates should be 15% higher than the average for that Center Parcs practice.

"As Center Parcs offers a rather spontaneous nature, working with teams allowed Disney staged stronger and sophisticated of this nature," says Dominique Cocquet, CEO of Nature's Villages. The hero of the site shall remain the nature, no way to evoke the Disney characters. "I like to summarize our concept by the formula: or safari or Normandy," says Dominique Cocquet. In the end, not exotic but not of "country" setting in the program. A choice that fears the project detractors interpretation of nature's fashionable Dubai.

As for the real estate financing mode, it also differs from what was recently Center Parcs. While the latter site, that of Vienna, was widely purchased by institutional investors, 783 units were funded by Eurosic (up to 50%), Pierre & Vacances (37.5%) and Euro Disney (12 5%) before being sold to individuals. This formula is used to start the work regardless of the state of sales.

"To date, we have achieved 247 sales turnover including tax of € 90 million," says Gerard Bremond, president and founder of Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs. A situation in line with expectations, with the purposes of resale fully completed late 2016. With an average sale price including VAT of almost 360,000 euros now, Gerard Bremond no secret that he hope the tax exemption device Censi-Bouvard, used in tourism real estate, will be extended beyond its expected term end of 2016. "Laurent Fabius is very involved in tourism and has ambitious goals, he says, facetious. As I think consistency between objectives and means implemented, I hope that there will be measures to ensure sustainable tourism accommodation capacity up to scratch. "