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The new geography of “third places” in France: Explaining a deconcentration process outside metro areas

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  • Clément Marinos

    (LEGO - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion de l'Ouest - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - UBO - Université de Brest - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IBSHS - Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UBO - Université de Brest - UBL - Université Bretagne Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], MARSOUIN - Môle Armoricain de Recherche sur la SOciété de l'information et des usages d'INternet - UR - Université de Rennes - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information [Bruz] - UBO - Université de Brest - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - UBL - Université Bretagne Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])

  • Sébastien Bourdin

    (IDéT - Institut du Développement Territorial - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School, EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School)

  • Guy Baudelle

    (ESO - Espaces et Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UM - Le Mans Université - UA - Université d'Angers - AGROCAMPUS OUEST - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes, UR2 - Université de Rennes 2, ESO - Espaces et Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UM - Le Mans Université - UA - Université d'Angers - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

Abstract

The article examines the spatiotemporal diffusion of third places (TPs) in France. Based on the observation of the growing extension of the phenomenon, it relies on an unprecedented database to provide an analysis by urban strata and time intervals, with particular attention to the period 2020–2022, the years of COVID-19. In line with our hypotheses, the results show a classical hierarchical top-down diffusion process. After a metropolitan surge until 2017, third places tend to establish themselves more diffusely across the territory, with a turning point correlated to the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis. Across all periods, the probability of creating a third place in a large metropolitan area is only slightly higher than that observed in smaller municipalities.

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  • Clément Marinos & Sébastien Bourdin & Guy Baudelle, 2025. "The new geography of “third places” in France: Explaining a deconcentration process outside metro areas," Post-Print hal-04865983, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04865983
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103493
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