New Towns of France Nine

This is a scale model of a typical residential area at Evry.

The shopping and entertainment areas are in the center of the housing by the lake.

Here is a closer look at the scale model. It shows the center of a residential community.

Note the "town square," with walkways, landscaping, and schools and light commercial buildings.

The bus has its own private causeway to carry it over the lake as it makes its rounds throughout Evry.

One way to create employment in a new town is to put government offices there.

This is the regional prefecture, the local government offices for the Evry area.