‘Centre-Ville en Mouvement’, an association of elected representatives and members of parliament, works to support the revitalisation of town centres by bringing together a range of players and sharing good practices and innovative experiments. Every year for the past 17 years, the association has organised a number of events, including the National Town Centre Conferences, a meeting that has become a major event for local elected representatives and town centre stakeholders.

On Tuesday 28 June and Wednesday 29 June 2022, the 2nd Biennial European Town Centre Conference will be held in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. For two days, more than a thousand mayors, elected representatives from all over Europe, city centre managers, business leaders and city centre stakeholders will meet to exchange and debate during round tables with testimonies from specialists, specific workshops on projects and innovations implemented in European city centres, field visits, etc.

Many themes will be discussed (attractiveness, commercial diversity, new mobility, environment, culture, densification, etc.) for the future of sustainable city centres. French initiatives will be highlighted through the national programmes such as "Action Cœur de Ville" and "Petites Villes de demain" (preliminary-programme available on www.centre-ville.org).

The results of the 6th Barometer of the City Centre and Shops (Clear Channel/ Institut CSA) have demonstrated a strong attachment of the French to their city centre. It is therefore an important subject, with many issues at stake, which will be debated next June.