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Introduction

Evreux Portes de Normandie (EPN) offers several support schemes for shops, craftspeople and businesses: the ACTe grant for local shops, the rent grant for town centres and priority neighbourhoods, support for keeping rural shops, business property assistance, incubator placement and partial reimbursement of the CFE (Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises). This guide distinguishes schemes whose official pages are recent from entries whose rules or application period need to be reconfirmed. A grant shown on the website does not necessarily mean that applications are open on the date you are reading this.

1. ACTe — Aide aux commerces des territoires (support for local shops)

The ACTe scheme, run by EPN with the Normandy Region, supports the creation and modernisation of shops. Eligible expenses can include fitting out premises, accessibility compliance (PMR — people with reduced mobility), electricity, heating and lighting, shop windows and signage, or certain communication tools. The official page states up to 45% of eligible expenses, of which 30% from the Region and 15% from EPN; the EPN share may be lower for business creators or mobile traders. The stated range of works is €2,500 to €20,000 excluding VAT. Official news dated 8 September 2026 confirms that a shopkeeper received an ACTe grant in October 2025. However, check the combination rules: the catalogue notes that it cannot be combined with certain regional schemes, except for the loan component of Impulsion Proximite.

2. Rent grant for shop creators

This grant targets certain creators or buyers of innovative or under-represented shops, located in a town centre, village centre or priority urban policy neighbourhood (QPV). The official page presents support of up to €500 per month over twelve months. A six-month bonus may be granted when the premises have been vacant for at least 24 months, subject to applicable conditions. EPN's September 2026 news confirms that an enhanced rent grant was awarded in November 2025 to support a shop for 18 months. The innovative or under-represented nature of the business, the location, the length of vacancy and the lease must be checked with the processing department.

3. Support for keeping shops in rural areas

The catalogue references a grant for keeping shops in rural areas, amounting to 30% of eligible expenses up to a limit of €15,000 excluding VAT. It targets shops, craftspeople and local services located in EPN's rural municipalities and meeting the rules' criteria, notably on the municipality's population, the type of shop and the expenses. EPN's 2024 activity report mentions beneficiaries of this grant, which confirms it has been used in the past but does not by itself prove that the scheme is open today. Ask for the current rules and have the eligible municipality and expense base confirmed.

4. Business property and incubator placement

The «Business property assistance» entry mentions a repayable advance with no guarantee or surety, for a maximum term of five years with a deferral period of up to 24 months. The catalogue cap is €300,000, which can reach €500,000 in gross grant equivalent for certain projects of specific interest in terms of attractiveness. The rules differ depending on the regional aid zone, the size of the company, the investment and the creation of activity. The «Incubator placement assistance» entry indicates a grant equal to 20% of the annual rent over one year, for innovative companies less than 36 months old. These figures need to be confirmed by the economic development department, particularly to check availability and the incubator's admission conditions.

5. Partial CFE reimbursement

EPN has set up a grant calculated to reach 50% of the previous year's Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE) for the intercommunal share. The official form, updated on 16 September 2026, concerns the 2025 CFE and requires in particular the full tax notice, proof of payment, a recent company registration extract (Kbis) and a bank account statement (RIB). The published criteria include turnover below €1 million excluding VAT in 2025, retail premises of less than 300 m2 except for exceptions, PMR accessibility compliance or compliance work underway, and up-to-date tax and social security obligations. Watch the timetable: the official page states that applications opened on 2 April 2026 and closed on 30 September 2026. As of 13 October 2026, this deadline has passed; do not present this campaign as open, even though the form remains online.

6. The seven grants in the Capital OS catalogue

The seven entries linked to EPN in the catalogue are detailed below. The amounts and conditions are provided as working data; for the CFE, the 2026 period explicitly expired on 30 September 2026. For the other schemes, openness and available funding must be confirmed at the time of the project.

Catalogue entry — ACTe - Aide aux Commerces des Territoires

Aid ID: 12704 Purpose: Strengthen the appeal of town and village centres by supporting the retention and modernisation of local retail. This scheme can be applied for until 31 December 2027. Eligible operations: Eligible expenses:

modernisation of business premises and renewal of professional equipment, aimed at supporting or developing activities, improving energy efficiency and expanding digital use (operations limited solely to digital development will be preferentially directed towards dedicated schemes); renovation of shop windows and signage; security and accessibility for all users; fitting out of mobile sales vehicles (excluding acquisition cost).

Not eligible:

acquisition, construction and extension of premises; expenses already covered under the regional creation/takeover support scheme «coup de pouce»; work on operators' housing; routine expenses or simple equipment renewal; intangible investments (except those linked to the production process); self-build (materials and labour); purchase of a business (fonds de commerce), lease takeovers or key money (pas-de-porte); expenses directly linked to a franchisor's request; car parks; vending machines; investments financed through leasing or an SCI (real estate company). Conditions: Expenses must be between €2,500 and €20,000 excluding VAT. Amount / form: Grant representing a maximum of 45% of eligible expenses (30% from the Normandy Region and 15% from the agglomeration community). This scheme cannot be combined with schemes offered by the Normandy Region, except with the "loan" component of the Impulsion Proximite scheme (a scheme of the Agence de Developpement Normandie). It cannot be combined with certain provisions of Evreux Portes de Normandie's Commercial Revitalisation Plan. For companies that benefited from FISAC (Fonds d'Intervention pour les Services, l'Artisanat et le Commerce), a 12-month waiting period applies from the date the last grant was paid. %mini% Beneficiaries: Companies:

located in a shopping area or a commercial revitalisation sector (excluding out-of-town shopping centres); registered with the RNE (business creators are accepted); with turnover below €1m excluding VAT and sales area below 400 m2; whose main customers are end consumers (individuals); in a sound financial position and up to date with their tax and social security contributions.

Also eligible are municipalities of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants belonging to the following INSEE municipality categories:

autonomous rural municipalities with low density; autonomous rural municipalities with very low density; rural municipalities under weak influence of an urban hub.

Eligible activities:

Fixed-location shops, including cafes and restaurants; Mobile traders able to show they operate at least once a week in at least one municipality of the agglomeration; Independent craft trades treated as local retail and necessarily including a shopfront (bakers, butchers, hairdressers, cobblers, dry cleaners, etc.).

Not eligible:

Regulated professions; Medical and paramedical sector (including pharmacies, ambulance taxis); Service-providing agencies (driving schools, estate agencies, travel agencies, etc.); Personal service activities (meal delivery, cleaning, etc.); Financial activities (banks, insurance, etc.); Wholesale trade, branch outlets and premises mainly based on delivery (dark stores); Automatic laundries.

Status: catalogue entry; does not guarantee openness or eligibility.

Catalogue entry — Rent grant for shop creators in town centres and QPV

Aid ID: 10539 Purpose: Encourage the setting up, creation or takeover of shops, craft activities and local services in the territory's town centres, village centres and priority neighbourhoods (QPV). Eligible operations: Setting up or taking over a shop less than one year old. Eligible expenses: commercial rent excluding charges. Not eligible: rental charges and any expense other than commercial rent. Conditions: To be confirmed with the funder Amount / form: Grant representing 50% over the first 12 months plus a 6-month bonus for taking over premises vacant for 24 months, capped at €500 per month maximum. Beneficiaries: Craft, retail or service businesses:

with sales premises accessible to the public; located in a town centre, village centre or priority neighbourhood in a municipality of more than 3,000 inhabitants within the Evreux Portes de Normandie territory; registered or having initiated the formalities for creation; with sales area not exceeding 300 m2; achieving or forecasting annual turnover below €1m excluding VAT; complying with accessibility regulations or having taken the necessary steps; offering a new or complementary proposition, meeting an identified need or contributing to the commercial revitalisation of the area.

Not eligible:

branch outlets; pharmacies; regulated professions; banks; estate agencies; travel agencies; shops mainly linked to tourism; projects located in shopping malls and in out-of-town craft and retail zones.

Catalogue entry — Support for keeping shops in rural areas

Aid ID: 12705 Purpose: Strengthen local retail provision in rural areas by supporting the retention, creation or takeover of businesses and their development. Eligible operations: Accessibility compliance of sales premises (access ramps, PMR-accessible doors, health standards compliance, etc.); Health standards compliance for catering and food shops; Modernisation of the sales premises or professional equipment: fitting out the sales area, renovation work on the shopfront, investments to improve the premises' energy performance, etc; Purchase and fitting out of vehicles used by shopkeepers to provide local travelling sales and/or delivery services; Purchase and fitting out of vending points/dispensers for raw and/or processed products from local producers.

Not eligible:

simple renewal of obsolete or fully depreciated equipment; acquisition of a business (fonds de commerce), retail premises or land to build business premises; structural building work; stock; acquisitions made through lease-purchase or leasing. Conditions: The beneficiary company must:

be registered with the RNE or show proof of having completed the mandatory formalities if the company is being created; be independent or franchised, with sales premises accessible to the public not exceeding 300 m2; have annual turnover or forecast turnover excluding tax below €1,000,000 (per company, not per establishment); be up to date with social security contributions and tax charges; comply with accessibility regulations for people with reduced mobility or have undertaken the necessary steps. Amount / form: Grant representing 30% of eligible expenses, up to a limit of €15,000 excluding VAT. For multi-activity shops where one of the activities is not eligible, the grant is calculated pro rata to the area occupied by the eligible activity. Beneficiaries: Shopkeepers, craftspeople or local services whose establishment meets the following conditions:

located in a rural municipality of Evreux Portes de Normandie with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants. Mobile traders must show they operate in at least one municipality of fewer than 3,000 inhabitants within the agglomeration; registered with the RNE; with turnover below €1m and a project involving a sales area not exceeding 300 m2; carrying out a "daily needs" retail activity as defined by INSEE, and more generally, any activity contributing to the revitalisation and commercial vibrancy of rural areas (hairdressers, dry cleaners, florists, etc.).

Not eligible:

regulated professions; banks; travel agencies; estate agencies; shops linked to tourism; etc.

Catalogue entry — Business property assistance

Aid ID: 12701 Purpose: Support business property for companies in the Evreux Portes de Normandie agglomeration community. Eligible operations: Eligible expenses consist of investment expenses (works and fees) linked to construction, extension, acquisition of land and/or buildings; Fitting-out and renovation works.

Not eligible:

expenses linked to works (materials and labour) carried out by the company itself or a related company; ancillary costs of acquisition and construction (notary, agency, project manager, etc.). Conditions: A minimum threshold of €30,000 excluding VAT in eligible expenses applies. Beneficiary companies must:

Be in a sound financial position; Be up to date with their tax and social security obligations and all applicable regulations; Demonstrate their capacity to carry out their project successfully (financial capacity, human resources, etc.). Amount / form: Repayable advance:

with no guarantee or surety; for a maximum term of 5 years, with a 24-month repayment deferral; capped at €300,000. This amount can be raised to a maximum of €500,000, in gross grant equivalent, for a project demonstrating specific interest in terms of attractiveness, structuring development, an emblematic local sector, or net job creation.

The grant may take the form of a subsidy exclusively in the following two cases:

if the company's project meets the award criterion relating to environmental impact, sustainable development and ecological transition. In this case, the agglomeration community may decide to award a grant of up to 8% maximum of eligible expenses. The grant may supplement a repayable advance, subject to compliance with the other award criteria; if it is a structuring project and/or one with strong socio-economic stakes for the territory (safeguarding and/or creating jobs, activities of economic and social value for the territory, etc.) Beneficiaries: - In the SME zone: SMEs;

• In the AFR (regional aid) zone:

SMEs; Large companies when they make investments for a new economic activity: creation of a new establishment or diversification of an existing establishment's activity, provided the new activity is not identical or similar to that previously carried out within the establishment.

Eligible sectors:

Industry; Business services (less than 50% of turnover excluding VAT must come from individuals); Trading companies that at least partly develop a production, service or processing activity; Production crafts (less than 50% of turnover excluding VAT must come from individuals); Tourism activities including hotel accommodation; Social and solidarity economy companies.

Exceptionally, retail activities may benefit from the scheme if the project presented has strong socio-economic stakes for the territory. Also eligible:

leasing companies that grant a property lease directly to the assisted company, either directly or through a real estate company (SCI) that passes on the aid to the assisted company in the form of a rent reduction; property holding companies (SCI, SI, SAS, SARL, SI, holding company, etc.) provided they pass on the amount of aid received to the assisted company.

Catalogue entry — Incubator placement assistance

Aid ID: 12703 Purpose: Support project leaders setting up in the SMART'UP incubator. Eligible operations: Hosting in the SMART'UP incubator during the first year. Conditions: To be confirmed with the funder Amount / form: Grant representing 20% of the annual rent amount over one year. Beneficiaries: Innovative companies with less than 36 months of activity.

Catalogue entry — Pret d'honneur Initiative Eure

Aid ID: 2488 Purpose: Make business creation accessible to as many people as possible through suitable financing (the zero-interest honour loan) and free, ongoing support. Support from local associations in the Initiative France network secures business projects: 90% of supported companies pass the 3-year mark (versus 70% on average). Eligible operations: All types of business creation and takeover projects. Growth projects are also eligible. Additional programmes have been designed specifically for entrepreneurs, people under 30, or for certain sectors of activity (agriculture, retail, innovation, business transfer/takeover, etc.). Conditions: The network's local associations welcome project leaders at the stage of finalising their business plan and seeking financing. All project leaders can apply for support and financing. Amount / form: Interest-free honour loan with no guarantee, granted on a personal basis. It is generally between €1,000 and €15,000, repayable over a period of 2 to 5 years. The honour loan is always paired with a bank loan: for every €1 of Initiative honour loan, an Initiative entrepreneur obtains on average €9.5 of bank loan. The support provided before the honour loan is granted allows the entrepreneur to assess the entirety of their financing needs. Beneficiaries: Project leaders creating or taking over a business in any sector, regardless of age, background or financial capacity. Excluded sectors of activity: financial and real estate intermediation services.

Catalogue entry — Reimbursement of the Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE)

Aid ID: 12700 Purpose: Support local retail in the context of economic recovery through reimbursement of the CFE due in 2025. The deadline for applying for this aid is set at 30 September 2026. Eligible operations: Reimbursement of the Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises (CFE). Conditions: To be confirmed with the funder Amount / form: Reimbursement of 50% of the CFE due in 2025, including management fees, for the intercommunal share. Beneficiaries: Shops:

with turnover <€1m and sales area <300 m2 (except traditional catering and hotels, which have no area restriction); registered with the RNE; up to date with social security contributions and tax charges; compliant with PMR accessibility standards or currently achieving compliance; liable for the CFE.

Local shopkeepers located in shopping centres are not eligible, except those located in a Priority Urban Policy Neighbourhood (QPV). Eligible activities are specified in the scheme's rules. TIMETABLE ALERT: the official page consulted states that the 2026 CFE campaign closed on 30 September 2026. Status: catalogue entry; does not guarantee openness or eligibility.

How to prepare an application

1. Contact EPN before signing a quote or starting work. 2) Check the exact scheme: ACTe, rent, rural retail, property, incubator or CFE. 3) Prepare the SIRET number, accounts, lease, quotes, financing plans and proof of location. 4) For ACTe, confirm the combination rules and the Region/EPN split. 5) For property assistance, have the zone and eligible expenses validated. 6) For the CFE, check the date of the next campaign and gather the full CFE notice and proof of payment. 7) Wait for confirmation from the processing department on eligibility and timetable before incurring expenses.

Combining aid, timetable and caution

Combination rules vary by scheme. The catalogue notes that ACTe cannot be combined with certain regional schemes, except for the loan component of Impulsion Proximite. Property grants may be subject to State aid and zoning rules. The 2026 CFE reimbursement campaign closed on 30 September 2026; wait for a possible new campaign rather than applying on the assumption that a form still visible online still accepts applications. The rent grant and rural retail support must also be confirmed with the department, as an earlier publication or an example beneficiary does not guarantee current openness.

FAQ

Is ACTe still an active scheme? Yes, EPN's September 2026 news reports an earlier ACTe award, but the opening of new applications must be confirmed. What amount can the ACTe grant cover? The official page states up to 45% of eligible expenses, with a regional share and an EPN share. Can I apply for CFE reimbursement now? The campaign shown for 2026 closed on 30 September 2026; check for the announcement of a new campaign. Can the rent grant exceed one year? A six-month bonus is provided under certain conditions, notably when the premises have been vacant for at least 24 months. Are the grants automatic? No. They are subject to the criteria, the rules and the funder's decision.

Sources and verification status

Official sources consulted on 13 October 2026: • https://www.evreuxportesdenormandie.fr/economie-et-amenagements/economie-locale/commerce/ • https://www.evreuxportesdenormandie.fr/economie-et-amenagements/economie-locale/entreprise/formulaire-de-demande-de-subvention-cfe-a-50/ • https://www.evreuxportesdenormandie.fr/actualite/partenaire-commerces-coeur-de-ville/ • https://www.evreuxportesdenormandie.fr/app/uploads/1/2025/10/Web-Rapport-dactivites-2024_institution.pdf Status: partial verification. ACTe, rent grant and CFE corroborated by the official pages; 2026 CFE campaign closed on 30/09/2026. Individual rules and the openness of other schemes to be confirmed.

Official sources

• EPN — Commerce
• EPN — 2026 CFE application form
• EPN — Retail news, 08/09/2026
• EPN — 2024 Activity Report