Aid for improving façades and shop fronts
Local aid in the Vallée de l’Hérault with separate rules for façades and shop fronts. Caps and rates vary by operation; the rules and form should be obtained from the intercommunality.
The scheme of the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l’Hérault distinguishes two operations: façade renovation and shop-front renovation. The catalogue announces 40% of façade works, capped at €6,000 (up to €8,000 for certain remarkable or strategic buildings), and 60% of shop-front works, capped at €5,000. The first step is to determine the strand, the applicant’s profile and the age/use of the building.
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries described in the catalogue: for façade renovation: natural persons, i.e. private owners or co-owners of the building to be renovated, including people grouped in property holding companies (SCI); for shop fronts: owners operating the business or operators holding a commercial lease, registered in the RNE or with URSSAF and up to date with their tax and social security contributions. Eligibility checks: registered office/establishment in the territory indicated, activity and legal status, size/headcount, age and any exclusions. Check each criterion in the current rules.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions taken from the catalogue: for shops, the funded works must either be carried out when a shop is created; or contribute to the development of the business’s economic activity, for example by improving its turnover or expanding its customer base; or, in rural areas, contribute to maintaining services to the population. Before applying, turn these conditions into a checklist and ask for confirmation of the current criteria, prior application, expenditure already committed, combination rules and supporting documents.
What the scheme covers
Operations/expenditure described in the catalogue: buildings concerned: residential buildings more than 15 years old and their outbuildings; business buildings (retail, crafts, services, etc.) regardless of age; mixed-use buildings more than 15 years old. Eligible façade works: preparatory works (cleaning, stripping, chipping, scaling, etc.); restoration of defective or missing parts; removal of networks and unsightly elements from the façade; render coats, limewash, finishes, lime repointing and approved mineral paints (the render finish must be fine — fine scraped, floated, brushed, etc.); repair of masonry elements (copings, plinths, thresholds, sills, surrounds, balconies); maintenance of mouldings; cleaning or repointing of dressed-stone façades where justified by the construction method; painting of masonry facings, woodwork and ironwork; replacement of existing exterior joinery (if compliant with the local plan); painting and restoration of existing ironwork (lambrequins, railings, bars, balconies, oriels, etc.); restoration of painted decorative elements (friezes, quoins, fillets, bands); replacement of downpipes, gutters and downpipe shoes in zinc or glazed terracotta from Saint-Jean-de-Fos; repair of the wooden eaves overhang. Eligible shop-front works: refurbishment of the rebated or applied shop front (bay surrounds, changes to openings, threshold); accessibility works for people with reduced mobility (threshold, airlock, etc.); exterior joinery, including glazing, replacing or renovating existing joinery; removal or concealment of network cables on the façade and of any technical element (air conditioner, satellite dishes, etc.); signs and their projecting or flat supports and any awning; backlighting or low-energy indirect lighting and associated energy-saving systems (dimmers, programmers, light intensity regulators, home automation, etc.); closing devices or metal security shutters located inside the shop window or not projecting from the façade wall; exterior painting or render, treatment of plinths; restoration/reinstatement of remarkable or characteristic architectural features; restoration or identical reproduction of period ironwork. For the application, link each item of the quote to the eligible operation and isolate excluded expenditure. Do not commit expenditure before having the start rule confirmed by the funder.
Amount and funding terms
Amount indicated in the catalogue: façade renovation: a grant of 40% of eligible works excluding VAT, up to €6,000 per application (i.e. works capped at €15,000 excluding VAT); this ceiling may be raised for remarkable or strategic buildings, up to €8,000 per application corresponding to at most 40% of the works excluding VAT (i.e. works capped at €20,000 excluding VAT). Shop-front renovation: a grant of 60% of eligible works excluding VAT, up to €5,000. Additional aid may be mobilised: as the Occitanie Region may intervene in municipalities covered by the regional “bourg centre” contract, the Communauté de communes will request aid from the Region. Key point: the rate/cap mentioned is catalogue, not a guarantee of award. Have the expenditure base, calculation, available caps, combination rules and VAT treatment confirmed by the funder before finalising the financing plan.
How to apply
1. Identify whether the application concerns a building façade or a shop front. 2. Check the age of the building, its use and the applicant’s status, as the criteria differ by strand. 3. Obtain detailed quotes and visuals of the existing and planned state. 4. Ask the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l’Hérault for the updated rules and form: no source link is available. 5. Confirm the planning permissions and the prior application rule before works.
Timeline
The catalogue indicates an end date of 30 June 2027. This does not guarantee that applications are open continuously or that funding is available. Confirm the timetable and the necessary permissions with the funder.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Vallée de l'Hérault
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Maximum amount
- €8,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 40%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 30 June 2027
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Do the two strands have the same caps?
No. The catalogue distinguishes façades (40%, with an indicated cap of €6,000, which may rise to €8,000 in certain cases) and shop fronts (60%, capped at €5,000).
Who can apply for the aid?
The profiles appear to differ between owners and commercial operators depending on the strand; the official rules are needed to confirm the applicant’s case.
Where can I find the application file?
No official link is available. Ask the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l’Hérault.
Official source
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