Property aid for local production and sales outlets
The operations and beneficiaries mentioned in the catalogue are set out below. They should be checked against the up-to-date rules or official page; this page does not confirm eligibility.
Encouraging local and, where possible, sustainable consumption; helping to maintain or create local jobs; encouraging a diverse, locally produced craft, retail and agricultural offer; contributing to the vitality and quality of village centres; encouraging eco-responsible renovation and construction of buildings; helping digital development in the territory. This page summarises the catalogue information to help you assess whether the scheme is relevant. The amounts, detailed criteria and dates should be confirmed with the funder before any decision or expenditure.
Funded by CC Vallée de l'Hérault
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Who can apply
ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES: small businesses with fewer than 50 employees in retail, crafts, artistic crafts and agriculture, with annual turnover in year N-1 below €800,000 excluding VAT; individuals, for businesses being created or for artistic crafts; associations carrying out a commercial activity, only where private initiative is lacking; owners of premises setting up a trial or pop-up shop scheme (commitment to at least 3 years of activity from opening); municipalities, with a view to installing an operator. Eligible sectors: shopfront retailers and craftspeople (food shops, café-tobacconists, bookshops, newsagents, restaurants, artistic craft shops, personal or home equipment and services, hairdressing, beauty, pharmacies, etc.); farmers (main activity) creating a direct short-circuit sales outlet for their food products; activities in a test phase (trial shops, pop-up shops, etc.). Not eligible: businesses whose main activity is services financial services, liberal professions, banks, insurance and estate agencies; micro-entrepreneurs or businesses under the micro-enterprise tax regime; non-sedentary shops; wine sales cellars; SCIs or SCEAs, unless the manager of the beneficiary business holds more than 51% of the shares; polluting activities or those that do not comply with rules on the management of waste, effluents and water, or on air quality. Eligible geographical areas: town and village centres; places of production, where a farmer opens a short-circuit point of sale. Businesses located in shopping arcades, business parks, estates, and craft and retail zones are therefore not eligible, with a view to revitalising towns and villages and balanced local development.
Eligibility conditions
The beneficiary business must: be registered in the RNE; have its registered office in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l’Hérault; have or plan a retail outlet for products or services whose main customers are end consumers; have a permanent activity in the territory with opening as complete as possible, set at a minimum of 8 months a year for activities in village centres; either own the premises or hold a non-precarious lease; not be in difficulty within the meaning of European regulations; be up to date with its tax and social security obligations; favour short supply chains and products made on site or homemade; make investment of at least €5,000. Projects must: have first been analysed to show their feasibility and consistency with the existing retail activity in their catchment area; be compatible with the guidelines of the SCoT’s Craft and Retail Planning Document.
What the scheme covers
Purchase of the premises, excluding notary fees; study costs (surveyor, soil, etc.), client-side project management assistance or project management; works to make premises accessible to people with reduced mobility; energy renovation and energy performance improvement works; construction, extension, rehabilitation and modernisation works on buildings; fit-out and works to ensure safety, and compliance investment (notably investment required by health and safety standards); works to create or improve shop windows; fibre-optic connection costs (under conditions); costs of creating a “delivery point” area for online orders; investment in integrated and innovative waste management, in line with the legal framework in force. Not eligible: signs and façades; purchase of goodwill; labour costs for works carried out by the business for itself; works carried out by professionals themselves outside their own trade.
Amount and funding terms
A grant of up to 30% of eligible expenditure, up to €50,000 excluding VAT. If the fibre-optic connection costs exceed €300, the Communauté de communes Vallée de l’Hérault will fund 80% of the connection costs, with aid capped at €1,000 (the business must present 3 quotes, and the grant is based on the cheapest). The amount awarded depends on the review and the rules applicable to the application.
How to apply
1. Check that the project falls within the territory covered and the target audience. 2. Have the Communauté de communes Vallée de l’Hérault confirm the criteria, eligible expenditure, scale and combination rules. 3. Prepare the quotes, business documents, financing plan and documents specific to the scheme. 4. Do not commit expenditure before written confirmation of the rules on applying and starting the project.
Timeline
No reliable deadline is given on this page.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC Vallée de l'Hérault
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €50,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 30%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What is the aim of the “Property aid for local production and sales outlets” aid?
Encouraging local and, where possible, sustainable consumption; helping to maintain or create local jobs; encouraging a diverse, locally produced craft, retail and agricultural offer; contributing to the vitality and quality of village centres; encouraging eco-responsible renovation and construction of buildings; helping digital development in the territory. The project must match this aim and the scheme’s territorial scope.
Who can apply for this aid?
Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees in retail, crafts, artistic crafts and agriculture, with turnover below €800,000 excluding VAT; individuals for businesses being created or artistic crafts; associations with a commercial activity where private initiative is lacking; owners setting up a trial or pop-up shop; municipalities installing an operator. The territory indicated in the catalogue is the area covered by the Communauté de communes Vallée de l’Hérault.
Which expenditure or operations can be covered?
Purchase of the premises, excluding notary fees; study costs (surveyor, soil, etc.), client-side project management assistance or project management; works to make premises accessible to people with reduced mobility; energy renovation and energy performance improvement works; construction, extension, rehabilitation and modernisation works on buildings; fit-out and works to ensure safety, and compliance investment (notably investment required by health and safety standards); works to create or improve shop windows; fibre-optic connection costs (under conditions); costs of creating a “delivery point” area for online orders; investment in integrated and innovative waste management, in line with the legal framework in force. Not eligible: signs and façades; purchase of goodwill; labour costs for works carried out by the business for itself; works carried out by professionals themselves outside their own trade. The exclusions and the date from which expenditure is eligible should be confirmed in the rules before any commitment.
What is the amount of the aid and which conditions apply?
A grant of up to 30% of eligible expenditure, up to €50,000 excluding VAT. If the fibre-optic connection costs exceed €300, the Communauté de communes Vallée de l’Hérault will fund 80% of the connection costs, with aid capped at €1,000 (the business must present 3 quotes, and the grant is based on the cheapest). Conditions indicated: registration in the RNE; a registered office in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l’Hérault; a retail outlet whose main customers are end consumers; a permanent activity open at least 8 months a year in village centres; investment of at least €5,000. The amount granted is not automatic; confirm the current scale, combination with other aid and the timetable with the funder.
Official source
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