LEADER Est Creuse: modernising accommodation and enriching the tourism offer
The Est Creuse LEADER programme 2021-2027 supports a local tourism development strategy. For this action, works on existing buildings and equipment may be considered, but several categories are excluded in the catalogue: property holding companies (SCI), individuals, hotels, certain furnished holiday lets and small-capacity guest rooms, and farmers for their farming activity alone. Check the current version of the action sheet before any commitment.
In Est Creuse, this action aims to improve the quality of tourist accommodation and diversify the services offered to visitors. The operations described concern in particular renovating or extending existing buildings, interior fit-out, accessibility and comfort or wellness equipment. The application must show how the project improves visitor reception and fits into a sustainable tourism offer for the area.
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Who can apply
The catalogue targets tourism businesses and excludes in particular property holding companies (SCI), individuals, hotels, farmers for their farming activity alone, guest houses with fewer than three rooms and furnished holiday lets with a capacity of ten or more people per rented unit. Confirm each criterion with the LAG, as the official action sheets have been updated.
Eligibility conditions
The project must fall within the Est Creuse area and meet the criteria of the tourist accommodation action. The official programme mentions action sheets updated in July 2025: use that version rather than the older document. Check the legal status, type of accommodation, capacity, nature of the works and the rules on starting work.
What the scheme covers
Operations described in the catalogue: creation within an existing building, renovation or extension; interior fit-out and bathrooms; works improving accessibility; equipment, furniture and decoration; wellness areas or services broadening the offer. The LAG’s current action sheet determines which works are actually eligible.
Amount and funding terms
The rate, cap and minimum amount are not given in the catalogue. Consult the current Est Creuse action sheet and ask the LAG for the current version of the financial criteria before drawing up the financing plan.
How to apply
1. Check that the activity and capacity are not excluded. 2. Contact Est Creuse Développement to obtain the up-to-date action sheet. 3. Prepare quotes, planning permissions, a description of the accommodation and a financing plan. 4. Have the costs and authorised start date confirmed. 5. Submit the application before ordering unauthorised works.
Timeline
The Est Creuse LEADER programme belongs to the 2021-2027 period and to updated action sheets, notably those of July 2025. The availability of funds and current application arrangements must be confirmed directly with the LAG.
Key facts
- Funder
- Union européenne
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Funding rate
- 40%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 31 December 2027
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Can a two-room guest house receive aid?
The catalogue indicates an exclusion for guest houses with fewer than three rooms. Confirm this criterion in the current action sheet.
Should I use the 2023 action sheet?
Not without checking: Est Creuse reports action sheets updated in July 2025. Ask the LAG for the current version.
Official source
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