The former sugar production site of the Saint-Louis brand, installed since 1857 in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille, will be converted into a film studio, announced on Wednesday Samia Ghali, deputy mayor at the town hall of Marseille, and mayor of 8th sector of the city (15th and 16th arrondissements).
In 2019, the sugar company launched a social plan resulting in the dismissal of 53 of the 58 jobs on this industrial site in the northern districts.
“I fought against its closure.
Unfortunately, there are fights against the interests of capital which are too hard”, regretted the elected formerly member of the PS.
For a time envisaged as a logistics center for La Poste, the 11 hectares of the site will finally be converted into a film studio, in accordance with the presidential wish of Emmanuel Macron who, during the presentation of the "Marseille en grand" plan, indicated that he wanted to city the "great studios of the Mediterranean".
But the end of "Plus belle la vie"
The details have not yet been communicated, except for the two buyers: the Provence Studios company based in Martigues in association with the Brownfield investment fund, specializing in rehabilitation projects.
As a reminder, this announcement comes as this year marks the end of the historical series
Plus belle la vie
, shot in Marseille, in studios located in Belle-de-Mai, in the 3rd arrondissement.
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