Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces a new allocation of 50 million for rural municipalities

Sébastien Lecornu announced that 9,000 rural municipalities would benefit from a “new allocation” of 50 million euros, Saturday October 10. The Prime Minister unveiled this envelope in a video broadcast before the congress of the Association of Rural Mayors of France (AMRF) which is being held in Auch (Gers).

“Fewer inhabitants does not mean fewer kilometers or natural spaces to maintain. The roads, paths, hamlets remain there, but there are fewer inhabitants to share the cost,” justified the Prime Minister. This allocation for rural municipalities is in addition to the increase planned, in the draft budget for 2027, of 150 million euros in the overall operating allocation (DGF) for local authorities.

Faced with the rise in fuel prices, which particularly affects service stations in rural areas, Sébastien Lecornu also promised to provide them with a "specific response" to help them lower their prices on diesel after the release of strategic stocks.