Crisis in New Caledonia. Houses in the VKP area are gradually becoming empty

Arnaud Mignon and his family spend a day in a box. After several moves and five years of living in the house in Poinbo, it was necessary to do some tidying up. There is no shortage of sorting. Especially from‘IThere was a technological leap. The father of the family is smiling. This all predates Wi-Fi.”

Arnaud Mignon’s contract is about to expire. This means a return to France for him and his entire family. His four children are heartbroken, including Amaury “I want to stay here.” Mother Véronique Mignon attests to this: “They don’t want to leave their friends, they don’t want to leave the island where they’ve lived for the past five years.”

This was supposed to be our home for the next twenty-five years.

The owner of a villa in Puuburi

In the house next door, a family moved into the fully furnished villa. The owner was still living there a few weeks ago. But with the decline in economic activity and an 80% drop in his company’s turnover, he had to make a painful choice.

“It was supposed to be our home for the next 25 years but we decided to rent it out to keep it because we can still make some arrangements with the bank.””, confided Charlie Montes. But the owner still had doubts: “What will it look like in six months? We don’t know… so it’s more of a wisdom choice, but certainly,“It’s a bit harsh.”

That morning, Cyrille Béraud, director of a real estate company, was shuttling between the two houses with his staff. With zero sales since the beginning of the year, diversification is a bit like corporate survival.

“Laosn People who move domestically, change accommodation or locationsaid the director’s company also assists partner companies with international relocations.

In the second half of this year, about 100 houses in Koné and Punbo will be vacant. By the end of this year, this phenomenon will increase and 1,200 KNS employees will be unemployed.