La Fabrique de la Cité is a think tank focused on urban transitions.
Founded in 2010 by the VINCI Group, its patron,
La Fabrique de la Cité is an endowment fund and, as such, serves the public interest. All of its productions are available on its website.
Who are we?
La Fabrique de la Cité brings together stakeholders and experts from all disciplines and geographical backgrounds to identify and understand the economic, social, and environmental challenges facing cities. It draws on the expertise of its steering committee members to develop an annual program of debates, meetings, field studies, and research.
Attentive to best practices in France and internationally, La Fabrique de la Cité observes the unique balances and dynamics of different regions, highlights inspiring initiatives, clarifies controversies, and brings proposals for new urban development models to public debate.
Our Mission
La Fabrique de la Cité is dedicated to shedding light on the decisions and major trends that shape our cities.
We produce analyses and organize debates and meetings to better understand urban change. By bringing together diverse knowledge and experiences, we help public and private stakeholders envision more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities.
Our team
CélineAcharian
Executive Director
MarieDégremont
Director of Studies
ConstanceBourtoire
Project Manager
ColineSignarbieux
Communications Manager
GéraldineBourrier
Executive Assistant
LouiseFel
Project Manager
CarlaGaillard
Research analyst
MayaDehove
Junior research analyst
CarlaSoares
Communications Officer
VassiliCarbonne
Regional Development Officer
The Steering Committee
The Steering Committee develops and proposes the guidelines for La Fabrique de la Cité’s research project.
EtienneAchille
Inspector General, Department of Agriculture
Jean-BernardAuby
Professor of Public Law, Sciences Po
OlivierBadot
Professor, ESCP Europe
IsabelleBaraud-Serfaty
Consultant and expert in urban economics, ibicity
PascalBerteaud
Chief Executive Officer, CEREMA
AndréBroto
Former Director of Strategy and Future Planning, VINCI Autoroutes
Jean-PierreBuffi
Architect and Urban Planner, Buffi Associés
DominiqueConsille
Program Director for Action Coeur de Ville and Petites Villes de Demain, ANCT
JulienDamon
Associate Professor
DidierDeschannel
Deputy Director, VINCI Construction
XavierDesjardins
Professor at Sorbonne University – Director of Studies at the Coopérative Acadie
DavidDjaïz
Senior government official, former member of the CNR, essayist
PierreDuprat
Director of Communications, VINCI
MathieuFlonneau
Historian of mobility and lecturer-researcher, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
FabienGantois
President, Regional Council of the Order of Architects of Île-de-France
StellaGass
Director, National Federation of SCoTs
GuénaëlleGault
Founder and Executive Director of Obsoco, the Consumer Society Observatory
LaurentGirometti
Chief Executive Officer, EpaMarne-EpaFrance
DiegoHarari
Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Strategy and Sustainable Transformation, VINCI Immobilier
François-BriceHincker
Director of Communications, VINCI Autoroutes
DominiqueJakob
Architect, founder of the Jakob Mc Fersen firm
ArmelleLanglois
Director of the Sustainable Performance Division, VINCI Construction
