Environmentally responsible administrative authorities in the Val de Loire

On 31 January 2008, the "Saumur Loire Développement" Urban Community and the Town of Saumur signed a charter to implement the Environmentally Responsible Administration Plan . Administrative authorities (local councils, Government departments, etc.) want to involve all officers within the local authority, and are looking to put in place initiatives that set an example for local people and which they find credible, in order to encourage similar practices by the population (eco-behaviours).

Another initiative comes in the shape of twenty electric cycles made available to officers in Blois, Agglopolys and the CIAS (Interministerial Consultative Committee for Social Initiatives), linking the various sites for meetings and work-related travel in general.