🇫🇷 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port — Place Charles-de-Gaulle: 1,855 m² of ready-mix concrete preserving history and building the future.

In Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the municipality made a strong and exemplary choice: to redevelop Place Charles-de-Gaulle using low-carbon and circular MCC1®️ C30/37 ready-mix concrete, made with cold-activated clay and featuring a polished finish. ✨

A 1,855 m² sustainable and calming redevelopment, designed to reduce heat islands while maintaining the architectural harmony of the historic center :

👉 A naturally greige tone, derived from cold-activated clay.

👉 Aggregates selected to match the pink sandstone façades and tones of the old buildings.

👉 An integrated rainwater management system promoting natural infiltration, with 30% of the area landscaped with vegetation.

👉 A more vibrant, cooler square — true to its heritage.☀️

By choosing the circular and low-carbon cement MCC1®️, the COMMUNE OF SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT activated a full local value chain: valorization of clay waste from a regional industrial source, local production, and job creation across the construction ecosystem — from batching to finishing and polishing.

MCC1®️ cuts carbon footprint and embodied energy in half — with no compromise on performance. ♻️

🙏 Congratulations to the COMMUNE OF SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, the Les Architectes Anonymes LAA / RELIEFS group, KEIMA, Cellule, as well as CASTILLON TP AGENCE PAYS BASQUE, DUHALDE BTP, and Poly R System Services for this outstanding achievement.

📍 Meet us at the Salon des Maires (Nov 18–20) — let’s discuss how a simple material choice can sustainably transform your territories.

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