Le Village Des Alpes - Bellegarde, Rhone Alps Factory Outlet
The Le Village des Alpes Factory Outlet Bellegarde will comprise of 32,000sq m of Factory Outlet Shopping on a single level within 20 minutes of Geneva and 60 minutes of Lyon. The scheme itself is designed by S&P Architects and will incorporate not only the Factory Outlet concept but also will carry the Alpine theme with the benefit of a tourism office, ski rental and sports facilities including a climbing wall, a mountain bike trail and public auditorium.
The site itself is 32 hectares and is capable of providing a Factory Outlet Centre in excess of 25,000 m with over 2,500 parking spaces. In addition to this there will be landscaped play areas, restaurants, cafe and around 120 stores overall.
A planning agreement was signed with the local council (Bellegarde) on 28th April 2006 with the full planning application (CEDC) being presented in May 2006. A decision is hoped to be made in March 2007.
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