Calvisson Service Economy
Calvisson is a small town in the south of France, located in the Languedoc region, between the cities of Nimes and Montpellier. The town has 5500 inhabitants. It has been growing fast thanks to an influx of retirees (the French equivalent of snow birds!) and of younger people who commute to the above-mentioned cities for work. Calvisson looks very much like a Proven รง al village without the Provence markup. Languedoc’s traditional wine making activity is significantly growing and tourism is booming. Nonetheless, the region is poorer than the French average. To compensate, and to keep the folk quiet and comfortable, the government dishes all sorts of benefits. As we know, this policy worked until November last year, when the violent Yellow Vest protestors started trashing the Champs Elysees in Paris. The protesters wanted more purchasing power, more benefits and less tax (with an 8 percent unemployment rate, oddly jobs were not an issue...