French President Macron to inaugurate Olympic village in disadvantaged area transformed for Paris Games

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When French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Olympic village on Thursday, he will see a formerly run-down area transformed into an international hub for the Paris Games.

The village sits in the suburb of Saint-Denis, known in the sports world as the home to the Stade de France where France's national soccer and rugby teams play. But the area itself is one of France's poorest, and it saw rioting last year after a police officer fatally shot a teenager of north African descent in another Paris suburb.

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The July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics that follow may help raise prospects and leave a lasting legacy — for locals and for the environment.

Building the eco-friendly village led to nearly 2,000 jobs being created, with 1,136 going to local residents.

It will be Macron’s first visit to the site since October 2021. Thursday's inauguration sees the construction company of Paris Olympic venues, Solideo, handing over the village keys to Paris Games organizers.

The village cost about $2.2 billion, most of it investment by property developers but also including $700 million from public funds.

Here’s a look at some of the village's key aspects.

A worker walks in a street of the Olympic village, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. When French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Olympic village on Thursday, Feb. 29, he will see a run-down area transformed into an international hub for the Paris Games. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

More than 14,000 athletes and officials will lodge here for the Olympics and