Having reminded the reader that Poitiers, capital of the programme region Poitou-Charenles since 1961, is of late making a new and striking surge forward, the author exposes the reasons which prompted the municipality to decide that the development of the agglomeration should be situated on the Eastern plateaus which, in a few years' time, will see the birth of a new town, incorporating the Z.U.P. of the Route des Couronneries, in the process of completion. Then follows the study of the birth of the Z.U.P. which goes back to the year 1960 and of the plan for the development of the area. When work is completed, the new district will encompass at least 4 500 homes and some 20 000 people. Developed by the Société d'Équipement de la Vienne, th...