This article has been written based from a Master’s research. France has an urban area protected that is referred to as secteur sauvegardé. The possibility to create and limit the zones was instituted after the promulgation of Malraux Law, in 1962. These zones are subdued to special rules according to the PSMV. The research shows the evolution of the Marais PSMV projects, from 1969 to 2013. Analysis reveals a slow process of results for definitions and successive adaptations of the rules implemented. There is a continued gap between theoretical and practical objectives defined from regulation and application point of view.

This article has been written based from a Master’s research. France has an urban area protected that is referred to as secteur sauvegardé. The possibility to create and limit the zones was instituted after the promulgation of Malraux Law, in 1962. These zones are subdued to special rules according to the PSMV. The research shows the evolution of the Marais PSMV projects, from 1969 to 2013. Analysis reveals a slow process of results for definitions and successive adaptations of the rules implemented. There is a continued gap between theoretical and practical objectives defined from regulation and application point of view.