Highlights of the 2025 Edition
This year, the “Salon des Maires” exhibition is innovating once again with special themed days and dedicated areas addressing new societal challenges.
The Social Innovation Day
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Innovation Arena, Hall 4
The 2025 edition of the Exhibition will spotlight social innovation, a key driver in addressing the social and environmental needs of local territories.
Top Recrutement – Employment Day
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Event Room, Hall 6
This employment-focused day aims to support recruitment, career promotion, and innovation ! A unique opportunity where talent meets professional futures, through connections with public sector recruiters and employers.
The Territorial Innovation Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – 6 pm – Innovation Arena, Hall 4
Every year, the Exhibition showcases the innovations and solutions shaping the future of local authorities. The Territorial Innovation Awards honor public and private initiatives that are making a real impact on the ground.
The Public Procurement Awards
Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 10 am to 12 pm in Europe rooms (401 and 402)
Organized in partnership with the Ministry for Ecological Transition, these awards recognize exemplary initiatives in sustainable public purchasing, as part of the National Plan for Sustainable Procurement (PNAD).
New Areas of the 2025 edition
Atmosphere “Longevity and Life Path” – Hall 6
Faced with land scarcity and the need for sustainable development, local authorities are rethinking urban planning through land-use efficiency, urban recycling, revitalized town centers, and peripheral area redevelopment.
Climate Sense – Hall 3
Climate Sense is an immersive experience that plunges you into extreme heat—50°C—a temperature France could face by 2050.
It allows you to physically feel the effects of climate disruption, helping you grasp the urgency of taking action. A unique sensory journey, blending science and emotion.
Lab “Urban Renewal & Territorial Attractiveness” – Hall 4
Land efficiency, urban recycling, town center revitalization, and suburban renewal: local authorities are reinventing urban planning for balanced, sustainable, and attractive development.
Vis ta Ville “La Cellule de crise” – Hall 3
Designed to reinforce anticipation, crisis management, and climate resilience, this immersive space presents solutions, expertise, and tools to help protect territories and populations from increasing risks.
The Mountain Sports Refuge – Hall 6
In 2025, the Salon des Sports et Parasports (Sports and Parasports Exhibition) will highlight mountain sports to raise awareness of them throughout France and to showcase the unique challenges of mountain regions and innovative solutions to these challenges.
