zone^(F)

zone; district; area.
(zone artisanale: light industrial area, esp. an area zoned for non-polluting uses)
(zone d'activité: area zoned for industrial use; industrial zone, which may include commercial, warehouse or related business uses)
(zone de concentration urbaine: urban region; conurbation)
(zone de développement: development area)
(zone de rénovation: rehabilitation area; area of comprehensive development)
(zone industrielle: industrial area; industrial estate)
(zone piétonnière; zone piéton: pedestrian area)
(zone urbaine: urban area).

zone á urbaniser par priorité (ZUP) ^(F)

priority urban development area. A housing area that a public authority considered should be redeveloped as a matter of urgency (similar to an action area in English planning law). Since 1975, superseded by a zone d'intervention foncière.

zone d'aménagement concerté (ZAC)^(F)

comprehensive development area. An area of land that has been designated by a planning authority for comprehensive development, but not as a matter of immediate priority. A ZAC is controlled essentially by a collective or a public authority that aims to acquire land to facilitate comprehensive development (French Law of 3 January 1968, art. 16; C. urb. L. 311 et seq.).

zone d'aménagement différé (ZAD)^(F)

deferred (or future) development area. An area that is likely to be designated a zone d'intervention fonciére at a future date, but is currently not considered as one that requires priority treatment. The purpose of designating a ZAD is to prevent land speculation by giving a public authority a droit de préemption (right of pre-emption) on any land in the area that is offered for sale after the designation (Law of 26 July 1962, arts 7-12; C. urb. L 212-1 et seq.).

zone de protection du patrimoine architectural, urbain et paysage (ZPPAUP)^(F)

conservation area. An area where historic buildings and sites are to be protected by strict controls over architecture and development (Law of 7 January 1983, arts. 70-73).