The délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'attractivité régionale (DATAR) is a French administration working for the Ministère de l'Espace rural et de l'Aménagement du territoire

Minister of Territorial Development (France)

The Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning is a cabinet member in the Government of France....

. It applies decisions taken by the comité interministériel d'aménagement et de développement du territoire (CIADT)

It was created in 1963 by Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...

's government.

Different names

When created in 1963, the DATAR is named "Délégation à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'action régionale". In 2005, it changes to "Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement et à la compétitivité des territoires" (DIACT). In 2009, it gets its current named.

Actions performed by the DATAR

The DATAR insisted in the 70's that the SNCF

SNCF

The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

 build a new railway station on the LGV Sud-Est

LGV Sud-Est

The LGV Sud-Est is a high-speed rail line, which links Paris' and Lyon's suburbs, in France. The inauguration of the first section between Saint-Florentin and Sathonay on 22 September 1981 marked the beginning of the re-invigoration of French passenger rail service.This line, subsequently...

, near Montchanin

Montchanin

Montchanin is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

 : this station would become the Gare du Creusot TGV

Gare du Creusot TGV

The Gare du Creusot TGV is a railway station on the LGV Sud-Est providing TGV high-speed train services to the town of Le Creusot, France. Opened 27 September 1981, the station is located outside the city in the town of Écuisses and is accessible by road....

.

In the 70's, the DATAR gives funds Matra Transport to launch the development of ARAMIS, a personal rapid transit

Personal rapid transit

Personal rapid transit , also called podcar, is a public transportation mode featuring small automated vehicles operating on a network of specially built guide ways...

 project.

In the 80's, the DATAR launches a Mission photographique, whose goal is to know better the french territory by taking thousands of photographs. Most of those photographs are stored in the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Bibliothèque nationale de France

The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...

.

In 1965, the DATAR gives funds to Jean Bertin to help him create his company, the "Société d'Etude de l'Aérotrain

Aérotrain

The Aérotrain was a Hovertrain developed in France from 1965 to 1977. The lead engineer was Jean Bertin.The goal of the Aérotrain was similar to that of the magnetic levitation train: to suspend the train above the tracks so the only resistance is that of air resistance...

", which aims to build a new hovercraft

Hovercraft

A hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...

train.

Links

official website