Le télétravail est-il synonyme d’exode urbain ? Les enseignements du premier confinement en France

Abstract

This article explores the potentialities of telework, a topic with rich in scientific literature since the 1980s, which is being updated with its forced generalisation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. This study analyses the impact of telework on population movements in the singular context of the first lockdown in France (from 17 March to 10 May 2020). Our results highlight that (i) people with a teleworking habit did not increase their change of residency before the lockdown in comparison to people without this habit; (ii) when they moved, a qualitative difference could be observed during the two groups; (iii) if the telework habit contribute to protect people about their occupations, they not necessarily enjoyed more this period than people without teleworking habit. In conclusion, this work aims to contribute to the ongoing reflections on the spatial consequences and the reorganisation of territories, which constitutes a major challenge for political and economic decision-makers.

Keywords

• teleworking
• working from home
• residential mobility
• Covid-19
• France