The project focuses itself in contemporary France, where tens of thousands of refugees arrive yearly hoping to resettle in safer and more prosperous environments. Although France counts over 3.1 million vacant housing lots, refugees— as they rely on major administrative poles to follow the process of registering as asylum seekers— are often forced to live in the outskirts of larger cities; where the job industry is saturated and housing unavailable. Amongst the many towns with high rates of vacant housing are the Bastide Settlements. These small towns, built during the 13th and 14th centuries, aimed to extend monarchical powers to what is the southern part of France today. Known for their orthogonal grids and central market places, these settlements which once thrived on the presence of resettling communities, are rapidly depopulating and therefore burdening the productive character of the surrounding countryside. The project offers a series of proposals in order to restructure local farms around Bastide settlements, strengthening the existing rural economy to be in capacity to cater for resettlement from both France and asylum seekers.