Dijon – FRANCE
Model: BRAVO HN
Technology: S3
Date: April 2026
Client: Municipality of Dijon
Description:
The value of a public toilet in a lakeside area
In a place people choose every day for taking a walk, running, cycling or simply enjoying the outdoors and spending time with family, the presence of a public toilet significantly enhances the overall experience and makes it easier to live comfortably outside the home, even for extended periods and with greater freedom. This is the value of the installation created by SANO2PAQUET for the Municipality of Dijon along the “Alice Milliat” Promenade ‒ on Lake Kir: one of the city’s most popular green areas for leisure, sports, and outdoor living. Here, the need is as simple as it is essential: to rely on a restroom facility that is accessible, available, and easy to use in a place that attracts people with very different needs and ways of enjoying it throughout the year.
Lake Kir in Dijon: nature enjoyed every day, in every season
A large, artificial lake, fed by the Ouche river and completed in 1964, Lake Kir has long been a landmark for outdoor life in Dijon. Around the lake runs a flat, well-maintained loop of approximately 3.6 km, frequented by walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters, and families with children. During the warmer months, the lakeside comes alive with “Dijon Plage”, offering supervised swimming, sandy beaches and recreational activities. The lake experiences varying levels of attendance throughout the seasons, yet it is never empty. This constant use makes the presence of public toilet facilities essential. When these are clean, reliable and well integrated into their surroundings, they allow people to stay longer, move about with ease and fully enjoy the space.
The regenerated Promenade has made the lakeside more accessible and better equipped
In recent years, Lake Kir has undergone a redevelopment process that has made it truly integrated into the public life of Dijon. The Promenade, dedicated to the athlete Alice Milliat ‒ one of the key figures in the history of women’s sport ‒ represents the central element of this transformation: a continuous route around the lake designed for pedestrians, runners and cyclists, capable of better organising flows while connecting sports, relaxation, nature and events. In places like this, public restrooms do not simply complete the offering: they make the area genuinely liveable and accessible for all.
A cutting-edge facility for a more welcoming lakeside
SANO2PAQUET installed a multi-unit module, in the BRAVO HN model with S3 self-cleaning technology, consisting of one restroom for people with disabilities and one for standard users. This configuration effectively responds to the diversity of visitors to the lake, providing an inclusive service suited to supporting varying levels of use throughout the day. For those who choose Lake Kir for a walk, a bike ride, a run, or a day outdoor, having access to an automated public toilet means being able to enjoy the space with continuity, safety, hygiene and a level of comfort consistent with the overall quality of the environment. Even the choice of exterior cladding contributes to this balance: the unit is finished in closed-joint larch treated with natural stain, a solution that allows the facility to blend more harmoniously into the lakeside landscape and the natural character of the area.
A well-equipped service, also for pedestrians and cyclists
Attention to people is also reflected in the exterior features, designed for those who actively live this environment. The timed tap for drinking water distribution provides a practical support for anyone needing to refill a bottle along the way. In front of the toilets, there is also a public bike pump station, useful for those who use the area as part of a sports route, for leisure, or simply in transit. These are simple services, yet capable of extending visitors’ stay, enhancing the outdoor experience, and offering everyone a more comfortable and complete use of the space.
A public restroom always sanitised thanks to self-cleaning technology
The Municipality of Dijon has chosen SANO2PAQUET to install its S3 self-cleaning technology solution. The value of this choice is especially evident in the continuity of service: public toilets that are always ready for use and maintains consistently high hygiene standards throughout the day. In such a busy location, this means offering people a facility that is constantly clean, truly usable and able to provide the users a reassuring sense of comfort. From this perspective, the technical compartment heating system with a 2000 W convector heater and the anti-freeze system with automatic drainage of the water system also contribute to ensuring operation even in the coldest periods, making the service stable and reliable over time and allowing the public space to remain usable for longer throughout the year.
Automatic toilets really impact the quality of public life
The installation carried out at Lake Kir clearly demonstrates how a self-cleaning public facility can influence both perception and reputation of a highly frequented civic area. When placed in the right location and it is designed around the real needs of people in a specific context, a public restroom enhances the quality of the space, encourages longer stays, supports activities and promotes people’s independence while spending time outdoors.
For SANO2PAQUET, improving a space means, first and foremost, improving the experience of those who use it.
