[ Réseau routier et ouvrages d’assainissement dans la commune de Parakou ]
Volume 47, Issue 3, January 2026, Pages 367–379
Rotimy Alabi Oyétchola Agani1, Montcho Rodrigue Sèdjrofidé2, and Yvette Onibon-Doubogan3
1 Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l’Eau, Université de Parakou, Benin
2 Département de Sociologie-Anthropologie, Université de Parakou, BP: 30 Allada, Benin
3 Département de Sociologie-Anthropologie, FLASH, Université de Parakou, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2026 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Although asphalting of streets began around 1962 and today with the government’s policy of cleaning up and improving the living environment of these communities, the city of Parakou has been provided with road infrastructure. The objective of this chapter is to present the state of the road network and storm drainage in the municipality. The mixed methodological approach was adopted. Data were collected through observations and field surveys of targets defined by means of an observation grid, interview guide and questionnaire. The probabilistic method of D. Schwartz (1995) and snowball and reasoned choice sampling techniques were retained and applied to interview three hundred and ninety-three people. Data analysis shows that the municipality has experienced significant development of its road network and development, currently counting 113,059 km of paved roads, 226,118 km of gutters and 5,153 km of collectors. However, the road network of Parakou remains dominated by roads that are difficult to drive on. Similarly, 78% of respondents say that the city in general until 2023 was sinking into total insalubrity, compared to 22% who found the city somewhat clean. Today, more than 90% have a good assessment of the state of cleanliness of the Municipality. For them, with the work of the SGDS, the city is very clean with very well cleaned gutters.
Author Keywords: Asphalting, road network, passable, Parakou.
Volume 47, Issue 3, January 2026, Pages 367–379
Rotimy Alabi Oyétchola Agani1, Montcho Rodrigue Sèdjrofidé2, and Yvette Onibon-Doubogan3
1 Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l’Eau, Université de Parakou, Benin
2 Département de Sociologie-Anthropologie, Université de Parakou, BP: 30 Allada, Benin
3 Département de Sociologie-Anthropologie, FLASH, Université de Parakou, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2026 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Although asphalting of streets began around 1962 and today with the government’s policy of cleaning up and improving the living environment of these communities, the city of Parakou has been provided with road infrastructure. The objective of this chapter is to present the state of the road network and storm drainage in the municipality. The mixed methodological approach was adopted. Data were collected through observations and field surveys of targets defined by means of an observation grid, interview guide and questionnaire. The probabilistic method of D. Schwartz (1995) and snowball and reasoned choice sampling techniques were retained and applied to interview three hundred and ninety-three people. Data analysis shows that the municipality has experienced significant development of its road network and development, currently counting 113,059 km of paved roads, 226,118 km of gutters and 5,153 km of collectors. However, the road network of Parakou remains dominated by roads that are difficult to drive on. Similarly, 78% of respondents say that the city in general until 2023 was sinking into total insalubrity, compared to 22% who found the city somewhat clean. Today, more than 90% have a good assessment of the state of cleanliness of the Municipality. For them, with the work of the SGDS, the city is very clean with very well cleaned gutters.
Author Keywords: Asphalting, road network, passable, Parakou.
Abstract: (french)
Bien qu’on ait commencé à asphalter des rues vers 1962 et aujourd’hui avec la politique du gouvernement d’assainir et d’améliorer le cadre de vie de ces communautés, la ville de Parakou s’est vue doter d’infrastructures routier. L’objectif de ce chapitre est de présenter l’état des lieux du réseau routier et d’assainissement pluvial de la commune. L’approche méthodologique mixte a été adopté. Les données ont été collectées à travers des observations et enquêtes de terrain auprès des cibles définies au moyen d’une grille d’observation, guide d’entretien et questionnaire. La méthode probabiliste de D. Schwartz (1995) et les techniques d’échantillonnage par boule de neige et par choix raisonné ont été retenues et appliquées pour interviewer trois cent quatre-vingt-treize personnes. Il ressort de l’analyse des données que la commune a connu un développement important de son réseau routier et aménagement en comptant en ce jour un linéaire de 113,059 km linéaire de voies revêtues, de 226,118 Km de caniveaux et 5,153 Km de collecteurs. Toutefois, le réseau routier de Parakou reste prédominé par des voies difficilement carrossables. De même, 78 % des enquêtées, affirment que la ville en général jusqu’en 2023 sombrait dans une insalubrité totale, contre 22 % qui trouvaient la ville Un peu propre. Aujourd’hui, plus de 90 % ont une belle appréciation de l’état de propreté de la Commune. Pour eux, avec les travaux de la SGDS, la ville est très propre avec des caniveaux très bien curés.
Author Keywords: Asphaltage, réseau routier, carrossable, Parakou.
How to Cite this Article
Rotimy Alabi Oyétchola Agani, Montcho Rodrigue Sèdjrofidé, and Yvette Onibon-Doubogan, “Road network and sanitation works in the municipality of Parakou,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 367–379, January 2026.
