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Warehouses are essential parts of production and distribution systems. Their proliferation in peri-urban spaces has both encouraged local economic development and multiplied the damage inflicted by road freight transport systems. Local governments have therefore started to consider the issue of spatial planning for logistics. This article examines the current mechanisms for establishing warehouses. They are the result of network issues tied to transport and logistics firms and result in opportunist, even transient locations. However, territorial stakes, which depend mainly on local governments, are gaining in importance. In the future, the capacity of local, public authorities to govern could become an essential element in the regulation of logistic sites.