3 French verbs to express "change"

[haohsi, liao]

I just learned 3 french verbs to express "change". They are "changer" , "se développer" and "évoluer". Can anyone tell me if there is slight difference of meaning among these three verbs? On my French book, it has an example

Ex:   Ce quartier a beaucoup changé.

On my exercise book, there is a similar sentence and it asks me to choose one from 3 verbs to fill in the blank. However, the answer is "se développer" instead of "changer". Why?

Ex: Les quartiers de la banlieue se sont développés.

Thank you

[Christine]

I would say that, while "changer" is just about change in a rather basic way, "se développer" is about expansion and "évoluer" is a slow development.

[Dylan Walters]

The verb "changer" simply means "to change" whereas the verb "évoluer" can mean to evolve if you are using it in the context of something changing, but a person changing would be the same as "changer." As for "se développer" it actually means to spread, or if talking about the economy it means to grow or expand.

[haohsi, liao]

So from grammer aspect, any of 3 verbs applied to below example is correct . Just the meaning is different?

Ex: Les quartiers de la banlieue se sont développés/ a changé/ a evolué

[Dylan Walters]

Precisely

[haohsi, liao]

merci beaucoup