There are
some good sandy beaches at Brem-sur-Mer and despite its name the actual town is
set back some way from the sea. Moving north from the beaches at des
Granges is the beginning of the three and a halve kilometres of beach known
as the Des Dunes followed by the beach at La Normandelière before reaching the
rocks at le Marais-Girard.
Des Dunes. This delightful stretch of
beach has a wide expanse of sand, to the north by the Nautical Centre there is
an area of bedrock that is exposed at low tide. The beach has two Bases de
Surveillance which are operated during the main season. The beach is backed
by the Dunes Domaniales de Bretignolles much of which is a “Park Naturel” a
protected ecological zone.
La Normandelière is a small
beach that runs from the Base Nautique to le Marais-Girard, the area of sand is
much narrower than at Les Dunes and the base rocks are exposed except at high
tide. There is surveillance during the season.