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The Point At
Aiguillon sur Mer
La plage, Pointe de l'Aiguillon.
Sud
Vendee.. Haut
Bocage.. Coastal
Region.. Marais
Poitevin.. Marais
Breton.. Bas Bocage.. Plaine.. Marais
Olonne..
The beach
at Pointe l'Aiguillon is the farthest south in the Vendée. The Vendée does
continue south for several more kilometres into the Baie
de l'Aiguillon otherwise known as the Anse de l'Aiguillon, but this is
mainly mud flats.
There are several worthwhile beaches on this quiet peninsular, they are mainly small but if solitude is your penchant then this is a good place to start.
The waters are not particularly clean as this is the estuary of the River Lay. There are areas of rocks with interesting pools at low tide where one can easily collect enough mussels for the family.
The main attractions of the point, besides the beaches, are the Nature Reserve, and the offshore mussel farms. In the Nature Reserve during the autumn and again in the spring birds, mainly ducks, geese and waders, stop off on their migratory journeys. The offshore mussel farms supply over 20% of France’s national production and as such this is one of its main mussel producing areas.
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There are several worthwhile beaches on this quiet peninsular, they are mainly small but if solitude is your penchant then this is a good place to start.
The waters are not particularly clean as this is the estuary of the River Lay. There are areas of rocks with interesting pools at low tide where one can easily collect enough mussels for the family.
The main attractions of the point, besides the beaches, are the Nature Reserve, and the offshore mussel farms. In the Nature Reserve during the autumn and again in the spring birds, mainly ducks, geese and waders, stop off on their migratory journeys. The offshore mussel farms supply over 20% of France’s national production and as such this is one of its main mussel producing areas.
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