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Postcard c. 1900 View from Fort-la-Latte. The Côte d'Émeraude (Breton: Aod an Emrodez; lit. ' Emerald Coast ') is a name given to a part of the English Channel coast of eastern Brittany near the border with Normandy in France.
Cap Fréhel is a peninsula in Côtes-d'Armor, in northern Brittany, France which extends off the Côte d'Émeraude into the Golfe de Saint-Malo. No towns or villages are situated on the peninsula; however, two lighthouses , one from the 17th century and the other one from 1950, are located at the tip of it.
Emeraude Ferries was founded in 1904 as Bateaux de la Côte d'Émeraude. [2] The initial operations of the company were to transport passengers and cargo between towns along the Côte d'Émeraude, including Saint Malo, Dinard and Cap Fréhel, and along the River Rance. [3] Solidor at sea 1981
The Pays de Caux (/ ˈ p eɪ d ə k oʊ /, French pronunciation: [pei də ko], literally Land of Caux) is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast; its coastline is ...
Saint-Jacut is sited on a well protected peninsula between two sea inlets. The sandy beach slopes unusually gently: the lateral distance between the low tide and high tide positions - as much as five km - is correspondingly above average, as is the speed with which the sea moves between the two extremities.
The Côte de Beauté (French pronunciation: [kot də bote], literally Beauty Coast) is a part of the south-western coastline of France, situated south of the peninsula of Arvert, in the department of Charente-Maritime (region Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Its capital is the town of Royan.
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In the south-west of France, facing the Atlantic Ocean, La Côte d’Argent is part of the Bay of Biscay. It is limited at its north by the Gironde mouth and at its south by the river Adour. Large waves make this a popular surfing destination and create some of the largest sand dunes in Europe, including the Dune of Pilat.