La Grande Côte – Saint-Palais-sur-mer
Find here some information on the La grande Côte station.
In a couple of months, you will also be able to access the image gallery from the observation station and compare photos taken on different dates.
Localisation
On top of the cliff, overlooking the south of La Grande Côte beach. It is located on the esplanade the to “Le Petit Poucet restaurant”.
Characteristics
The erosion rates grow from relatively low in the south part of the beach (< 1 m / year) to severe in the north part (up to 3 m / year).
Evolution
Chronic erosion 0.8 m / year
Management method
Free évolution
Find more information on the city website
Last news
Launch of CoastSnap Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime
A new CoastSnap observation station has just been installed in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on La Grande Côte beach in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime. It is the 8th CoastSnap station
Launch of the Sea-Clic Project: Building a Community of Coastal Observers
What if a community of citizen observers could actively support scientists in monitoring the coastline through photos taken from a fixed point? This is the
The station
Citizens' photos
You can choose to display the photos according to several criteria below and select 2 photos to compare them.
Filters
Before and after: it's up to you!
Want to see the evolution of the La-Brée-les-Bains beach? Select two photos from the photo gallery above to compare the evolution of the beach.
See you on the beach!