Bendor Island

Not to be confused with Bendor Range.

Bendor Island (Île de Bendor in French, pronounced [il də bendor]) is a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located 300m off the coast from the commune of Bandol, in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south eastern France. It was bought and subsequently developed by the industrialist Paul Ricard in 1950.[1] The island has a surface area of 0.08 km2, with a coastline of 1.5 km. The island is 17m high at its highest point.[2] A frequent daily ferry service runs to the island from Bandol.[3]

  1. ^ Nicola Williams (2010). Lonely Planet Provence & the Côte D'Azur. Lonely Planet. pp. 306–. ISBN 978-1-74059-544-5. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ Charles Arnold (1 August 2008). Mediterranean Islands. Survival Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-9556489-1-5. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Times and ferry service for the Île de Bendor" (PDF). Société PAUL RICARD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-15.