Pointe de l'Espiguette

43°29′15.8″N 4°08′30.2″E / 43.487722°N 4.141722°E / 43.487722; 4.141722

The dunes of l'Espiguette

The Pointe de l'Espiguette is a vast dune system located on the Mediterranean coast of the Gard department in France.[1]

It is east of Le Grau-du-Roi and west of the Petit-Rhône, in the Petite Camargue region. The dune system is almost 18 kilometers (11 miles) long and stretches across several hectares.[2] L'Espiguette is a preserved wild natural site, although it is fragile. The beaches at the location attract numerous tourists and swimmers each year.[3] The Phare de l'Espiguette is located in the dune system.

  1. ^ "Caractérisation sables de l'Espiguette" [Characterization of the Espiguette sands]. Littoral Languedoc-Roussillon (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "ESPIGUETTE". Conservatoire du littoral (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Gard : la plage de l'Espiguette nettoyée totalement à la main" [Gard: the beach of l'Espiguette fully cleaned by hand]. France Info (in French). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.