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Marais salants de Guérande
Marais salants de Guérande
Marais salants de Guérande is a swamp landscape on the Guérande peninsula near the mouth of the Loire in the Atlantic Ocean. The layout of the salt marshes as a mosaic of shallow basins connected by a system of canals dates back to the 9th century. Although an artificial landscape, the swamps have a high diversity of flora and fauna. Certain parts are classified as Important Bird Areas (IBA).
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- Full Name
- Marais salants de Guérande (ID: 1653)
- Country
- France
- Status
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On tentative list 2002
Site history
History of Marais salants de Guérande
- 2002: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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I visited this tentative WHS in July 2016. On the way to Carnac, I stopped for some sunrise birdwatching at the Parc Naturel Regional de Briere, close to Saint-Joachim. I spotted a number of bee eaters, avocets, terns, shelducks and birds of prey as well as some locals filling sacks of salt in a serene environment. Even though I enjoyed my visit, I don't think this site has any OUV and moreover there are very similar (and better!) sites by the Charente river such as the Marais Poitevin with interesting abbey remains too.
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