L'Aubraie

OSPAR beach ID: 
FR063
Country: 
France
Region: 
4. Bay of Biscay
Summary information
Tourism: 
Yes
Cleaned: 
Yes
Litter collection: 
Yes
Beach factsheet: 
Yes
Beach geography
Beach width at mean low spring tide: 
130m
Beach width at mean high spring tide: 
5m
Total length of beach: 
8000m
Back of beach: 
Dunes
Beach coordinates
GPS coordinate 100m Start N/S: 
46°30'55.62"N
100m Start E/W: 
1°49'10.90"W
GPS coordinate 100m End N/S: 
46°30'59.51"N
100m End E/W: 
1°49'11.28"W
Date position measured: 
14 May 2024
Beach location
Beach features
Type of beach material (%coverage): 
sand 100%
Beach topography: 
soft slope
Any objects in the sea that influence the currents: 
rocky zone at the end of the beach
Beach usage & access
Usage 1: 
Coastal walking
Usage 1 when: 
Whole year round
Usage 2: 
Swimming
Usage 2 when: 
Seasonal
Access to the beach: 
Pedestrian
Nearest town
Distance to the nearest town: 
0.8km
Nearest town: 
Sables d'Olonne
Position of the town in relation to survey area: 
East South
Residential population of this town: 
45000
Residential & tourist population in summer: 
200000
Developments
Development behind the beach: 
No
Food/drink outlets
Are there food and/or drink outlets on the beach: 
No
Nearest shipping lane
Distance from the beach to the nearest shipping lane: 
5.0km
Type of shipping that uses this lane: 
All kinds
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area: 
S
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area: 
W
Nearest harbour
Distance from the beach to the nearest harbour: 
2.5km
Harbour name: 
Port d'Olona
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area: 
E
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area: 
S
Type of harbour: 
Leasure
Size of harbour: 
1400(number of ships)
Nearest river mouth
Distance from the beach to the nearest river mouth: 
2.5km
Name of the river: 
Vertonne
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area: 
E
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area: 
S
Waste water discharge
Distance from the beach to the discharge points: 
8.0km
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area: 
E
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area: 
S
Beach cleaning
Beach cleaning all year round: 
Other
Beach cleaning seasonal: 
Other
Seasonal cleaning months: 
Around 20 cleaning operations between September and March
Cleaning method: 
Manually
Responsible for cleaning: 
Supervised by the City's services, subject to Natura 2000 impact declaration, cleaning done by NGOs, schools and industries