Les Alliés

OSPAR beach ID: 
FR061
Country: 
France
Region: 
1. Northern North Sea
Summary information
Tourism: 
Yes
Cleaned: 
Yes
Litter collection: 
Yes
Beach factsheet: 
Yes
Beach geography
Beach width at mean low spring tide: 
306m
Beach width at mean high spring tide: 
31m
Total length of beach: 
27500m
Back of beach: 
Dunes
Prevailing currents off the beach: 
N
Prevailing currents off the beach: 
E
Prevailing winds: 
N
Prevailing winds: 
E
Direction the beach is facing when looking from the beach to the sea: 
N
Direction the beach is facing when looking from the beach to the sea: 
E
Beach coordinates
GPS coordinate 100m Start N/S: 
51°3'1.85"N
100m Start E/W: 
2°22'11.92"E
GPS coordinate 100m End N/S: 
51°3'2.31"N
100m End E/W: 
2°22'16.56"E
Beach location
Beach features
Type of beach material (%coverage): 
sand 95%, shell sand 5%
Beach topography: 
soft slope
Any objects in the sea that influence the currents: 
a pier to the west of the site
Beach usage & access
Usage 1: 
Coastal walking
Usage 1 when: 
Whole year round
Usage 2: 
Swimming
Usage 2 when: 
Seasonal
Usage 3: 
Fishing
Usage 3 when: 
Whole year round
Access to the beach: 
Vehicle
Access to the beach: 
Pedestrian
Nearest town
Distance to the nearest town: 
0.2km
Nearest town: 
Dunkirk
Position of the town in relation to survey area: 
South
Residential population of this town: 
89000
Developments
Development behind the beach: 
Yes
Development description: 
housing construction
Food/drink outlets
Are there food and/or drink outlets on the beach: 
Yes
Distance from the survey area to the food and/or drink outlet: 
0.4km
Present all year round: 
Yes
Position of food and/or drink outlet in relation to the survey area: 
S
Position of food and/or drink outlet in relation to the survey area: 
W
Nearest shipping lane
Distance from the beach to the nearest shipping lane: 
1.7km
Estimated traffic density: 
220000number of ships/year
Type of shipping that uses this lane: 
Merchant ships
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area: 
N
Nearest harbour
Distance from the beach to the nearest harbour: 
0.5km
Harbour name: 
Grand port maritime de Dunkerque
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area: 
S
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area: 
W
Type of harbour: 
Bulk and Ro-Ro cargo vessels
Size of harbour: 
600(number of ships)
Nearest river mouth
Distance from the beach to the nearest river mouth: 
1.9km
Name of the river: 
Outlet canal
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area: 
N
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area: 
W
Waste water discharge
Discharge(s) of waste water nearby: 
Yes
Distance from the beach to the discharge points: 
1.8km
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area: 
S
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area: 
W
Beach cleaning
Beach cleaning all year round: 
Daily
Beach cleaning seasonal: 
Weekly
Seasonal cleaning months: 
Octobre to March
Cleaning method: 
Manually
Responsible for cleaning: 
Ecoflandre