L'Hôpital

OSPAR beach ID: 
FR022
Country: 
France
Region: 
3. Southern North Sea
Summary information
Tourism: 
Yes
Cleaned: 
No
Litter collection: 
No
Beach factsheet: 
No
Beach geography
Beach width at mean low spring tide: 
100m
Beach width at mean high spring tide: 
10m
Total length of beach: 
1600m
Back of beach: 
Dunes
Prevailing currents off the beach: 
N
Prevailing currents off the beach: 
S
Prevailing winds: 
N
Prevailing winds: 
W
Direction the beach is facing when looking from the beach to the sea: 
N
Beach coordinates
GPS coordinate 100m Start N/S: 
51°4'11.81"N
100m Start E/W: 
2°28'46.66"E
GPS coordinate 100m End N/S: 
51°4'12.79"N
100m End E/W: 
2°28'51.28"E
Beach location
Beach features
Type of beach material (%coverage): 
sand 100% (dunes)
Beach topography: 
15%
Any objects in the sea that influence the currents: 
no
Beach usage & access
Usage 1: 
Coastal walking
Usage 1 when: 
Whole year round
Usage 2: 
Board sports
Usage 2 when: 
Whole year round
Usage 3: 
Swimming
Usage 3 when: 
Whole year round
Access to the beach: 
Vehicle
Access to the beach: 
Pedestrian
Access to the beach: 
Boats
Nearest town
Distance to the nearest town: 
0.3km
Nearest town: 
Zuydcoote
Position of the town in relation to survey area: 
E
Residential population of this town: 
1800
Tourist population in summer: 
1500
Developments
Development behind the beach: 
Yes
Development description: 
military hospital campsite (Feb. - Oct / 160 places)
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: 
3.0km
Estimated traffic density: 
180000number of ships/year
Type of shipping that uses this lane: 
All kinds
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area: 
W
Nearest harbour
Distance from the beach to the nearest harbour: 
8.5km
Harbour name: 
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: 
Merchant, fishing and sailing
Size of harbour: 
6000(number of ships)
Nearest river mouth
Distance from the beach to the nearest river mouth: 
8.5km
Name of the river: 
Wateringues canal
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area: 
W
Waste water discharge
Discharge(s) of waste water nearby: 
No
Distance from the beach to the discharge points: 
8.5km
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area: 
W
Beach cleaning
Beach cleaning all year round: 
Other
Beach cleaning seasonal: 
Other
Cleaning method: 
Manually
Responsible for cleaning: 
local authority;: Syndicat intercommunal des Dunes de Flandre (Dunkerque) involvement of a social re-insertion NGO (EcoFlandes - Dunkerque)