La plage

The pier at Saint-Jean-de-Monts has been part of the landscape for many years, familiar to the locals and the resort’s many fans alike.
Watch the video of the restoration of the pier

The beach is there for everyone. The slope is gentle and the waves are small. Safety is ensured by lifeguards (seasonal) and bathing flags.
The water quality is good. St Jean de Monts has a Blue Flag.
Tides wash the Atlantic coastline in a perpetual rhythm, ebbing and flowing twice a day. Spring tides bring good fishing when the tide is out.

The beach - a living environment

Saint-Jean-de-Monts is determined to preserve the natural features of its Atlantic coast by opting for a selective cleaning policy. Only rubbish left by people is removed. Anything left by the sea is not rubbish, but the natural deposit of a living ocean. It is a living environment, which encourages biodiversity. Its preservation forms part of a sustainable development policy. Seaweed and sea grass deposited by the waves form a natural habitat, protected at both national and European levels. It is left in place because it plays several essential roles. The natural constituent of marine deposits comprises the remains of marine growth and also of sea creatures washed up from the shallows, carried by the current and left on the beach when the tide ebbs. It traps the sand carried by the sea and breaks down, enriching the soil with organic matter and nitrates, which allow ecosystems above the high water mark to flourish.

Shellfish gathering

The beaches