If you or your friends are wondering where to go on holiday you might be interested in the following which I've lifted from inthevendee.com.
The Vendee: 1st department of France for Blue Flags
The prize rewards the efforts put in place to protect the Vendéen coastline
With 9 common labeled Blue Flag in 2008, the Vendee became the first department of France, before the Var, Herault and Charente-Maritime.
Awarded to only 78 communes and 242 beaches this year, the Blue
Flag is awarded to candidates on the basis of four criteria:
environment, waste and water management, education and public
awareness.
The winners not only reward the efforts put in place to
protect and enhance the Vendéen coastline , but also the work
municipalities make to educate the public to respect nature.
The Vendee, the first tourist destination of the Atlantic coast, is more than ever as a department to the environment.
The municipality of Saint Hilaire de Riez deserves special
mention, it is celebrating its 20th anniversary of winning a Blue Flag!
The 9 vendéennes communes labeled Blue Flag are:
- Saint-Jean-de-Monts,
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez,
- La Tranche-sur-Mer,
- Talmont-Saint-Hilaire,
- L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer,
- La Barre-de-Monts,
- Longeville-sur-Mer,
- Notre Dame de Monts,
- Jard-sur-Mer.
27-05-2008
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