La Petite Camargue

Country:

France
Site number:

786
Area:

37,000 ha
Designation date:

03-01-1996
Coordinates:

43°30'N 04°15'E

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Overview

La Petite Camargue. 08/01/96; Languedoc-Rousillon; 37,000 ha; 43°30'N 004°15'E. State Maritime Zone. Coastal ponds, brackish lagoons, and marshes fed by coastal watercourses. The site includes agricultural areas, sedge meadows, reedbeds, sansouires (Salicornia steppes), salt-resistant vegetation, coastal forest, and salt pans. The shallow lagoons provide priority habitat for spawning and hatching sea fish. Human activities include a small-scale fishery, cattle ranching, peat extraction, fruit production, salt extraction, and reforestation. The site has Roman and mediaeval ruins. The Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat research centre provides important opportunities for research and environmental conservation. Ramsar site no. 786. Most recent RIS information: 1993.

Administrative region:

Languedoc-Rousillon

Last publication date:

03-01-1996

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La Petite Camargue