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Noirmoutier island Foto 2/32 |
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Beach of 'Onchères' in Barbatre, view 2, Noirmoutier island, Vendée, Pays de la Loire (Nickname: Christophe) |
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The Noirmoutier island (Île de Noirmoutier in french) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée département.
Parts of the island have been reclaimed from the sea.
The island is most notable for the Passage du Gois, a paved-over sandbank with a length of 4.5 kilometers that connects the island to the mainland. It is flooded twice a day by the high tide. Every year, a foot race – the Foulées du Gois – is held across it, starting at the onset of the high tide.
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