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France has some of the best beach breaks in the world and a lot of various spots (reef, rivermouth,etc..). The nightlife is pretty hot and the wine destroies your legs for the morning session. you just can't say you surf if you don't pass on summer in France in your life.
Location: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 2 00 E
Coastline: 3,427 km
Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
Terrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
Natural hazards: flooding; avalanches
Currency: euro (EUR)
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Location: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.
Geographic coordinates: 46° 0' N, 2° 0' E
Coastline: 3,427 Km km
Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
Terrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
Elevation: lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m
Natural hazards: flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
Currency: Euro
Population: 60,424,213 (July 2004 est.)
Languages: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Capital: Paris
Divisions: 22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes note: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdivided into 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the overseas territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2008-06-29 08:15:00
wrong time, wrong place
I expected that sunday would be the best day of the week end...But when I arrived, I just found ugly close outs. Even with the tide, it stayed bad.
I caught 6 waves: the last one was the best. I just take off, a big hollow drop, a long bottom
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2008-06-28 09:45:00
I should have stayed
I went with my family and found good fun waves. At mid tide, it was good and I take good lefts with the fish, put some rollers and good cutbacks.
not glassy but enough to surf
a surfer on the left
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Grand Crohot, France
By mael, 2008-06-22 15:40:33
My 1st session !
My 1st session with Yann. Daddy was taking pictures.
I took 5/6 waves and it was really fun. I'm a surfer now !!!
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2008-06-22 11:00:00
with the children
Only a summer surf session with the children. My daughters have done bodyboarding and Mael had taken his first shortbard waves!
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Grand Crohot, France
By chris, 2008-06-22 10:25:13
Kid's session
This was more a kid session :) Maël did some Morey then tried the 6'1" Fish of Yann. He took his very first wave today, standing up very quickly. Great job boy !
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-08-28 07:19:43