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surfing in France |
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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, 2010-03-19 09:00:00
Good, windy and solid
I was always at the same sandbank but at lower tide. The swell was rising. I got powerful waves(less than 2m) pretty long. No tubes but long walls and big turns !
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2010-03-06 09:45:00
Small and Good
Waves were small but fun to surf. There were people at the end: more than 10 surfers ! I put 4 stars at the session because I got really fun tricks.
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2010-03-02 16:00:00
Good barrels !
Again, the waves were wonderful and we were only 2 in the water. I got several tubes: more than 6 or 7 ! This snadbank isreally wonderful.
and my preffered picture
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2010-02-27 13:45:00
Lovely and lonely sandbank
Whaou !
Again, I was alone (how is it possible ?) on this perfect sandbank with really good waves. I got plenty rides and 3 tubes with 2 good ones (it means: control before pull in, deep in and exit !
What a session....
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Grand Crohot, France
By yann, 2010-02-21 09:30:00
Windy
The swell was here but the wind was a little too strong. I got funny waves but nothing incredible.
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Trip: Seignosse été 2009
By titou, From 2009-07-19 to 2009-07-20
Petite étape de vacances à Seignosse Le Penon, avec les cousins réunionnais, à proximité des spots du Penon, des Bourdaines, Les Estagnots.En combinaison noire intégrale, mon cousin Martin CORET du DODO Surf
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Trip: Tour de France 2009
By herwig, From 2009-05-08 to 2009-05-26
I named our first 2009 trip "Tour de France" according to the roads we drove.
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Trip: Biscarosse 2009
By yann, From 2009-04-12 to 2009-04-18
A good short surf trip. I didn't expected a lot of surf but I got some good sessions with tubes.
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Trip: Brittany 2008
By yann, From 2008-10-28 to 2008-11-04
The classic travel ! But this time, not much surf. The swell was north west to North which is bad for South Brittanny and the wind was North to North East but very strong.
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comment by Anonymous, 2010-03-01 14:17:35