Beach of la Source

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  • fishery, beach, swimming, customs trail
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  • lock, beach, swimming, thalassotherapy
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Presentation

The beach of La Source is a little sand cove.
 
The former Casino de Gourmalon, built in 1885 and formerly known as the Casino des Flots, was located on the Plage de la Source.

Today, it is overlooked by three restaurants and the Pornic thalassotherapy centre.

The little extras of this beach:
  •    Located 800 metres from Pornic town centre.
  • You can also take a stroll along the footpath that runs alongside the beach.
  • Supervised swimming in July and August.
  • This beach has been awarded the Blue Flag and became non-smoking in 2022.
Information
  • TYPE OF SITE :
    • Beach and dunes
  • NATURAL HERITAGE CATEGORY :
    • Domaine du Conservatoire de l'Espace Littoral
    • Unclassified
  • PETS :
    • Pets allowed from October to April
    • Remarks en laisse
  • BEACH CHARACTERISTIC :
    • Lenght 50 m
    • Sand
    • Creek
    • Rocks
    • Plage non fumeur
    • Semi-urban zone
    • Medium height differential of the beach
  • ACCESSIBILITY :
    • Access with help
  • TOWN :
    • Pornic
Equipment/services
  • FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES :
    • Toilet all the year long
    • No shower
    • Restaurant
    • Dustbins
    • Free car park all the year long
    • 200 Distance from the car park
  • ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY :
    • Supervised bathing during high season
    • Analysis of the bathing waters
Comfort
  • CLASSIFICATION AND LABEL :
    • Label Pavillon Bleu
  • Facilities for mobility impaired persons :
    • Access by a bitumen slope
  • Facilities and services :
    • Supervised bathing during high season
    • Toilet
    • Car park
    • Label Pavillon BLeu

Map

Map

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Plage de la Source
La Source
44210
PORNIC
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 47.10679
Longitude : -2.09666
  • Distance from the center (church ) :
    • 800 m. from the center of Pornic
    • less than 1 Km. from the center
  • Distance from the train station :
    • 800 m. from the train station of Pornic
    • less than 1 Km. from the train station
Contact details
Beach of la Source
La Source
44210
PORNIC