Côte Sauvage
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The Côte Sauvage [English: Savage Coast], on the Atlantic coast of France
, is in the Charente-Maritime
department. The coastline starts near La Palmyre
, north of Royan
, and stretches northwest around the point La Tremblade. L’île d’Oléron
, France’s second-largest island (after Corsica) is just off the Côte Sauvage.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, is in the Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department. The coastline starts near La Palmyre
Les Mathes
Les Mathes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.-Population:-References:*...
, north of Royan
Royan
Royan is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, along the Atlantic Ocean, in southwestern France.A seaside resort, Royan is in the heart of an urban area estimated at 38,638 inhabitants, which makes it the fourth-largest conurbation in the department, after La Rochelle, Rochefort and Saintes...
, and stretches northwest around the point La Tremblade. L’île d’Oléron
Oléron
Île d'Oléron is an island off the Atlantic coast of France , on the southern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait....
, France’s second-largest island (after Corsica) is just off the Côte Sauvage.