Our wild marshes
The 2,000 hectares of salt marshes in the basins of Guérande, Batz-sur-Mer, Mesquer, Le Croisic and La Turballe form a unique and protected natural area. A living, natural, wild and precious landscape that must be preserved more than anything else.
Our salt marshes, a salty heritage to discover
In southern Brittany and over the centuries, Man and the ocean have shaped the Guérande peninsula to give birth to a true open-air mosaic: salt marshes of a thousand colors that stretch over 9 communes and 2,000 hectares facing the Atlantic coast.
A true refuge for numerous species of animals and plants, the salt marshes of the Guérande commune offer a rare spectacle of preserved nature. You can discover a wide variety of plants, flowers and birds that make up the diversity of the Guérande salt marshes and its history.
To discover the Guérande salt marshes is to embark on a journey through a place steeped in history, to discover an ancestral craft, charming assets that you're sure to fall in love with.
The salt worker's trade: a passion for water
The salt workers of Guérande, the land of salt, are the heirs and guardians of an exceptional natural heritage. To be a Guérande salt worker is to be a master of a heritage: from the drop of water, extracting the grain of salt.
The salt workers have inherited their know-how from a 2000-year-old tradition passed down from generation to generation. An artisanal production technique that produces a quality salt while encouraging the blossoming of a raw nature with exceptional biodiversity.
A rare ecosystem and regional know-how that make the marshes and the town of Guérande, an authentic Breton territory, famous in France and around the world for its natural salt.
All the news from Le Guérandais
To find out more about the extraordinary heritage of the salt marshes, its events and the strength of the Le Guérandais cooperative, take a look at our dedicated articles!
