The bridge of Noirmoutier Island A magnificent view of the Bay of Bourgneuf on one side and on the ocean and the tidal delta on the other side, the bridge allowed the inhabitants and workers of the region to be independent of the tides schedule to reach or leave the island. It has been paying for a long time. It links Fromentine to the place of La Fosse which undergoes strong tidal currents and movements of sand ...	The bridge of Noirmoutier Island It connects the villages of Barbâtre in the south of the island to La Barre-de-Monts, on the north-Vendée coast, and allows to cross the Strait of Fromentine. Built by the company Dumez, the first stone was laid on 12 May 1969 in Fromentine and it was opened to traffic on 7 July 1971. It offers an alternative to the passage of the Gois (submerged road at high tide, practicable at low tide) .	The passage of the Gois The passage of the Gois is a submersible road located in the bay of Bourgneuf in Vendée. It connects the island of Noirmoutier (Barbâtre) to the mainland (Beauvoir-sur-Mer). The road is practicable at low tide and is flooded at high tide. Length: 4.5 km. Height of water above the road: from 1.30 meters to 4 meters according to the tidal coefficient.	Still water on the passage It's too early or too late, who knows? By good weather and strong coefficient you can cross from 1:30 before to 1:30 after the hour of low sea. In any case it is advisable to consult the signals on either side of the passage before any crossing ... Weather conditions can change these times given as an indication ...
Too late ... A too late departure is imprudent, the sea covers the road, with risks getting stuck there and stays there. The car breaks down, the engine stalls. If this happens you must get out of the car cautiously and join one of the 9 equipments some of which are equipped with platforms to await the rescue in dry condition.	César and Rosalie, the house Several movies were filmed in Noirmoutier. Jean Stelli's Foire aux femmes, shot at the Passage du Gois in 1956, Maléfices of Henri Decoin in 1962, César and Rosalie by Claude Sautet in 1972, Garçon! By Claude Sautet in 1983, and most recently in 2014, Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas by Laurent Tirard.	Boats inside the harbour The nautical activity is still important and makes working a whole corporation, that of the carpenters of marine, sailmakers, engine manufacturers and shipchandlers, etc. In the old port of Noirmoutier there are many boats built traditionally by the neighboring shipyards.	Old Noirmoutier harbour At low tide the boats stand on two banks of mud. The activity resumes from the arrival of the water at rising tide. Here you can see the castle from the south shore of the harbor, where the shipyards and the carpenters are installed.
Port de l'Herbaudière au nord-est de l'île, partagé entre le port de pêche et le port de plaisance.	Jacobsen Peer A must to go on foot or by bicycle, between the Müllembourg marsh and its migratory birds and the channel of access to the old port of Noirmoutier

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