Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
The Marine Museum | |
Information | |
Country | France |
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Region | Loire Atlantique |
Sea | Bay of Biscay |
Watercourse | Loire |
Altitude | Between 0 and39 m |
Area | 19,29 km² |
Population | 14 118 hab. () |
Density | 731,88 inhab./km² |
Nice | Brévinois |
Postal code | 44250 |
Telephone prefix | 33 2 40 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
Location | |
Official site | |
Touristic site | |
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is a city of 12 055 inhabitants located in the department Loire Atlantique and the region of Pays de la Loire.It is a tourist destination located on the Jade Coast
Understand
Tourist information
- 1 Visitor Center 10 rue de l'Église, 33 2 40 272432, e-mail : [email protected] from November to March: Mon.- Fri. : 9 h 00 - 12 h 30 and14 h 00 - 17 h 30, sat. : 9 h 00 - 12 h 30 ; from April to June: Mon.- Fri. : 9 h 30 - 12 h 30 and14 h 00 - 18 h 00, sat. : 9 h 30 - 12 h 30 ; from July to August: Mon.- sat. : 9 h 30 - 13 h 00 and14 h 00 - 19 h 00, Sun. : 10 h 00 - 13 h 30 and14 h 30 - 18 h 30 ; from September to October: Mon.- Fri. : 9 h 30 - 12 h 30 and14 h 00 - 18 h 00, sat. : 9 h 30 - 12 h 30. –
To go
By plane
Note: there are shuttles between the airport and Nantes SNCF train station.
By train
All year round: 4 daily round trips between Nantes SNCF station and Pornic SNCF station (bicycle transport possible on certain trains) The towns served are: Saintt Marc-de-Coutais / Port-Saint-Père / Sainte -Pazanne / Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons / Bourgneuf-en-Retz / Les Moutiers-en-Retz / La Bernerie-en-Retz / Pornic
Paris / Nantes: 2 h from TGVParis / Saint-Nazaire: 2 h 40 TGV
SNCF information and reservations: 3635 (0,34 €/ min) or on SNCF official website
By bus
From Nantes: Lila network: 33 825 087 156 (0,15 €/ min) Baco bus station, Nantes-Sud and Pirmil SNCF stations
From Saint-Nazaire: Lila network: 33 825 087 156 (0,15 €/ min) Bus station at Saint-Nazaire SNCF station
By car
- Paris : take theA11 L'Océane to Nantes then take direction Nantes Atlantique Airport and Pornic direction.
- Bordeaux : take theA83 then theA10 Bordeaux-Niort-Nantes.
Then take the direction of Nantes Atlantique Airport and direction Pornic / St-Brevin.
- Nantes approx. 80 kilometers: on the ring road, follow direction Noirmoutier, exit Porte de Bouguenais then direction Pornic / Saint-Brevin then Saint-Brevin.
- Saint Nazaire approx. 15 kilometers away: via the Saint-Nazaire bridge (free) then follow the blue road RD 213.
By bike
- Eurovélo 6
- Eurovélo 1
Circulate
To see
- Mindin Esplanade
- Estuary and the banks of the Loire
- Forest of the Harnessed Stone
- Pierre "The Devil's Buttocks"
- Gallic bridge known as Pont-Bossu
History of the city
Commented tour in the little tourist train 13 km (1 h) Information: Tourist Office 33 2 40 27 24 32[1]
Patrimony
- Church of the Pines
- Naval Museum
- Pointeau military heritage discovery trail
- Saint Nazaire Bridge
Megaliths
- Dolmen of the Briordais
- Nightingale Dolmen
- Menhir of the Hitched Stone
- Menhir of the Layer Stone
- Menhir of the Stone of Gargantua
- Menhir of Boivre
- Menhir of Plessis Gamat
Do
- Playground: Royal kids P.A. de la Guerche, 33 2 40 39 44 04
- Swimming pool: aquajade complex [2]
Walks and hikes
- Official map of hiking trails on St-Brevin published by
- Hiking around Saint-Brevin [3]
- Hiking throughout the Pays de Retz: Official tourist site of the Federation of the Pays de Retz Atlantique
- Pointeau Park
- Coastal park
- Square Maurice-Piconnier
- Saulzaie Park and the Bois des Soucis
- Bodon Canal
Circuits
- GR8 Coastal path of Saint-Brevin
- Meeting with the Estuary
- Estuary circuit
- Pointeau military heritage discovery trail
- Pointeau circuit
- Boivre circuit
- Green path
Leisure and nautical activities
Saint Brevin is renowned for its large sandy beaches. An ideal place for the practice of water sports including kitesurfing.
All leisure activities and nautical activities in St-Brevin and the whole of the Pays de Retz [7]
The beaches
- 1 Pine beach – Supervised bathing area, open first aid station with provision of a tiralo, disabled access with slatted beach descent. Animal access is prohibited on the beach on weekends and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 and every day from June 15 to September 15
- 2 Ocean Beach – In July and August, supervised swimming area, open first aid station with provision of a tiralo, disabled access with slatted beach descent. Animal access is prohibited on the beach on weekends and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 and daily from June 15 to September 15.
- 3 Rochelets beach – An area for water sports (kitesurfing, surfing, windsurfing, etc.) is delimited in season. In July and August, supervised swimming area, open first-aid post with provision of a tiralo, disabled access with descent of slatted beach. Animal access is prohibited on the beach on weekends and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 and daily from June 15 to September 15.
- 4 Hermitage beach – An area for water sports (kitesurfing, surfing, windsurfing, etc.) is delimited in season. In July and August, supervised swimming area, open first aid station with provision of a tiralo, disabled access with slatted beach descent. Animal access is prohibited on the beach on weekends and public holidays from May 1 to September 30 and daily from June 15 to September 15.
Outdoor activities
- TO 15 min: The Grand Parc des Légendes de Frossay [8]
- Bike rental
- Rental at the tide of a real fishery (at 10 min) : 33 2 40 27 51 96
- Fishing: tide times [9]
- Tennis [10]
- Quad: 33 6 07 74 22 46
- Mini golf
Events
- Les Rencontres du cinema (end of February - beginning of March)
- The Theater and Song week in April
- The Spring Break in June
- The Côté Mer Festival in July and August
- Musical week in October
For information: Official website of the municipality
Eat
- Eating out in Saint-Brevin [11]
- Eating out in and around Saint-Brevin Official tourist site of the Federation of the Pays de Retz Atlantique
Have a drink / Go out
- Exit on Saint-Brevin Ideas for outings proposed by the municipality and the tourist office
- Go out on Saint-Brevin and its surroundings: Official tourist site of the Federation of the Pays de Retz Atlantique : Events, outings and news around Pornic.
Bars
- Acapulco
- The Casino
- The 7 Beaufort
- Eldorado
- The Transat
- The Co'pins
Nightclub
Aqualimba nightclub, avenue des 20 Moulins, P.A. de la Guerche, 33 2 40 39 06 06
Movie theater
Cinéjade: Avenue des Frères Lumières, P.A. de la Guerche, 33 892.680.976 [13]
Performance and exhibition halls
Official website of the tourist office [14]
- Jade Star Room
- Le Brévinois room
- Space of the Rocks
- Dune rooms
- All Saint-Brévin events [15]
- All events in Saint-Brevin and around: in spring [16], in July and August [17], in September [18]
Others
The Casino on the seaside of Saint Brevin l'Océan official casino website
Housing
- On Saint-Brevin:
- On Saint-Brevin and its surroundings:
Online reservations: Loire-Atlantique official tourist site
Manage the day-to-day
- City Hall , 33 2 40 64 44 44