INQUIRY – While half of the Normandy coastline is threatened by the sea, the Manche department has voted an envelope of 8 million euros to finance the first relocations to land. On the coast, however, properties continue to snap up.
Caen
Maritime Normandy as we still know it today, that of the “end of the world” capes of the Cotentin, the white cliffs of Seine-Maritime, the salt meadows of the Channel, or even the long fine sandy beaches of Calvados , will it survive this century? The answer is now known: no. Created a few years ago by the Normandy Regional Council to “enlighten local policies”the Norman Giec, which relies on the work of a team of 23 researchers and professors from the universities of Caen, Rouen and Le Havre, estimates that more than 50% of the coastline of the three coastal departments is directly threatened by the rising waters. “The only unknown to this question is knowing when it will happen…”, sums up Jean Morin, president of the Manche departmental council.
Stronger swells, tidal coefficients above 95, regular erosion of the massifs, more frequent storms, floods, gradual rise in sea level…
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