The deconfinement will not authorize the return to the beach. Christophe Castaner has showered the hopes of lovers of the coast of France and the overseas territories. At a press conference this Saturday, asked about calls to "free the beaches" in Brittany for access to the coast, he simply replied that "for now the beaches are closed". The Minister of the Interior only confirmed the position of Edouard Philippe exposed Tuesday during his speech at the National Assembly.
The tenant of Matignon had already announced the closure of the seaside. If the French will soon be authorized to move within a radius of 100 kilometers around their home, the beaches will remain "inaccessible to the public at least until June 1". Unlike parks and gardens, which may reopen on May 11 in a differentiated manner, depending on the state of the epidemic in each department.
The decision is very badly lived as much in Overseas as in Brittany, where the circulation of the virus is not as strong as elsewhere, according to government data. Only the island of Mayotte appears in red on the map of the Ministry of Health, the other territories being in green.
#RendezNousLaMer served as a rallying standard all week on social networks to campaign for the return of access to the beaches. “In Brittany, our beaches are our parks and gardens. I plead that, under the authority of the mayors, we can reopen them as quickly as possible without taking risks for our health ”, tweeted region president Loïg Chesnais-Girard (PS) on Thursday.
In #Bretagne, our beaches are our parks and gardens. I plead so that under the authority of the mayors, we can reopen them as quickly as possible without taking risks for our health. #promenades #sport # fishing #surf #sportdeglisse #plaisance pic.twitter.com/M3IupQUSW9
- Loïg Chesnais-Girard (@LoigCG) April 30, 2020The four departments of Brittany, the first coastal region in coastal kilometers, are classified in green according to the map published Thursday by the government with a view to deconfinement. "Our beaches and coasts are not exactly the same as those of the Côte-d'Azur in view of the low pressure of the epidemic and the configuration of most of our beaches" argued Loïg Chesnais-Girard.
"It is illogical"
"From May 11 we can walk within a radius of 100 km in the parks and woods of the" green "departments and we would not be able to do it on the strikes and coastal paths of Brittany? "Questions Dominique Cap, president of the association of mayors of Finistère, who also sent a letter to the Prime Minister with other mayors of the region.
Likewise, he underlines, "we will have the right to cycle alone but not canoeing or windsurfing, and the recreational fishermen will not be able to go out either, it is illogical". "It is necessary that the opening becomes again the rule and the closing, via a decree, the exception", pleads Dominique Cap, making the difference between "an urban beach at the time of a sunny bridge which can pose problem", and the access to thousands of kilometers of wild coastline. Alain Cadec, LR president of Côtes-d'Armor, campaigned for organized access to the beaches "in accordance with health recommendations and under the authority of mayors".
Newsletter - The essentials of the news
Every morning, the news seen by Le ParisienI'm registering
Your email address is collected by Le Parisien to allow you to receive our news and commercial offers. Find out more
A petition launched Tuesday to the four prefects of the Atlantic coast has collected more than 26,000 signatures. It calls for a reopening of the beaches on the coast "for surfers, swimmers, joggers, walkers and any other person practicing physical activity for a fixed period without regrouping".
In a press release, the Brittany Marina Association also wanted a return to “freedom of navigation” from May 11.
