11 departments on the Atlantic coast and the entrance to the English Channel placed on orange wave-submersion alert, according to Météo-France. “Significant wave heights of 3 m at Pierres Noires and 2 m at Noirmoutier” are expected, adds the meteorological site in its 6 a.m.
bulletin. The 11 departments concerned are as follows: the Channel Ille-et-Vilaine Côtes-d’Armor Finistère Morbihan Loire-Atlantique Vendée Charente-Maritime the Gironde.