“135 euros is expensive for swimming, all the same!
“It is 4:45 p.m. this Thursday, August 11, it is 35 degrees and the scene takes place on the cliff overlooking the beach of the Virgin Island, in Crozon (Finistère), considered one of the most beautiful coves in the world.
Maxime, a young thirty-year-old from Tours (Indre-et-Loire) to spend holidays with his girlfriend, had it really bad after being fined by one of the gendarmes, in intervention on the pebbles and at the top of the cliff which allows access.
“We just saw a prohibition sign, but it was not indicated on the Internet, when we inquired about the Crozon peninsula, he assures.
We did not understand.
“Another passer-by assures” that she either has not seen “the municipal decree, posted on the ground and yet in force for two years.
Along the portion of the GR34 concerned and at sea, around twenty gendarmes, municipal police officers, and maritime gendarmes (BSL) fined illegal bathers on Thursday and raised awareness among walkers.
“Sliding cliffs and rockslides”
"We wanted this
operation punch
because no one seems to respect this ban, explains Michel Galand, deputy to the environment of the municipality, well aware of this sensitive file.
Here, there are sections of cliff which slip and regular landslides... If this prohibition exists, it is for the safety of people, but also for the preservation of our coastline.
The peninsula is an integral part of the Regional Natural Park of Armorique and the area in question is classified Natura 2000.
In total, 37 sunbathers, five kayakers, two paddles and an annex, i.e. 45 people, were fined in an hour and a quarter.
“We have to enforce the law, respect the environment by making people understand the risks involved, insists Michel Galand.
Frankly, we can't say we're not running, it's written everywhere and in four languages.
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