Four of the five Departements in the Languedoc-Roussillon
border the Mediterranean
Sea: the Aude, Gard, Hérault,
and the Pyrénées-Orientales.
The 110 miles of coastline is rich and varied, with long sandy beaches, marshlands and rocky outcrops. The coastal plain is low and flat, so most of the litoral consists of sandy beaches. In places, salt water lagoons called étangs have formed, providing sites for wildlife and water sports. In the Roussillon you will find cliff inlets of pink rock called calanques.
Coastal areas include
- the Camargue
- the Radiant Coast (Côte Radieuse)
- the Vermilion Coast (Côte Vermeille)