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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Environment
RFI

Eroded by rising seas, France's disappearing coasts force beach towns to adapt

A mechanical excavator brings sand to reinforce dunes next to buildings threatened by coastal erosion in Biscarosse, south-western France, on 17 January 2025. © Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP

With sea levels rising and warmer oceans fuelling more powerful waves, France is preparing to lose 500,000 hectares of coastline by 2100. People in one coastal community in the south-west tell RFI why they're sacrificing some structures to the advancing sea.

Winter is storm season in Labenne, a seaside resort on France's southern Atlantic coast.

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