Bay of Pont-Mahé

Bay of Pont-Mahé
Bay of Pont-Mahé
Coordinates	47°26′20″N 2°27′45″W
Type	Bay
Part of	Gulf of Gascony

Bay of Pont-Mahé (French: Baie de Pont-Mahé) is a bay in the Atlantic Ocean which extends opposite the communes of Assérac in Pays de la Loire and Pénestin in Brittany, France.

Geography

Pont-Mahé Bay is located on the coast of the departments of Loire-Atlantique and Morbihan to the immediate north of the mouth of Marais du Mès. It is limited to the west by the Pointe du Bile, in the commune of Pénestin, and to the east by Pointe de Pen-Bé in Assérac, the two places being two kilometres apart as the crow flies.^[1]

The bay opens towards the Atlantic Ocean in a southwest direction. At low tide, it is over 1 km long.

Ranking

The bay of Pont-Mahé is included on the list of protected natural sites in Natura 2000 together with the Marais du Mès, the Pont de Fer pond and Île Dumet.^[2]

See also

• List of bays of France

References

1. "Orthodromie entre "Pénestin" et "Assérac"". Lion 1906 (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
2. "FR5200626 - Marais du Mès, Baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, Étang du pont de fer". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.