FAQs

There are 2 favourite spots for gathering shellfish at really low tides:

• La Pointe du Bé (between the Port and Bonne Source Beach),
• Bonne Source Beach.

Mostly mussels and winkles, although you sometimes find clams and cockles.

At the Tourist Office, or you can buy a tide timetable from the newsagent, Place du Marché. Aim to get to the beach at least 90 minutes before the next low tide.

You’ll find official notices about what is and isn’t allowed on the dedicated website  for Loire-Atlantique fishing. Updates are also posted at the Tourist Office.

To respect the environment, please only gather shellfish that you intend to eat. If you lift or move any rocks, put them back where they were. As for the size guidelines and minimum sizes allowed, ask for the "cali-pêche" at Pornichet Tourist Office, which is free!

Yes, but only on a lead and only from 15th September to 15th June. From mid-June to the end of August, dogs are not allowed on the beach, for hygiene reasons. The same dates apply to horses.

There are distributors offering free dog poop bags throughout Pornichet to make it easy to clean up after your dog.

Please note that dogs are also allowed on the coastal path throughout the year, on a lead.

Yes and no. In summer, from 15th June to 15th September, the town has set up smoke-free zones for a perimeter of 5 metres around the kids’ beach clubs and the sailing clubs on the three beaches, and 20 metres from the sea, in order to protect the youngest visitors from the harmful effects of tobacco.

There are no ashtrays given out on the beaches in Pornichet.

Absolutely! It’s absolutely possible to do kitesurfing in Pornichet, beyond the 300-metre zone, accessible by a channel on the Libraires Beach. Find out more by checking at the Town Hall (mairie) or asking at the lifeguard stations on the beach.

Unfortunately, it’s not possible to do sand-yachting in Pornichet.

Call La Saur on 00 +33 (0)2 40 60 25 45.

www.macabinedeplage.fr

Campers and Motorhomes are allowed to park, provided that they respect the parking regulations and the cleanliness rules.

There isn’t an overnight service area (‘aire’) in Pornichet itself, the closest is in Saint-Marc-sur-Mer (closer to Saint-Nazaire).

The list of service areas for campervans and motorhomes in the Guérande Peninsula can be seen at the Tourist Office, as can the list of rules and regulations.

Pornichet offers free parking throughout the town. However, in the shopping areas there are a few blue zones where parking is limited to 30 minutes or 2 hours. In these blue zones, you need to display a blue parking disk, available from the Tourist Office.  There are several car parks to choose from, and you can see these on the map available from the Tourist Office.

At Pornichet Tourist Office, naturally! We offer WiFi access not only when we are open, but even when we’re closed you can log on to the network 'WiFi OT public’ from outside the building, near reception.

The local council has also set up the following WiFi access points free of charge:

• Place des Océanes, near the newspaper kiosk
• Pornichet train station

In each case the network is called ‘Ville de Pornichet’.

... And of course, there are plenty of other local bars and restaurants offering WiFi!