One of the Ile-de-Ré’s ten villages and is situated in the middle of this holiday island, on its southern shoreline. It has eight different beaches covering 5 km of coast — the La Pergola beach is well-known for great surfing and attracts surfers from around the world.
Other popular watersports here include sailing, kite-surfing, jet-skiing or water-skiing. For the less energetic La Couarde offers some great walks which give views of the Pertuis d’Antioche or Antioche Strait to the south.