To trust of Ars

The Fier of Ars is a bay of 800 hectares which is located in the west of the Ile de Ré, and opens, in north, on the Breton Pertuis. It is surrounded by the communes of Saint-Clement-of-Whales and Door-in-D in the west, of Ars-in-D in the south and Loix in the east.

Its crossed is obligatory by a channel to reach the port of Ars, it sheltered formerly the port of the Doors. Patache in its North-West is a point of Mouillage for the Ostréiculteur S and the Plaisancier S

Nature

Almost without water with low tide, at the very muddy bottoms, It shelters human activities of which the Ostréiculture and the Saliculture. It obtains in 2003 the price of the Convention of Ramsar thanks to the rich person flora present. In addition, much of birds are present in trusting, its north is a natural reserve managed by LPO, " Lilleau of Niges".

The environment also is very preserved on the remainder of the Ile de Ré. Certain risks threaten To trust like the stranding, a large sand bank “the bench of the logger” was formed, a such stopper, at the exit of Trusting supporting its silting. This place discovering with downward tide, forming an small island, is very snuffed yachtmen for the picnic.

Etymology & History

The etymological origin of the “proud” word is not confirmed and remains with the state of assumption. The word that we know could come from “Fiert”, but certain people think that the Scandinavian word " Fjord " would be in fact at the base “to trust” (let us not forget that Ré was plundered by the Normands towards Xe century).

It before was called " sea of Fief" until the XVIIIe century, and rhétais them pronounced it “Trusted”. From XVe century, salt-water marshes were created, in addition, this To trust of Ars made oneself of natural deposits and series of dammings up to the wire of time.

Bonds

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