The Grande-Motte beach allows bathers to settle on their towels from Thursday, after booking a specific location on the Internet. At the microphone of Europe 1, the mayor Stéphan Rossignol calls on users to be serious, while several beaches in Morbihan have just closed due to breaches of the rules of health precaution.

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If you live less than 100 kilometers from a beach, you can now feel the sand under your feet ... as long as you stay mobile. Faced with the threat still posed by the Covid-19 epidemic and the risk of transmission, it is not yet a question of making sandcastles or settling on a towel ... except at La Grande-Motte. The beach which reopens Thursday at 9 am is also the first since the end of confinement to test the static, but with strict instructions.

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Bathers, after having made a reservation on the site of the municipality, will be able to settle on specific sites, intended for two, four or six people, with a sense of traffic to go into the water and return to their towel . "It's a process that may seem complex, but since we launched reservations on Tuesday, we have been victims of our success", congratulates the microphone of Europe 1 Stéphan Rossignol, mayor of La Grande-Motte.

Each activity has its own beach

"We have segmented the beaches," says the city councilor. "There will be three categories of beach: a natural beach intended for strolling, jogging and swimming, a sports beach which will be reserved for nautical activities such as kitesurfing, windsurfing or even paddle, and a beach family for children, to make sandcastles while remaining dynamic, "he explains.

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Under the surveillance of the police

However, just a few days after their reopening, several beaches in Morbihan were closed again, due to the numerous breaches observed in the principle of social distancing. "I appeal to discipline and responsibility: we don't want to see our beaches close," comments Stéphan Rossignol.

Reason why an important surveillance device will be deployed for this long weekend of the Ascension. "There will be a first aid station with a walkway to ensure that barrier gestures are respected. Our municipal police and the gendarmerie will initially do prevention, but will not hesitate to verbalize if necessary", again warns the mayor of Grande-Motte.