"We don't guarantee you against the ocean": in the countries of Lorient, can we insure its property against coastal erosion?
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Erosion directly threatens 500 French communes, but also highly touristic natural sites. This is the case of the island of Oleron, on the Atlantic coast. The 13H of TF1 went on site with a photographer in love with the 'light island', which documents its progressive snacking. - "Erosion has been much faster than expected": in Oleron, the line of the coastline constantly snacked by the waters (Environment). TF1 INFO
More and more property owners in Lorient are seeing their land affected by coastal erosion. But is it possible to ensure against this phenomenon that it does not fall within the category of "natural disaster"?
Much is said about the 70 percent land surface occupied by water, but little and nothing about that quiet 7 percent sand. Silent but threatening: not only tsunamis and tidal waves drag coastal cities; there are also indomitable dunes that have been devouring hundreds of villages forever since ancient times. In 1445, Duke Philip III of Burgundy ordered the construction of a port on the Flemish island of Testerep, in front of what is now Belgium. …
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