The Guérande salt marsh extends over nearly 1850Ha, between the Croisic peninsula and the ramparts of the medieval Guérande city, from the bay of La Baule in the south to the Mès basin in the north, not far from the banks. of the Villain. This mosaic drawn by man, since the 10th century, but whose first traces are two thousand years old, is a real postcard landscape which nevertheless almost disappeared… This site classified Natura 2000 in 1996, has since been the pride of 450 salt workers who manually harvest Guérande salt. An artisanal salt, red label. The darling of starred chefs, Guérande salt is now on all tables and in all kitchens… More than half of Guérande salt producers have come together in the Le Guérandais cooperative. In this classified site, the harvesting of salt is part of protected territories and in the perspective of sustainable development. Every year between 8,000 and 12,000 tonnes of coarse salt and 200 to 300 tonnes of fleur de sel are harvested from the marsh. Almost double in this year of heat wave and record sunshine! And the season is far from over. It could end at the beginning of October, sheltering less sunny years, the Le Guérandais cooperative, which has nearly 3 years of stock. Backed by the cooperative, Terre de Sel. The showcase of the salt marsh and its producers. The shortest way, accompanied by its naturalist guides and a few salt workers, to discover the fauna, flora and of course the harvesting of salt, before bringing back to your kitchen the precious fleur de sel, or the big gray, of the White Country .
Guérande salt, “Proud of Here” from Monday to Friday at 4.45 p.m. and in full on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., on France Bleu Loire Océan