to preserve the environment, the island of Bréhat has established visitor quotas for the summer

To go to the island of Bréhat (Côtes-d’Armor), you must now submit to a count. From Friday July 14, a municipal decree limits the arrival of tourists. Only 4,700 people are accepted between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The rest of the time, access remains free. “I think it’s good for the environment.” comments a tourist at the microphone of France 2. The quotas are used to preserve the place. “The exposed rocks [sur le chemin] are the result of trampling by the thousands, of people who go to the Paon lighthouse”, explains Olivier Carré, mayor of Bréhat. To implement this preservation measure, it relied on the only existing legal lever: the climate and resilience law.

Several sites already under quotas

Bréhat thus enters the list of French sites which have decided to regulate tourism this summer. Before Bréhat, there was Porquerolles (Var), which accepts 6,000 visitors a day, and the Calanque de Sugiton (Bouches-du-Rhône), which allows tourists to come by reservation only.