Le littoral métropolitain est caractérisé par une forte concentration de territoires artificialisés et de population, résidents permanents et touristes. Cette concentration est supérieure à celle observée en moyenne, sur l’ensemble du territoire. Cette emprise humaine ne s’explique pas uniquement par la présence importante de pôles urbains en bord de mer. Les communes littorales périurbaines et de l’espace rural se distinguent nettement de l’ensemble des communes du même type avec des niveaux de pression plus élevés. Ainsi, la construction de logements est 3,5 fois plus forte dans l’espace rural littoral que pour l’ensemble des zones rurales ces dernières années. La majorité des territoires ruraux littoraux subissant les plus fortes pressions est située sur l’arc Atlantique, du Morbihan à la Charente-Maritime.
Greater pressures on the coast, especially in rural and periurban areas
Metropolitan France's coastline is characterised by high concentrations of artificialised areas and of populations, both permanently-resident and visiting. Such concentrations are higher than those observed on average throughout the national territory. This human influence is not due solely to the strong presence of coastal urban centres. Periurban and rural area settlements near the coast stand out clearly amongst all settlements of the same type in experiencing higher pressures. Construction of housing in recent years has thus been 3.5 times more intense in coastal rural areas than in rural areas as a whole. Most of the coastal rural areas subject to the highest pressures lie on the Atlantic arc, between the Morbihan and Charente-Maritime departments.
Metropolitan France's coastline is characterised by high concentrations of artificialised areas and of populations, both permanently-resident and visiting. Such concentrations are higher than those observed on average throughout the national territory. This human influence is not due solely to the strong presence of coastal urban centres. Periurban and rural area settlements near the coast stand out clearly amongst all settlements of the same type in experiencing higher pressures. Construction of housing in recent years has thus been 3.5 times more intense in coastal rural areas than in rural areas as a whole. Most of the coastal rural areas subject to the highest pressures lie on the Atlantic arc, between the Morbihan and Charente-Maritime departments.
