Écluse à poissons - L'Écuissière

At the end of the pass at l'Ecuissière, at low tide, a fish lock appears, the only one still in operation on the south side of the island, and the last of a series of fifteen locks built on the rocks between Avail and l'Ecuissière.
Ecluse Ecuissière

Dates & opening times

Open all days from 01/01 to 31/12 (all years)

Descriptif

Present on the island of Oleron since the Middle Ages, fish locks, also known as pêcheries, are one of the oldest examples of built heritage that can still be discovered on the island.

While many of these locks are now in ruins, some are still in operation.

Built on the rocky foreshore to be covered by the tide, locks are stone structures, precisely assembled without mortar and designed to catch fish while resisting the pressure of the natural elements.



Their general shape is that of a horseshoe, with two branches open towards the coast, and the rounded walls that make them up can be up to two meters high and several hundred meters long.

Tracking

Écluse à poissons - L'Écuissière Plage de l'Ecuissière17550, Dolus-d'OléronFrance

Itinerary

Characteristics

Utilities
Parking nearby
Languages
French
Disability access
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Surroundings
Cycle track/route within 500 m
Panoramic view
Additional features
Open air
Visits
Visit possible
Yes
Services for individual visits
Unguided individual tours available permanently
Themes
Engineering structure
Ecluse

Charges

Gratuit

Contact