The beach
Panoramic views of the beach, in August 2007
West part, from Villa Mathy to the descent of Vierville
East part of the descent of Saint-Laurent to Villa Denys
Panomic views below towards 2001, East, Center and West, from top to bottom
The beach of Vierville, washed twice a day by the tides, is a superb expanse of golden sand, more than 300m wide by low seas of lively waters.
Gray shrimp fishing
Squill fishing, or let's throw
Around 1900
Sardine fishing
(details) Dogs on the beach
In the photo above, dating from 1917, we notice 4 people identified by indications of the hand of Suzanne Hausermann-Chedal: from left to right, Jean Hausermann, Jean Cordelle, Suzanne Hausermann-Chedal, Simone Hausermann,
(details) The ears and pebbles under the descent
details Villas AI, AJ, AL (The Reposerie)
(Details)
around 1895. In the distance we can see the houses of the Mills. Closer the only villa built is "Les Hortensias". Even closer we see the Petel villa on the right on its hill,
The Reposerie is under construction
(details) the ears in front of the cabins of Le Gallois
(details) AG, AH, AI, AK, AL, AM2, AN, AO2, AP, AQ, and AR - AU lack
(details) AG, AH, AI, AK, AL, AM2, AN, AO2, AP, AQ,
AR (villa Madeleine) and AU are missing
1909, the boulevard invaded by pebbles after the strong storm of Oct 1909, in front of the Mathy
The gardens of the flooded Parmentier and Mathy, Oct 1909
(details) beach tennis
AG, AH, AI, AL, then the others hidden by the cabins
1938, new dike
details beach games
Aerial view of the foot of the Vierville descent, around 1938.
(details)Villas AK les Embruns, AL La Reposerie, AM2, AN Les Flots
(details) AG, AH, AI, AK, AO2, AP, AR
AU is in place, but the dike is not built
(details) Villas A02, AP, AQ and beach cabins
details The sea bites on the land and threatens the cabins of Le Gallois
Epis and pebbles near Vierville
(details) View quite old, most of the houses on the boulevard were replaced before 1939
(details) The houses to the left of the boulevard are hardly recognizable. The photo is very old.
(details) Villas AK Les Embruns, AL La Reposerie, AM2, AN Les Flots
(details) Epis and pebbles
(details) The esplanade in front of the 1st casino, attacked by the sea. This 1st Casino may have already left.
We see the 1st bazaar Le Galois but no 1st Casino, he had to flee, threatened by storms
After the war
August 1945, the 2 wrecks of RCP pontoons
(Reinforced concrete, 24mX17m, former extenders of the Mulberry floating docks). The one on the left was recovered in 1950/55 by the Van Loo company
Les Moulins and the entire beach of Vierville
Around 1965
The beach and road covered with snow on January 1, 1997.
1995
Around 1985, the beach at the rooting of the new dike (with parapet), in front of the villa "Les Hortensias"
The bottom of the Vierville descent (photos of the paragliding club)
The bottom of the Vierville descent and the campsite (by the paragliding club)(see details)
