Coastal Picardy is a European tourist destination

Year after year Coastal Picardy proves its vocation as a European touristdestination. This ambition has been known as early as 1989 when the SMACOPIcame into being. This unique preserved territory, criss-crossed with facilitiesthat correspond to what Northern European visitors require, continues toattract : British, Belgian and now Dutch patrons. Numbers of the latterdoubled between 1995 and 1996. Investments by all the community and touristspecialists concerned are now bearing their fruits. In a difficult economicenvironment we can only rejoice, but we will still have to prove our capacityto adapt, renew ourselves and diversify. Several possibilities are opento us, nonetheless preservation of natural habitats will have to remainthe prime goal


André Leduc
Président of the SMACOPI

The Regional and General Council visit Coastal Picardy

Coastal Picardy wasover the past several days at the heart of preoccupations for elected officials from the regional and departmental councils.


regional elected officials visit Belle Dune

Tuesday 3rd September
Elected officials from the 6th commission of the Regional Council of Picardy, known as “Territorial Planning, Infrastructure, Transport”commission, organised a day of workshops in Coastal Picardy. M. Demilly, Senator and President of the General Council took part, along with M. Bamière, President of the CDT, M. Bignon, Deputy and M. Leduc, President of the SMACOPI. The meeting was presided by Mme Du Granrut, Vice-President of the Regional Council. The idea was to define over the 3 years to come the principal aim of the Coastal Picardy “contrat de plan” (management planagreed with the French State).


departmental elected officials in the Hâble d’Ault

Friday 13th September
Elected officials from the 7th “Environnement” commission of the Somme General Council presided by the Deputy M. Alain Gest, in the company of MM. Moularde, Dacheux, Dingremont, Dovergne, went through several of the different habitats managed by the SMACOPI : Bay of the Somme Nature Reserve, Sailly-Bray marsh, the Hâble d’Ault, the marsh and chaletof Blanquetaque. The President of the commission M. Gest particularly emphasised during the day’s visits the politic pursued in Coastal Picardy, which reconciles economic development with environmental protection.