The Pointe de l'Espiguette () is a vast

dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat ...

system located on the

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coast of the

Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It is east of

Le Grau-du-Roi Le Grau-du-Roi (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is the Herault department and La Grande-Motte village, and to the east is the Bouc ...

and west of the Petit-Rhône, in the

Petite Camargue The Camargue (, also , , ; ) is a coastal region in southern France located south of the city of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône river delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western is the ''P ...

region. The dune system is almost 18 kilometers (11 miles) long and stretches across several

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s. L'Espiguette is a preserved wild natural site, although it is fragile. The

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es at the location attract numerous

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and swimmers each year. The Phare de l'Espiguette is located in the dune system.

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Dunes of France Camargue Landforms of Gard {{Occitanie-geo-stub