Le Portier (), sometimes referred to as Portier Cove or Mareterra, is a residential area opened in December 2024. It is part of the traditional ''Quartier'' of

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in the

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, and constitutes the eleventh modern administrative Monégasque ward."Monaco va s’étendre de 6 hectares sur la mer entre l’anse du Portier et le Grimaldi Forum" (article, infos and map)
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History

The project, started in the early 2000s and scheduled for 2014, was abandoned in 2009 at the command of Prince Albert II due to the state of the nation's finances. In 2011, new funds were acquired and the project resumed construction. In addition to a new residential area, there were plans to build new administrative buildings, museums and a theatre. On July 18, 2019, the last of the 18 interlocking concrete caisson was placed, closing the belt that delimits the offshore extension, thus specifically modifying the physical limits of Monaco. On December 16 of that year, construction of the new six-hectare strip was completed. By the year 2020, work had been completed to reclaim land from the sea in the Mediterranean, leaving the area available for the construction of previously announced projects. The new neighborhood increased the territory area by 3% and was officially unveiled in December 2024. It comprises two residential apartment buildings, ten villas, four townhouses, a small marina and fourteen commercial spaces, besides three hectares of public spaces. The total cost of the project was € 2 billion.

Geography

Le Portier extends between Port Hercules and the Grimaldi Forum, on an area of . It shares a border with the wards of

and Larvotto. Special measures were taken to protect the environment. Nine thousand square meters of solar panels and 200

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were implemented and 800 trees were planted. During the implementation of the foundation caissons on sea, 384 square meters of Posidonia oceanica, an endemic seagrass, were transplanted to the Larvortto Marine Protection Area, 200 meters away from the site.

Construction

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References

External links

Official website of the project Mareterra

Le Portier (search on Monaco government website)
Quarters of Monaco Land reclamation in Monaco 2024 establishments in Europe Populated places established in 2024 Planned communities {{monaco-geo-stub

History

Geography

Construction

See also

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