Oléron Island

Oléron Island

French  Île d'Oléron 

      island in the Bay of Biscay (Biscay, Bay of), forming part of the Charente-Maritime département, Poitou-Charentes région of France. It is located off the coast of France, south of La Rochelle and north of the Gironde Estuary (Gironde).

      Oléron is the second largest French island (after Corsica), with an area of 68 square miles (175 square km). More or less bean-shaped, with an average breadth of about 4 miles (6 km) and extending northwest-southeast, it is connected with the mainland by a toll bridge about 1.75 miles (2.8 km) long, which was completed in 1966.

      Most of the island is flat, and one-third of it is wooded. It is bordered by dunes and has extensive marshes. Oysters are cultivated, and vegetables are grown. The small town of Saint-Trojan in the southwest is a seaside resort, and La Cotinière, on the west coast, is a fishing port. Tourism is the major industry of the island. Campgrounds and a number of small harbour towns and coastal villages accommodate visitors.

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