Welcome to équihen-plage

Small fishing port until the beginning of the century, Équihen-Plage became town in April 1939.

Its history is closely related to that of fishing.

The maritime landscape preserved all its beauty and its charm.

Rene Bazin in his novel " Gingolph l' abandonné" extremely described well the picturesque; Équihen-Plage is enorgueilli to be the stay of predilection for the artists and the painters: Caffier attended it at the beginning of the century, Gil Franco lived there, Chintreuil, Debrasse, Demizel, De Palézieux also worked and remained in Équihen-Plage  without forgetting Jean-Charles Cazin the painter of Bolted par excellence.

The town hall of recent construction and the Saint-Pierre church contain several tables of these artists.

Équihen-Plage knew to rebound, offering today the image of a modern city but near to the past which you will take pleasure to discover.

Équihen-Plage has a long fine sand's beach which extends from the estuary of Warenne in the South until the cliffs of the Cape d' Alprech in North.

Swimming with each tide, it offers an ideal space to the swmming, the walk, fishing by foot, the fishing of seaside and the practice of all the water sports.

Arranged on more than 9 ha at the southern entry of the commune, the park of the Hures is a true paradise for the sportsmen.

Dominating the sea, it offers splendid point of view on the coast suavage and the commune. The park of the Hures proposes equipment bound for all the family:

• 1 football field with cloakrooms for the local club the sporting union of Equihen-Plage
• 1 sports hall with cloakrooms, ground of tennis shoe and handball for the local club of tennis shoe friendly Jean Macé
• 1 bowling pitch of 16 tracks accessible to all apart from the contests organized by the local club the ball équihennoise
• 1 course of stunt bike
• 1 sporting course of 19 workshops out of 1,590 km
• 2 ponds of fishing

The park of the Hures is also the starting point of cycle tracks and footpaths until Outreau in North and until the beach in the South