Tourism Equihen-Plage

Equihen-Beach is a town of 2943 inhabitants. Covering an area of 381 hectares it offers a pleasant edge of the Channel. Common Declared April 4, 1939, Equihen-Beach now has quality equipment to service the population. Here everything is done to preserve the exceptional site. "The wild girl of the sea" and guard jealously guards its coastline small fishing port until the beginning of the century, Equihen-Plage has become common in April 1939. Its history is intimately linked to the fishery. The seascape has retained all its beauty and charm. René Bazin in his novel "Gingolph the abandoned" aptly describes the picturesque Equihen-Plage which prided itself on being the residence of choice for artists and painters: Caffier attended at the beginning of the century, Gil Franco lived there, Chintreuil, Debra, Demizel De Palézieux also worked and lived in Equihen Beach-not to mention Jean-Charles Cazin painter par excellence of Boulogne. The mayor recently built church Saint-Pierre contain several paintings of these artists. Equihen-Beach has bounced back, now with the image of a modern city but close to the past that you will enjoy discovering.