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![[CV Bois de la Chaize]](../images/f/fr-85~bc.gif)
by Ivan Sache
Bois de la Chaize is a forest extending over 60 ha on the island
of Noirmoutier. The forest is famous for its pinetrees, ilex, and
mimosas, which are rather rare on the Atlantic coast.
Noirmoutier Island, reputed for potato growing, is separated from
mainland by a narrow strait locally called the Gois. Until
1971 when a bridge was built, the island could be reached only at low
tide by a submersible road. The road is 'decorated' with towers on
which people who took the road a bit too late could climb and wait
for the next low tide. The Tour de France took that slippery road a
few years ago, with, as could have been expected, a general fall off
of the bikers.
The Cercle Voile du Bois de la Chaize has a white burgee with initials C (big, in red), V B C (small, in black)
Source: CVBC website
Ivan Sache, 17 May 2001
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