Tatihou, Tidal island with Vauban fortification in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France.
The 29-hectare Tatihou Island features a maritime museum, botanical gardens, and an ornithological reserve where numerous migratory birds find shelter.
The island witnessed the naval Battle of La Hougue in 1692 and later served as a quarantine station for plague victims from Marseilles in 1720.
The Les Traversées de Tatihou folk festival takes place every August 15th, with performance schedules coordinated according to local tide patterns.
Access to the island is limited to 500 visitors per day, who can reach it by amphibious craft or by walking across oyster beds at low tide.
The maritime museum, established in 1992, displays archaeological collections and houses the Sainte-Thérèse-Souvenez-Vous, a 1948 longline fishing vessel.
Location: Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Inception: 1990
Address: Tatihou, 50550 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France 50550 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
GPS coordinates: 49.58889,-1.24333
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:41
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Fort de La Hougue
2.9 km
Château de Réville
3.5 km
Tatihou Maritime Museum
271 m
Église Notre-Dame de Montfarville
7.5 km
Château du Tourps
6.3 km
Manoir de la Crasvillerie
5.5 km
Château de Pépinvast
7.8 km
La Chapelle des Marins à Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
1.4 km
Château d'Aumeville
7.7 km
Maison d'Anneville
6 km
Église Saint-Martin de Réville
3.6 km
Manoir d'Ourville
6.4 km
Église Saint-Vigor de Quettehou
4.8 km
Église Sainte-Pétronille de La Pernelle
5.2 km
Chapelle Saint-Éloi de Réville
3.9 km
Pavillon de Grenneville
6.5 km
Town hall of La Pernelle
5.2 km
Église Notre-Dame de Morsalines
5.2 km
Redoute de Réville
2.2 km
Phare de la Pointe de Saire
2.2 km
Église Saint-Léger d'Anneville-en-Saire
6.1 km
Ruines de l'église Saint-Martin de Rideauville
3.5 km
Église Sainte-Colombe de Crasville
8.5 km
Église Notre-Dame, anciennement Saint-Antoine de Grenneville
6.7 km
Phare de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
1 km
Église Saint-Pierre d'Aumeville-Lestre
7.8 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption du Vicel
7.2 km
Chapelle Saint-Clément de Tatihou
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