Jardins de la plage, Coastal garden in Le Havre, France.
Jardins de la Plage is a coastal garden in Le Havre featuring artificial dunes, freshwater streams, and aquatic plants distributed throughout the space. The design combines natural elements with constructed areas that run along the shoreline.
The gardens were created by landscape architect Alexandre Chemetoff along the beach promenade on the west side of Le Havre. The source gives no construction date and no link to postwar reconstruction. The 30,000 m² layout combines an artificial dune planted with oyats, a freshwater river with aquatic plants, and a lawn.
The garden's name comes from its position along the beach promenade on Le Havre's west side. Since 1998 the beach here has received the Pavillon Bleu label each year, awarded for the water quality and the facilities across the 30,000 m² of developed shoreline. In summer, prefabricated restaurant units are set up on the lawn.
The gardens run along the beach promenade on the west side of Le Havre, with the tram terminus nearby. The 30,000 m² site is level and open, laid out as an artificial dune, a freshwater river and a lawn, so the ground is easy to cross on foot.
Prefabricated restaurants pop up during summer months, creating a temporary dining zone on the grounds. These seasonal structures transform how people experience and use the garden space.
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