From the Pornic corniche to the Bois de la Chaise on Noirmoutier — seafront villas, houses of character and exceptional properties south of the Loire estuary.
From the pays de Retz to the island of Noirmoutier, the Jade Coast takes its name from the green cast of the ocean — a shoreline of coves, corniches and villas, more discreet than its neighbours to the north.
Set south of the Loire estuary, the Jade Coast unrolls from Saint-Brévin to the Préfailles headland a succession of beaches, coves and old customs paths. Pornic is its heart: the harbour, the castle, the villa-lined corniche and a long tradition of faience pottery make it one of the most endearing resorts on the Atlantic seaboard.
Offshore, the island of Noirmoutier — reached by the bridge and by the legendary Gois causeway — cultivates a way of life all its own: salt marshes, oyster farming, and above all the Bois de la Chaise, where Belle Époque villas hide beneath the mimosas and holm oaks. From Saint-Brévin-les-Pins to La Plaine-sur-Mer and Préfailles, every town has its own character.
Between the old harbour, the castle and the fishing huts clinging to the rocks, Pornic lines up along its corniche some of the finest villas on the coast — ocean views, access to the coves, gardens set high above the water. A resort alive all year round, sought after for its character and its gentleness.
Watched over by its medieval castle, old Pornic and its lanes drop down towards the harbour and the Château beach. Fishermen's houses, merchant residences and seaside villas make up a much sought-after heritage, a few steps from the shops and the coastal path.
On the Jade Coast, prestige takes the form of the seafront villa on the Pornic corniche, the family house beneath the pines of Saint-Brévin, or the Belle Époque villa of the Bois de la Chaise on Noirmoutier. A more discreet market, where the finest addresses often pass by word of mouth.
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The old customs path along the corniche, hidden coves, sailing and fishing, the markets and faience of Pornic, oysters and salt from Noirmoutier: the Jade Coast is lived outdoors, at the pace of the tides.
At the southern gateway to the Nantes conurbation, an hour from the city and its airport, it puts the sea and the open country within reach of the metropolis.
From the corniche villa to the family house beneath the pines, discover the properties we currently have for sale along the coast.
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