La Grande-Motte, a thriving seaside resort, has undertaken to expand its marina and surrounding urban area as a route to securing its future prosperity.

Seaside urban and tourist development schemes
Coastal areas are highly sought-after for both holidays and year-round living, and are attracting increasing numbers of people and activities. For some countries, reclaiming land from the sea is even a means of increasing their surface area.
From man-made islands to marina villages and from seafront development to beach nourishment, Artelia contributes to both conventional projects and large-scale offshore developments, while constantly endeavouring to maintain the environmental balance.
Definition of the design waves to consider for the sizing of the Boulevard du Lorrain development programme (cyclonic swells, taking into account global warming over the next 100 years).
The Bouregreg project is broken down into five development phases.