The municipality of La Hague is a candidate for the UNESCO Global Geopark label and aims to apply for the prestigious label in 2024.
The Geopark label recognizes an exceptional geological territory and a work of animation and promotion of all the heritage of the territory concerned (landscape, natural, built, archaeological heritage, heritage associated with legends, know-how, local products, …).
Geopark activities
Visite guidée : De la pierre taillée à la pierre bâtie
Visite familiale : Les p’tits corsaires de la Hague
Atelier-vacances “Travail de la laine” – Maison natale Jean-François Millet
Atelier-vacances “Autrefois à la campagne” – Maison natale Jean-François Millet
Visite familiale : Les p’tits géologues dans la Hague
Atelier-vacances “Millet à l’aquarelle” – Maison natale Jean-François Millet
LA HAGUE, AN TERRITORY OF EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER
Located at the north-western tip of Cotentin, on the Armorican massif, the Geopark projet from The Hague, extends over 19 delegated municipalities having recently merged into a single municipality. This small territory of approximately 150 km² and 12 inhabitants, nevertheless allows us to tell 000 billion years of Earth's history, that is to say almost half of the history of our planet. On this small territory at the end of the world, which has traveled throughout the history of the Earth at different latitudes, the oldest rocks in mainland France are accessible to the touch. La Hague is also the remains of 2,1 mountain ranges, which erosion has slowly dismantled, the remains of explosive volcanic eruptions or the climate archives preserved for 3 years which also echo today's issues. today.
Culeron cove, Ecalgrain Bay, La pointe de Jardeheu, or Herquemoulin constitute references for specialists and formidable field schools for curious audiences driven by a desire for knowledge about the history of the Earth or climates.
La Hague, it is also a whole range of landscapes, which have long benefited from a high level of protection, a strong local attachment and a socio-economic dynamism which has made it possible to preserve them. The exceptional character and diversity of its landscapes justified national protection several decades ago because of their general interest from a “picturesque” point of view. La Hague is also to this day a Grand Site in project, aspiring to become a Great Site of France.
All the links that man has forged with his substrate can be read in his landscapes from his northern cliffs, immortalized by Jean-Francois Millet, passing through its narrow coastal meadows with Irish accents, its moors, its vast dune massif, or through the beauty of its very well preserved built heritage.
LA HAGUE, A TERRITORY WHICH WISHES TO TRANSMIT / SHARE / REVEAL ITS HERITAGE
The Cotentin Tourist Office is getting on board with the Géoparc la Hague project and intends to contribute to transmitting and sharing the values and riches brought by the project.
Come and discover the Hague Geopark, as a couple, with family or friends! Throughout the seasons and the tides, visits, walks, conferences or workshops will help you discover this unique and remarkable territory!
SOME KEY FIGURES
- 147 Geoparks worldwide, representing 41 countries
- 75 Geoparks in Europe
- 7 Geoparks in France : Haute Provence Geopark, of the Luberon, Bauges, Chablais, Monts d’Ardèche, Causses du Quercy, and Beaujolais; to which are added 2 Geoparks whose application will be evaluated this year: The Armorique and Normandie-Maine Geoparks, closer to home.
