Carteret is a French commune in the department of Manche and the Lower Normandy region.
It resulted from the merger in 1965 of the former municipalities of Barneville-sur-Mer and Carteret whose port offers ferry connections to the Channel Islands.
Its 2299 inhabitants are Barnevillais (es) and Carteretais (es). Facing the Channel Islands (Ecrehos (12 km), Jersey (22 km), Sark (40 km), Herm (45 km), Alderney (45 km), Les Minquiers (45 km), Guernsey (55 km) , Chausey (55 km), Barneville-Carteret is a popular resort with a cosmopolitan clientele: French, English and Jerseyans, Belgians, Dutch ... the population of the town increased tenfold during the summer, attracted, among others, by marina (311 posts basin, 60 visitor spaces and 95 spaces stranding) The activity of fishing is important and diversified since the fishing port, fish. bearded, pouting, dogfish, but mostly crustaceans: spiders ., cakes and the famous lobster Carteret are many activities: swimming and water sports, angling (on the beach Barneville at low tide in the rocks or sand, it is possible to collect limpets, cockles, whelks, winkles, crabs, velvet crabs, shrimp ... at the forefront of Carteret, it is possible to find bright.), hiking in the dunes, golf and horse
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| Number of available boats | 41 |
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| Services types | Skipper, Hostess |
| Average price per week | 1 884 € |
| Minimum price per week | 436 € |
| Maximum price per week | 4 750 € |