A Group of 365 French islets which lie 7 miles (21 kilometres ) to the west of Granville.
Only I is inhabited -
A year round service is maintained from Granville and in the summer day excursions operate from Saint Malo and Dinard.
Picture : 101w 24.8k
The passenger landing places on Grand Ile, the slipway in the middle of the picture, and the later landing stage at the bottom shows its advantage in still having water around it. In the olden days the vessels used to anchor in the Sound and transport their passengers ashore in dories.
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Chausey Sound looking towards the south end, with the slipway, before the Landing stage was built
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CORNEMUSE alongside the slip on a high spring tide.
Picture : Editions Di Mario 177.405
A lovely late afternoon picture of the Sound, with CORNEMUSE at the landing stage, and LE PRESIDENT QUONIAM moored off.