An exceptional situation

Situated between the Charente and Gironde estuaries, the Marennes-Oléron basin covers more than 3,000ha of maturation ponds and 6,000ha of oyster farms.  It’s thanks to its geographic situation - the effect of different currents and the maturation ponds (former salt marshes) where the oysters are aged - that the widely appreciated unique taste and green colour can be obtained.