A weekend in Ault, in the

A weekend in Ault, in the
A weekend in Ault, in the Somme

Chalk cliffs of almost 40 meters high overlooking the pearly waters of the English Channel. This is the majestic setting discovered by walkers who come to treat themselves to a breath of salty air in the town of Ault, in the . Less known than those of Tréport, a few kilometers away, the beaches of this village of nearly 1,300 souls have attracted many artists. Victor Hugo cites them in The workers of the sea, in 1866. The Dafts Punk were photographed there in 2013 for M Le Monde magazine. Benjamin Biolay came to shoot the music video for How is your pain? in 2020. But the area remains nonetheless protected from mass tourism.

Regulars like to say that in summer, you can easily find a place to put your towel. Out of season, a few onlookers stroll with their noses in the wind, admiring the villas built on the coast. Some recite their names out loud with amusement, competing with the cries of the gulls: The Mermaid, The Whirlwind, The Bernadette, Hakuna Matata… We stop in places to photograph a red brick facade decorated with bow windows and stained glass windows. , mosaics or ceramic decorations. HAS low tide, a few shrimp fishermen drag their nets in the mist, on Onival beach, below.

It is here that Pierre-Antoine Ortu, a merchant of Norman origin, acquired 2018 a house of years 1930, on the edge of the cliff. He completely renovated it but wanted to keep its plaster facade, soberly painted in gray and white, and his name inscribed on the pediment: Brise du broad. “We demolished everything and rebuilt everything, summarizes the owner. Inside, the only thing we kept was tiles from the 1960s in the living room. »

Let yourself be lulled by the surf

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