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Étang de la Palme (Aude) – kite learning spot Natura 2000
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🌊 Water type
Shallow water (brackish water lagoon, 0.8–1.6 m deep)
🧭 Wind direction
NW (Tramontane); SE (Marin = world's best freestyle spot)
💨 Wind force
12–30 kn
📅 Best season
Year-round
⚡ Level
Beginner (Tramontane) / Advanced (SE-Freestyle)
📏 Wave height
No
🌟 Special Features
12 km south of Leucate; Natura 2000; starting zone >350 m long; shallow water everywhere; no obstacles downwind; SE wind = flat Étang + clean air = world's best freestyle (quote from champion Olivier Rouxel); flamingos, common terns; S/SW blocked by the La Franqui cliff
ℹ️ Additional information
With southeast winds, it's one of the best freestyle spots in Europe; with Tramontane winds, it's the number one learning spot in the Aude region.
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📍 Details
🗺️Etang de la Palme (Natura 2000), La Palme, Aude (Occitanie)
🌍France
🏫Windykite, Ebkite (kite schools directly at the spot)
🅿️Dirt road from D709 from Port-la-Nouvelle (first turn left after camping car parking area)
🏪Port-la-Nouvelle 5 km: Restaurants, supermarket; La Palme village 2 km (oyster sales)
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