Author 'Lumixane' (Id 191569 ) : Seaside resort in the bay of the Somme. Le Crotoy is located on a spit of land at the edge of the Channel, a quasi-peninsula. The etymology of the name of the commune would mean ' people of the sands '. I've been under the charm, the picture was taken on October 9, 2012 in the morning, the wind got up soon after, sweeping away the haze.