Description
Few people know
the origins of the seaside resort
of Argelès-Plage. Until the
the 19th century, the people of Argelès
had little interest in the coast,
perceived at the time as a dangerous
dangerous and unhealthy area. In the
1870s, the situation changed
with the creation of the first
with the creation of the first housing estates
of a French army camp and the arrival
the arrival of the first campers. In
century, the creation of a camp for Spanish
camp for Spanish refugees and the
and the German occupation
put a stop to the development
the development of the beach, which
from the 1960s onwards.
