Last week, the Joint Committee of the Great Dune of Pilat was held, marked by the arrival of the new elected officials from the Commune of La Teste-de-Buch.
Chaired by Nathalie Le Yondre, As a regional councillor, the Joint Syndicate of the Great Dune of Pilat brings together elected officials from local authorities:
- The Municipality of La Teste-de-Buch
- The Department of Gironde
- The Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region
With the Coastal Conservancy, principal owner and the government services, As guarantors of the protection of the listed site, the Joint Syndicate upholds the values of the policy of Great sites of France : to preserve the spirit of the place, to offer a quality visitor experience while respecting the territory and to make sustainable development a local reality.
The Syndicat Mixte de la Grande Dune du Pilat is a public establishment administered by a trade union committee made up of two representatives from each community.
New Aquitaine Regional Council
Incumbents: Sandrine Laffore and Nathalie Le Yondre
Substitutes: Michel Durrieu and Jérôme Guillem
Gironde Departmental Council
Incumbents: Karine Desmoulin and Cédric Pain
Substitutes: Pascale Got and Agnès Séjournet
City of La Teste de Buch
Starting players: Thierry Gouaichault and Matthieu Cabaussel
Substitutes: Mirentxu Saïz and Anne-Mathilde Arensma
Whether you meet her or not when you come, the management team of the Grand Site, works daily to preserve and restore natural spaces, on the reception area but also all the properties of the Conservatoire du coastline: from the collection of (too) much waste to the installation of wooden ganivelles, from naturalist monitoring to the organization of environmental education activities, from welcoming visitors to the implementation of structuring projects , the missions are rich and vast!
In the summer season, this multidisciplinary team is supported by seasonal staff.





