MONTALIVET HISTORY:

The resort of Montalivet was started in 1856 by the Mayor of Vendays. His vision to construct a sea side holiday resort in connection with nature.

By the beginning of the century the basic structure of the village had been built, giving a seaside resort for the new and developing lifestyle. Roads crossing the forest were put down by the middle of the 19th centuary and a direct link from Lesparre to Bordeaux by train made the journey easier for the growing numbers of sun seakers.

From the 1950's with the opening of the naturist camp, to the end of the century, where the renewed interest in nature and the waves has given the west coast a new customerbase, the resort planners have been able to keep the founders vision: Keep it natural.