Overview

• Two of seven homes built in the 1970s and 1980s in Treffiagat’s low-lying Léhan area were razed preventively Friday against erosion and submersion risks.
• The Communauté de communes du Pays bigouden sud acted on scientific advice to buy out the properties and renaturalize the eroded dune that once shielded them.
• A €3 million budget, chiefly public, has been allocated for the demolitions and subsequent shoreline restoration.
• Officials plan to demolish two more houses this autumn, with the final three slated for deconstruction over the next 18 to 24 months.
• The broader defense scheme includes two new dikes and ongoing rock armoring to protect about 366 neighboring homes as France grapples with erosion along nearly a quarter of its coast.