Resumen de La "plage à bon marché": Un aspect de la villégiature sur la cote picarde
The “low-cost seaside” was an aspect of vacations on the Picardy coast, France, between 1880 and 1914. Since the end of the 1980s, systematic research into seaside resorts had been confined to fashionable and prestigious resorts and their luxurious architecture, but lately this has changed. Resorts on the Picardy coast—and their architectural characteristics—were influenced by their family aspect. There was a significant demand for rentals around the Picardy beaches, which were often given the epithet “low-cost.” The family nature of the Picardy beaches then contributed to promoting the reception of underprivileged children, with an early and unusual example of this type of installation appearing with the “school summer camp” in Mers-les-Bains. Another unique form of seaside vacation that developed on the Picardy coast consisted of hostels that were specifically created for workers by charitable organizations.
