Étang de Leucate Étang de Salses | |
Location: | Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude |
Coords: | 42.8477°N 2.9963°W |
Type: | lagoon |
Pushpin Map: | Pyrenees |
Basin Countries: | France |
Area: | 54km2 |
Depth: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Étang de Leucate or Étang de Salses is a lake in Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude, France. At an elevation of 0 m, its surface area is 54 km2. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2017. It is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a narrow strip of land, occupied by the villages of Leucate and Le Barcarès.