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Le Portier

Summary

Le Portier[1][2] (French pronunciation: [lə pɔʁtje]), sometimes referred to as Portier Cove[3] or Mareterra, is a residential area under construction, expected to be completed in 2025.[4] It will be part of the traditional Quartier of Monte Carlo in the Principality of Monaco.[5][6] It will be the eleventh modern administrative Monégasque ward.[7]

Le Portier
Future ward of Monaco
Construction site in July 2020
Construction site in July 2020
Map
Location in Monaco
Coordinates: 43°44′28″N 7°25′54″E / 43.74111°N 7.43167°E / 43.74111; 7.43167
Country Monaco
Area
 • Land0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 forecast)
 • Total3,400

History edit

The project, started in the early 2000s and scheduled for 2014, was abandoned in 2009 at the command of Prince Albert II due to the state of the nation's finances. In 2011, new funds were acquired and the project resumed construction.[8][9][10] In addition to a new residential area, there are plans to build new administrative buildings, museums and a theatre.[7]

On July 18, 2019, the last interlocking concrete caisson was placed, closing the belt that delimits the offshore extension, thus specifically modifying the physical limits of Monaco.[11] On December 16 of that year, construction of the new six-hectare strip was completed.[12]

By the year 2020, work had been completed to reclaim land from the sea in the Mediterranean, leaving the area available for the construction of previously announced projects.[13]

Geography edit

Le Portier will extend between Port Hercules and the Grimaldi Forum, on an area of 6 hectares (15 acres).[14][7] It will share a border with the wards of Monte Carlo and Larvotto.[7]

Special measures were taken to protect the environment, including the transfer of protected species in the area.

Gallery edit

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    July 2023
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    June 2022
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    June 2021
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    July 2020
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    September 2019
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    May 2019

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ World and Its Peoples. Marshall Cavendish. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7614-7887-4.
  2. ^ Bryant, Jon (2020-02-04). Moon French Riviera: Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, and the Hidden Towns in Between. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-081-9.
  3. ^ Smisek, Peter (2019-09-12). "Monaco's Land Reclamation Reaches Key Milestone". The B1m. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ (in French) L’extension marine de Monaco pose ses fondations
  5. ^ Folley, Malcolm (2017-05-18). Monaco: Inside F1's Greatest Race. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-3773-6.
  6. ^ Nogueira, Adeilson. Moedas De MÔnaco (in Portuguese). Clube de Autores (managed).
  7. ^ a b c d (in French) "Monaco va s’étendre de 6 hectares sur la mer entre l’anse du Portier et le Grimaldi Forum" (article, infos and map)
  8. ^ (in French) "Quatre groupements en lice pour l’extension en mer de Monaco" (article on Le Moniteur)
  9. ^ "Extension en mer?: Fontvieille ou Larvotto??" Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine (article on Monaco Hebdo)
  10. ^ "Four candidates for land extension" Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (article on Monaco Life)
  11. ^ "Bouygues a bouclé la ceinture de l'Anse du Portier à Monaco". Monaco-Matin (in French). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  12. ^ tpbm-presse.com. "Monaco a gagné ses six hectares sur la mer". TPBM Semaine Provence (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Catherine (2020-09-17). "Precast caissons aid Monaco land reclamation". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  14. ^ "Projets-architecte-urbanisme.fr". projets-architecte-urbanisme.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

External links edit

  • (in French and English) Official website of the project Mareterra
  • (in French and English) Le Portier (search on Monaco government website)