Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 5,600 ha
Site description
A lake, with associated reedbeds (Phragmites) and wet meadows, and woodlands, hedgerows and cultivated land.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering); Crex crex (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lac de Grand-Lieu. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023.
