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Arche du plannier
Ile du Planier · Montredon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Max depth50 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Arche du plannier is a dive site near Montredon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Gulf of Lion. It has a maximum depth of about 50 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, groupers, lobsters, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Swallowtail SeaperchAnthias anthias
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
ComberSerranus cabrilla
Black-faced BlennyTripterygion delaisi
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Nearby sites
- 1Le Chaouen0.4 km
- 2Messerschmit0.6 km
- 3Le Dalton0.6 km
- 4Les Veyrons2.6 km
- 5Ker-Bihan8.4 km
- 6Tiboulen de Maire8.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org