Our family farm is located on Ile d’Oléron, the second largest island in mainland France (after Corsica). It lies on the Atlantic coast about 200 km (125 miles) north of Bordeaux, not far from La Rochelle in the region of Charente-Maritime. This is the perfect spot for hatching and growing Marennes Oléron oysters. The Marennes oyster beds are renowned all over the world.