National audienceThis communication presents the results of several surveys conducted in the ANR Miseeva program on risk perception of marine flooding by residents, users and managers in 2009 and 2010. In total 881 people were interviewed in their home (primary and secondary residents) or beaches (tourists and day trippers) and 36 stake-holders (risk managers, professional and community groups concerned by the rising sea level). Representations of risk are key component of the systemic vulnerability and can approach the adaptive capacities of populations. With regard to residents, the risk of flooding is relatively little feared by respondents when questions concern the risks of life in general. They also show great confidence in their futu...