Ouvrage coordonné par Jean-Michel DEREX (2007), Zones Humides et climat, Actes de la journée d'étude 2007, GHZH, Coll. Journées d'étude, juin 2007, 136 p.National audienceSummary : The coastal zone of Picardie is a land particulary exciting fot the geographers to study. In fact, the strategies of management there are but struggles ; the Baie de Somme inexorably fills itself and the public authorities keep on investing for the maintenance of his maritime character ; thus, the dike along the Bas-Champs of Cayeux (presently studied) is consolidated at a vast expense while the sea has naturally been lead to reoccupy them since the XVIIIth century. Since near three centuries indeed, man has been trying to substract definetely these “Bas-Champs” ...