Country guide
Beaches in France
3376 EU-monitored bathing sites, with official water quality ratings, live water conditions and a 7-day outlook for each.
2510 of 3376 monitored sites — 74% — hold the top “Excellent” rating in the 2025 EU assessment. 2034 are coastal waters; 1342 are inland lakes and rivers. Modelled water temperature peaks highest around French Guiana, at roughly 29°C in high summer.
Water quality at a glance
Share of France’s beaches in each official 2025 classification.
- Excellent (2510)
- Good (535)
- Sufficient (123)
- Poor (112)
- Not classified (96)
Notable beaches
Curated and top-rated places to start.
Regions
97 regions. Pick one to see every monitored beach in it.
Finistère267 beachesVar200 beachesAlpes-Maritimes155 beachesCôtes-d'Armor153 beachesMorbihan146 beachesCorse-du-Sud135 beachesGuadeloupe128 beachesHérault107 beachesCharente-Maritime100 beachesManche91 beachesHaute-Corse88 beachesGard87 beachesBouches-du-Rhône85 beachesLoire-Atlantique85 beachesVendée80 beachesGironde67 beachesMartinique62 beachesLandes60 beachesPyrénées-Orientales58 beachesAveyron52 beachesHaute-Savoie50 beachesArdèche48 beachesAude44 beachesSavoie42 beachesPyrenees-Atlantics41 beachesCalvados38 beachesDordogne38 beachesIlle-et-Vilaine37 beachesCorrèze36 beachesLozère35 beachesPuy-de-Dôme28 beachesRéunion26 beachesSeine-Maritime26 beachesHautes-Alpes25 beachesPas-de-Calais25 beachesAin24 beachesAlpes-de-Haute-Provence24 beachesLot24 beachesBas-Rhin22 beachesHaute-Vienne22 beachesDrôme21 beachesIsère21 beachesMayotte21 beachesNièvre19 beachesMaine-et-Loire17 beachesMoselle17 beachesCharente16 beachesIndre16 beachesTarn16 beachesHaute-Loire15 beachesVosges15 beachesCreuse14 beachesNord13 beachesSaône-et-Loire13 beachesLot-et-Garonne12 beachesSarthe12 beachesCôte-d’Or11 beachesFrench Guiana11 beachesGers11 beachesJura11 beachesVaucluse11 beachesVienne11 beachesCantal10 beachesDoubs10 beachesIndre-et-Loire10 beachesYonne9 beachesArdennes8 beachesHaute-Garonne8 beachesLoire8 beachesSeine-et-Marne8 beachesAriège7 beachesAube7 beachesAllier6 beachesCher6 beachesHaute-Marne6 beachesLoir-et-Cher6 beachesLoiret6 beachesMeuse6 beachesParis6 beachesRhône6 beachesSomme6 beachesTarn-et-Garonne6 beachesMayenne5 beachesVal-de-Marne5 beachesAisne4 beachesEure4 beachesHaute-Saône4 beachesYvelines4 beachesDeux-Sèvres3 beachesHaut-Rhin3 beachesMarne3 beachesOise3 beachesOrne3 beachesMeurthe-et-Moselle2 beachesEure-et-Loir1 beachHautes-Pyrénées1 beachTerritoire de Belfort1 beach