France is home to a large variety of incredible beaches, due to its idyllic location and miles of coastline along the English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea. There’s little doubt that travelers will find a great beach along the French Riviera, but the Bay of Biscay, and the shores of Normandy are not to be overlooked.

Plage des Grands Sables

Plage des Grands Sables

© Pascale Gueret/stock.adobe.com

Plage des Grands Sables is a convex beach that is situated between the lush headlands of La Croix and Spernec on the Isle of Groix, France.

Plage du Racou

Plage du Racou

© LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.com

Plage du Racou is a beautiful, beige sand beach that is located in the charming town of Argeles-sur-Mer, on France’s Mediterranean coast.

Plage de Surtainville

Plage de Surtainville

© Barbarette/stock.adobe.com

Plage de Surtainville is a wide, sandy beach that is located in Beaumont-Hague, a commune in northwest France.

Serignan Beach

Serignan Beach

© Anja Ergler/stock.adobe.com

Serignan Beach is a sprawling, sandy beach that is located in Serignan, a commune in southeast France, on the country’s Mediterranean coast.

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

© manovankohr/stock.adobe.com

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is a beach that is centrally located in the seaside town of Le Touquet, France.

Plage du Pin Sec

Plage du Pin Sec

© Viacheslav Sidorov/stock.adobe.com

Plage du Pin Sec is a long, beige sand beach that is located along the Bay of Biscay, in southwest France.

Plage Beau Rivage

Plage Beau Rivage

© Marc/stock.adobe.com

Plage Beau Rivage is a wide public beach that is located in southeast France, along the country’s Mediterranean coast.

Castel Plage

Castel Plage

© guillaume06560/stock.adobe.com

Castel Plage is a scenic public beach that features a private beach restaurant, located in the city of Nice, in southeast France.

Coco Beach

Coco Beach

© aerogondo/stock.adobe.com

Coco Beach is a scenic public beach that provides a wonderfully-tranquil haven amid giant rock slabs and carved-out rocks.

Forum Beach

Forum Beach

© Stanislav Komogorov/stock.adobe.com

Forum Beach is a public beach that is situated between Neptune and Voilier beaches in Nice, France.

Neptune Plage

Neptune Plage

© simona/stock.adobe.com

Neptune Plage is a public beach that features the private Neptune Plage restaurant in the city of Nice, France.

Opera Plage

Opera Plage

© Melissa/stock.adobe.com

Opera Plage is a wonderful beach that go its name from the nearby Nice Opera House, between Ponchettes and Beau Rivage beaches in Nice, France.

Pampelonne Plage

Pampelonne Plage

© photosainttropez/stock.adobe.com

Pampelonne Plage is the longest, most famous, and most popular beach in Ramatuelle, near Saint-Tropez, France.

Plage de la Cote des Basques

Plage de la Cote des Basques

© PARDOUX Pascal/stock.adobe.com

Plage de la Cote des Basques is a magnificent beach that is located in southwest France, in the charming coastal city of Biarritz.

Plage de Chatelaillon

Plage de Chatelaillon

© altitudedrone/stock.adobe.com

Plage de Chatelaillon is a sprawling, family-friendly beach resort that is located within the Charente-Maritime, in southwest France.

Plage de Marinieres

Plage de Marinieres

© galam/stock.adobe.com

Plage de Marinieres is a long stretch of soft sand beach that is located in southeast France, in the lovely coastal commune of Villefranche-sur-Mer.

Mala Plage

Mala Plage

© Aurlie/stock.adobe.com

Mala Plage is one of the finest and most beautiful beaches on the Riviera. It is located within the coastal commune of Cap-d’Ail, France.

Plage de la Garoupe

Plage de la Garoupe

© Monet/stock.adobe.com

Plage de la Garoupe is a stunning, white sand beach that is situated on a peninsula in southeast France.

Paloma Plage

Paloma Plage

© Julien/stock.adobe.com

a class="ref1" href="https://www.paloma-beach.com/en/home-page" target="_blank">Paloma Plage has long been recognized as one of the French Riviera’s most beautiful beaches.

Plague du Buse

Plague du Buse

© creativefamily/stock.adobe.com

The setting at Plage du Buse is stunning, where the littoral stretches west, and the Cap Martin rises out of the east.

Bray-Dunes

Bray-Dunes

© Jens Deppner/stock.adobe.com

Bray-Dunes beach is a bustling public beach that is located in the very northwest part of France, along the English Channel.

Plage des Salins

Plage des Salins

© sebra/stock.adobe.com

Whenever Pampelonne Beach becomes too hectic of a scene, travelers should consider Plage des Salins , a sandy paradise that is located in Saint-Tropez, France.

Plage Zamenhoff

Plage Zamenhoff

© weedezign/stock.adobe.com

Situated at the eastern side of La Croisette, near Port Canto, travelers will find Plage Zamenhoff , one of the two city-managed beaches in Cannes, France.

Trestraou Beach

Trestraou Beach

© KarlGroße/stock.adobe.com

Trestraou Beach is a soft, beige sand beach that stretches nearly 1.4 kilometers in length, located in Perros-Guirec, France – a lovely on commune on France’s central/west coast.