Best Beaches in France in July

We rank the top 40 of 119 beaches to visit in France in July. En-Vau Calanque (France) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by Palombaggia, Plage Notre-Dame.

The sea reaches about 21 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 22 of the 40 have easy access, and 28 are hidden gems.

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1En-Vau Calanque

Cassis, Provence, France · 4.8 / 5 · Challenging access · about 22 °C

A small pebble beach at the head of a narrow inlet between white limestone cliffs, with clear turquoise water, in the Calanques National Park near Cassis.

2Palombaggia

Corsica, France · 4.8 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Red granite boulders, parasol pines and soft pale sand — Corsica's most photographed shoreline.

3Plage Notre-Dame

Porquerolles Island, Provence, France · 4.8 / 5 · Moderate access · about 22 °C

A wide, gently shelving sand beach on car-free Porquerolles, with shallow turquoise water backed by pines and a national park setting.

4Saleccia

Agriates, Corsica, France · 4.8 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A long white-sand beach with shallow turquoise water on the wild Agriates coast of Corsica, far from the nearest road.

5Calanque de Sormiou

Calanques National Park, Marseille, France · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 21 °C

A turquoise inlet of pale pebbles and coarse sand wedged between white limestone cliffs in the Calanques National Park, just outside Marseille.

6Dune du Pilat

Arcachon Bay, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 19 °C

A huge sand dune beside the Atlantic at the mouth of Arcachon Bay, with wide beaches and views across the water.

7La Courtade Beach

Porquerolles Island · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 21 °C

A long sandy bay on the car-free island of Porquerolles, with very clear turquoise water and woodland behind the beach.

8Plage d'Argent

Porquerolles, Var · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 22 °C

A long, silvery-white beach on Porquerolles, the largest of the Iles d’Hyeres, within a national park and without cars.

9Plage de Roccapina

Sartene, Corsica · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A wide sandy bay in south-west Corsica, watched over by the Genoese tower and the granite Lion of Roccapina.

10Plage du Lotu, Corsica

Desert des Agriates, Corsica · 4.7 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

Lotu is a white-sand beach with turquoise water in the Desert des Agriates on the north coast of Corsica.

11Plage Notre-Dame, Porquerolles

Porquerolles Island, Var, Provence · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Plage Notre-Dame is a long crescent of white sand on the south-east of Porquerolles, a car-free island off the Var coast, with pine and eucalyptus trees behind and green-turquoise water.

12Rondinara Beach

Bonifacio, Corsica, France · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A horseshoe-shaped bay of pale sand and shallow, turquoise water on the south-east coast of Corsica, backed by low scrub and quiet hills.

13Arone Beach, Piana

Arone, Piana, Corsica · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

Arone is a long beach of pale sand at the southern end of the Gulf of Porto in western Corsica, close to the Calanques de Piana.

14Calanque de Sugiton

Marseille, Calanques, France · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 20 °C

A small rocky cove set between limestone cliffs in the Calanques National Park, reached on foot from Marseille.

15Cupabia Beach, Corsica

Cupabia, Serra-di-Ferro, Corsica · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Cupabia is a long, pale beach in the Gulf of Valinco in south-west Corsica, with a Genoese watchtower close by and maquis-covered hills behind.

16Ile de Batz Beach, Roscoff

Ile de Batz, Roscoff, Brittany · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 19 °C

Ile de Batz is a small car-free island off Roscoff, with white sand coves, clear turquoise water and a garden of exotic plants.

17Nonza Beach

Nonza, Cap Corse, Corsica · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

Nonza beach is a long beach of dark grey pebbles at the foot of the Corsican village of Nonza, on the west side of Cap Corse.

18Ostriconi Beach

Ostriconi, Desert des Agriates, Corsica · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

Ostriconi is a wide sandy beach on the edge of the Desert des Agriates in north-west Corsica, where a small river meets the sea behind the dunes.

19Plage de la Palue

Crozon, Finistere, Brittany · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 17 °C

A wild sandy beach on the west coast of the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, popular with surfers for its Atlantic waves.

20Plage des Dames, Noirmoutier

Noirmoutier-en-l Ile, Vendee · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 20 °C

Plage des Dames is a long beach of fine sand on the island of Noirmoutier, backed by an oak and pine wood and rows of colourful wooden beach huts.

21Plage des Grands Sables

Groix, Brittany · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 18 °C

A long sandy beach on the east coast of the island of Groix, famous as one of the few convex beaches in Europe.

22Santa Giulia

Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long white-sand beach on a sheltered bay with shallow, calm water, south of Porto-Vecchio.

23Algajola Beach, Corsica

Algajola, Balagne, Corsica · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Algajola is a small walled town in the Balagne on the north-west coast of Corsica, with a Genoese citadel beside a long beach of pale sand.

24Baie des Trepasses

Cleden-Cap-Sizun, Finistere, Brittany · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

The Baie des Trepasses is a wide bay of pale sand at the western end of the Cap Sizun peninsula in Brittany, close to the Pointe du Raz.

25Calanque de Port-Pin

Cassis, Calanques National Park, France · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 21 °C

A narrow limestone inlet between Port-Miou and En-Vau with a small pebble beach and calm turquoise water, reached on foot from Cassis.

26Cap Ferret Ocean Beach

Lege-Cap-Ferret, Gironde · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 19 °C

Wild Atlantic beaches and high dunes at the tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, facing the Banc d’Arguin.

27Escalet Beach, Ramatuelle

Escalet, Ramatuelle, Var · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

The Escalet is a small cove near Cap Camarat on the Ramatuelle peninsula, reached through vineyards and pine woods.

28Gigaro Beach

La Croix-Valmer, Var, France · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

A long sandy beach on the Var coast near Cap Lardier, backed by pine woods and protected coastline.

29Kerfissien Beach, Cleder

Kerfissien, Cleder, Brittany · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

Kerfissien is a wide beach of pale sand in Cleder, on the north coast of Finistere, dotted with pink granite boulders and backed by dunes.

30Pampelonne Beach

Ramatuelle, Provence, France · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long arc of fine sand, about 4.

31Plage de Cabasson

Cabasson, Bormes-les-Mimosas, Var · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Plage de Cabasson is a small beach of sand and fine pebbles below the Fort de Bregancon, on the Var coast near Bormes-les-Mimosas.

32Plage de Collioure

Collioure, Occitanie · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Collioure is a painters town on the Vermilion Coast, with small pebble beaches on either side of a royal castle and a bell tower on the water.

33Plage de Coz Pors, Tregastel

Tregastel, Pink Granite Coast, Brittany · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

Plage de Coz Pors is a sheltered sandy beach in Tregastel on the Pink Granite Coast of Brittany, with rounded pink rocks, small islands offshore and clear water.

34Plage des Blancs-Sablons, Le Conquet

Les Blancs-Sablons, Le Conquet, Brittany · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

Les Blancs-Sablons is a wide beach of pale sand near Le Conquet at the western tip of Brittany, with dunes behind and the open Atlantic in front.

35Plage des Marinieres, Villefranche

Villefranche-sur-Mer, Cote d Azur · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Plage des Marinieres is a small pebble beach in the deep natural harbour of Villefranche-sur-Mer, between Nice and Monaco.

36Plage du Dossen

Santec, Finistere, Brittany · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 18 °C

Plage du Dossen is a wide beach of fine pale sand and dunes near Santec on the north coast of Finistere in Brittany.

37Pointe de la Torche

Plomeur, Finistere, Brittany · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

A wide sandy beach beside the Pointe de la Torche in south Finistere, one of the best-known surf spots in Brittany.

38Wissant Beach, Cote d Opale

Wissant, Pas-de-Calais · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

Wissant is a wide, open bay of pale sand on the Opal Coast in northern France, between the headlands of Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez.

39Aregno Beach

Balagne, Corsica · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long sandy beach on the Balagne coast of north-west Corsica, with clear water and mountains in the background.

40Brouis Beach

La Croix-Valmer, French Riviera · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 21 °C

A small sandy cove on the coast of La Croix-Valmer, with pine-covered hills behind and open blue water in front.

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Included when the beach usual swimming season covers the month, then ranked by editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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