Best Family Beaches in France

We rank the 22 family-friendly beaches in France. Palombaggia (France) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by Rondinara Beach, Santa Giulia.

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 22 have easy access, and 2 are hidden gems.

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1Palombaggia

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

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

2Rondinara 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.

3Santa 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.

4Gigaro 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.

5Pampelonne Beach

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

A long arc of fine sand, about 4.

6Pointe 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.

7Aregno 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.

8La Baule Beach

La Baule-Escoublac, Pays de la Loire · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 19 °C

A sweeping semicircular bay of fine pale sand, about 9 km long between Pornichet and Le Pouliguen.

9Lacanau Ocean Beach

Lacanau, Gironde · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 19 °C

A broad sandy Atlantic beach backed by dunes and pines, with strong waves that have made Lacanau one of France best-known surf spots.

10Lozari Beach

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

A sandy beach on the Balagne coast of Corsica near Belgodere, with clear water and views of the coastal hills.

11Plage de Piemanson

Salin-de-Giraud, Camargue · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long, wild sandy beach on the Camargue coast near the mouth of the Rhone, with dunes and few buildings.

12Plage de Tahiti

Ramatuelle, Var, Provence · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

The northern end of the long Pampelonne bay near Ramatuelle on the French Riviera, with fine sand and a line of beach restaurants.

13Arromanches Gold Beach

Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 18 °C

A broad sandy beach below chalk cliffs, known as Gold Beach in the 1944 landings.

14Biarritz Grande Plage

Biarritz, Basque Coast, France · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 19 °C

A wide Atlantic sand beach in the centre of Biarritz, with the town and promenade behind and cliffs and rocks along the coast.

15Bidart Beach

Bidart, Basque Coast, Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 20 °C

The central beach of Bidart, one of the village beaches on the Basque coast between Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

16Calvi Beach

Calvi, Corsica, France · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

A long sandy beach on the Calvi bay in northwest Corsica, with a view across the water to the mountains.

17Dinard Beach

Dinard, Brittany · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 18 °C

The main beach of Dinard is a long sandy bay below Belle Epoque villas on the Emerald Coast of Brittany.

18Hossegor Lake Beach

Hossegor, Landes · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 21 °C

A calm sandy beach on the lake of Hossegor, ringed by pines and villas, offering a gentler alternative to the surf on the nearby ocean beaches.

19Omaha Beach

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 17 °C

A long, flat, sandy shoreline in Normandy, best known as one of the D-Day landing beaches of 1944.

20Plage de la Croisette

Cannes, French Riviera · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

The sandy beaches along the famous Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes, a mix of private beach clubs and free public sections.

21Plage de la Salis

Antibes, French Riviera · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A sheltered sandy beach at Antibes with calm, shallow water that suits families, and views across the bay.

22Plage de la Gravette

Antibes, French Riviera · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A small sandy beach right beside the old town and port of Antibes, with calm shallow water and a walk to the ramparts.

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How we picked these beaches

Included when access is rated Easy and the shore is sand or pink sand, which is gentler for children, then ranked by editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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