# The most beautiful beaches in France

From Corsica to Normandy via the Côte d'Azur and the Basque Country: the beaches that appear in every ranking.

- 3 votes · 12 items
- Sep 2, 2026 · Noémie Legrand
- https://even.best/en/l/258/the-most-beautiful-beaches-in-france

## Top 10

1. **Palombaggia Beach (Corse-du-Sud)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White sand, umbrella pines and turquoise water near Porto-Vecchio.
2. **Saleccia Beach (Haute-Corse)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wild beach in the Agriates desert, reached by boat from Saint-Florent.
3. **Rondinara Beach (Corse-du-Sud)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shell-shaped cove with calm water between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.
4. **Pampelonne Beach (Ramatuelle)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Five kilometres of sand near Saint-Tropez, famous for its beach clubs.
5. **Étretat Beach (Seine-Maritime)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pebble beach beneath the Aval cliffs and their famous arch.
6. **Notre-Dame Beach (Porquerolles)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Porquerolles island beach voted Europe's best by European Best Destinations in 2015.
7. **Espiguette Beach (Le Grau-du-Roi)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Huge dune beach in the Camargue, one of the wildest on the Mediterranean.
8. **Sillon Beach (Saint-Malo)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three kilometres of sand facing the ramparts, famous for its spring tides.
9. **Côte des Basques (Biarritz)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The cradle of European surfing, beneath the Biarritz cliffs.
10. **Dune of Pilat and beach (Gironde)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Europe's highest sand dune, on the edge of the Arcachon Bay.
11. **Conche des Baleines (Île de Ré)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Long wild beach lined with pines at the northern tip of the Île de Ré.
12. **Les Salines Beach (Martinique)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — White-sand beach lined with coconut palms in southern Martinique.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.