France · Naturist beaches
France naturist beaches
157 beaches and clothing-optional venues. Public nudity in France is permitted exclusively in designated naturist zones (officially recognised naturist beaches and centres). Outside these zones, nudity is criminalised unde…
Amicale
de la Plage Naturiste des Vieux Salins d’Hyères (APNVSH)
Amoureux
du Levant Naturiste (Aln)
Aregno
Algajola (Beach).
Arles
Arles is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Auriol
Auriol is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Aurore
Plage Nature (Beach)
Baie de Bonporteau
L'Escalet (Ramatuelle) (Beach)
Barjac
Barjac is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Bonnieu
Bonnieu is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Bouhebent
Bouhebent is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Boussac
Boussac is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Boyardville
Boyardville is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Bédoin
Bédoin is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Calanque des Queyrons
Marseille (Beach)
Cannes
Cannes is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Cantal
Soleil Nature (Cansonat)
Cap Taillat
La Croix-Valmer (Beach)
Cap d'Agde
Europe's largest naturist resort village on the Mediterranean with 2km of dedicated beach, 2,500 camping spots, restaurants, shops, and a vibrant naturist community. A world-famous destination.
Cap d'Agde Naturist Village Beach
The official naturist beach serving the Cap d'Agde naturist village — hotels, shops, and kilometres of Mediterranean sand in a fully nude-friendly zone.
Caraman
Midi-pyrénées
Carataggio (Tahiti)
Porto-Vecchio (Beach)
Castelnau-Magnoac
Castelnau-Magnoac is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Castillon
Castillon is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Cavalaire
Cavalaire is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Chalain
Chalain is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Champagne
Champagne is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Charente
Charente is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Chiorusa
Linguizzetta (Beach)
Choiseau
Choiseau is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Château
Château is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Club Orient (Nudist residences
Destroyed in Hurricane Irma 2017, It has not been rebuilt to date).
Club du Soleil Normandie
Club du Soleil Normandie is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Club du Soleil de Belfort
Club du Soleil de Belfort is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Club du Soleil de Chalon
Club du Soleil de Chalon is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Club du Soleil de Clermont
Ferrand / La Serre de Portelas
Club du Soleil de Saint
Étienne / La Robertanne
Club du Soleil du Loir
Club du Soleil du Loir is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Corsica
Corsica is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Crique de Pamplemousse
Cassis (Beach)
Cèze
[[Ardèche (river)|Ardèche]], [[Truyère]]
Côte Sauvage
Wild Atlantic coast beach with nudist areas
Erdeven
Kerminihy (Beach)
Eymoutiers
Eymoutiers is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Ferme
Ferme is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Forcalquier
Forcalquier is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Fréjus
/ Saint-Aygulf (Beach)
GCU
GCU is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Garden
Garden is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Gaudonville
Gaudonville is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Gouveneur
Beach (at the western end)
Grand Capo di Feno
Ajaccio (Beach)
Grand Case
and [[Orient Bay, Saint Martin|Orient Bay]].
Gravière
du Blauelsand (Beach)
Grenoble
Grenoble is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Hossegor
Hossegor is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Ile-de-France
Ile-de-France is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
La Palme
La Palme is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Lac
Lac is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Laulurie
Laulurie is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Le Bau Rouge
Carqueiranne (Beach)
Le Chapinan
Club du Soleil Savoie Nature. (CSSN)
Le Gros Pin
Grimaud (Fréjus) (Beach)
Le Jonquet
Fabrégas (La Seyne sur Mer) (Beach)
Le Layet
Cavalière (Beach)
Le Marcassin de Saint
Le Marcassin de Saint is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Le Mont Rose
Marseille (Beach)
Le Porge
Le Porge is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Le Pradet
Plage du Monaco (Beach)
Le Sappey
Club du Soleil du Mont Blanc
Les Esclamandes
Saint-Aygulf (Fréjus) (Beach)
Les Pissarelles
Cap d'Ail (Beach)
Les Vieux
Salins, Le Salins (Hyères) (Beach)
Leucate Naturist Beach
Windy Aude-coast naturist beach near Leucate and Port Leucate, popular with naturists and kitesurfers along the lagoon and open sea.
Loisirs
Vacances Naturisme (LVN)
Lorraine
Nature de Thionville
Lozari
Belgodere (Beach)
Lugagnac
Midi-pyrénées
Lyon
Lyon is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
L’Escamet
L’Escamet is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
L’Espiguette
L’Espiguette is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Martigues
Nature Soleil
Mayenne
Mayenne is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Mer
et Soleil de Monaco
Messidor
Messidor is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Mez
An Aod ou Beg Leguer (Beach)
Monflanquin
Monflanquin is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Montalivet Beach
CHM Montalivet, the birthplace of the INF (1950); world-renowned naturist center
Montluçon
Montluçon is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Mulhouse
Mulhouse is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
NATCO
(Naturistes Corréziens)
Narbonne
Narbonne is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
NatAnjou
NatAnjou is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Natura
International
Olonne-sur-Mer
Olonne-sur-Mer is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Pallieter
Pallieter is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Paris
Paris is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Pen
Bron (Beach)
Piscine
Piscine is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Piscine Saint
Piscine Saint is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Piémanson
– Plage d’Arles (Beach)
Plage
du Métro à Tarnos (Beach)
Plage Naturiste d'Arnaoutchot
Part of Arnaoutchot naturist resort on Landes coast
Plage Petite Anse des Salines (Beach) It
the only officially tolerated naturist beach in Martinique.
Plage de Bagheera
Linguizzetta (Beach)
Plage de Bonnieu
Martigues (Beach)
Plage de Bénodet
Brittany beach with naturist-friendly sections and coastal charm near the Odet river estuary. A quieter alternative to Mediterranean naturist spots.
Plage de La Batterie
Golfe-Juan (Vallauris) (Beach)
Plage de Pampelonne
Long beach near Saint-Tropez with multiple nude areas
Plage de Riva Bella
Linguizzetta (Beach)
Plage de Tahiti
Famous celebrity-frequented nude beach near Saint-Tropez
Plage de Tropica
Linguizzetta (Beach)
Plage de l'Espiguette
One of the largest naturist beaches in France, vast sand dunes
Plage de la Chiappa
Porto-Vecchio (Beach)
Plage de la Mala
Small cove between Monaco and Nice
Plage de la Mitre
Toulon (Beach)
Plage de la Palmyre
Long Atlantic beach with naturist section north of La Palmyre
Plage des Grottes
Île du Levant (Hyères) (Beach)
Plage des Templiers
Bourg-Saint-Andréol - Rhône-alpes
Plage du Layet
Secluded beach with long naturist tradition
Plage du Monaco
Le Pradet (Beach)
Plage du Trayas
Le Trayas (St-Raphaël) (Beach)
Plage naturiste de Sainte
Rose (Beach) other tolerated naturist beach.
Plein
Air Relax Club (PARC)
Pointe
d’Agon (Beach)
Pointe de Bon Voyage
Cassis (Beach)
Pointe de l'Aiguille
Théoule-sur-Mer (Beach)
Pointe de la Cacau
Cassis (Beach)
Port-Leucate
Official naturist beach and centre on the Mediterranean coast in Occitanie, with shallow waters, family-friendly atmosphere, and good amenities.
Portigliolo
Propriano (Beach)
Pourquoi
Pas NU PROVENCE
Puycelsi
Midi-pyrénées
Ramatuelle
near [[Saint-Tropez]]
Rennes
Rennes is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Ricanto et Capitello
Ajaccio (Beach)
Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin
Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Résidence
Aphrodite
Saint
Saint is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Saint-Géraud-de-Corps
Saint-Géraud-de-Corps is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Saleccia
Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda (Beach)
Saline beach (towards the east and little further
the small bay called Petite Saline)
San Giuseppe
Coggia (Beach)
Seignosse
Seignosse is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Sergy
Sergy is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Stagnolu
Bonifacio (Beach)
Sérignan
Sérignan is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Sérignan-Plage
Sérignan-Plage is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Terme
Terme is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Thermes de Salies
Thermes de Salies is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Torreilles
Torreilles is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Troyes
Troyes is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
U’Furu
U’Furu is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Valensole
Valensole is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Vexinue
Vexinue is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Vielle-Saint-Girons
Vielle-Saint-Girons is a known informal naturist beach in France. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Île du Levant
Entire Mediterranean island dedicated to naturism with pristine beaches and an established naturist community dating back to 1931. Year-round naturist island living.
Legal context
Public nudity in France is permitted exclusively in designated naturist zones (officially recognised naturist beaches and centres). Outside these zones, nudity is criminalised under French Penal Code Article 222-32 (exhibition/indecent exposure). The legal framework distinguishes between "naturism" (controlled, designated areas) and "public indecency" (general public spaces). France has 150+ member clubs offering naturist accommodations and 50 holiday centres with official status.