France · Naturist beaches
France naturist beaches
174 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)
Aquabaule
Aregno
Algajola (Beach).
Arles
Auriol
Aurore
Plage Nature (Beach)
Baie de Bonporteau
L'Escalet (Ramatuelle) (Beach)
Barjac
Bodri
Corbara (Beach)
Bonnieu
(Beach)
Bouhebent
Naturisme
Bourg-en-Bresse
Boussac
Limousin
Boyardville
)
Bédoin
CHMI
La Grande Cosse
CYCLONUE
FRANCE
Calanque des Queyrons
Marseille (Beach)
Cannes
(Beach)
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.
Caraman
Midi-pyrénées
Carataggio (Tahiti)
Porto-Vecchio (Beach)
Castelnau-Magnoac
Castillon
de Provence
Cavalaire
.
Centre
Gymnique d’Alsace
Chalain
Nature
Champagne
Manoir
Charente
Soleil
Chiorusa
Linguizzetta (Beach)
Choiseau
(Beach)
Château
Guiton
Club Orient (Nudist residences
Destroyed in Hurricane Irma 2017, It has not been rebuilt to date).
Club du Soleil Normandie
Maine
Club du Soleil de Belfort
Montbéliard
Club du Soleil de Chalon
sur-Saône
Club du Soleil de Clermont
Ferrand / La Serre de Portelas
Club du Soleil de Saint
Étienne / La Robertanne
Club du Soleil du Loir
et-Cher
Corsica
Natura
Crique de Pamplemousse
Cassis (Beach)
Cèze
[[Ardèche (river)|Ardèche]], [[Truyère]]
Côte Sauvage
Wild Atlantic coast beach with nudist areas
Erdeven
Kerminihy (Beach)
Eymoutiers
Limousin
Ferme
du Feyt
Forcalquier
Fréjus
/ Saint-Aygulf (Beach)
GCU
Ulysse
Garden
Gym
Gaudonville
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
"
Gymno
Club De La Cressonnière Ardennaise (Gcca)
Hossegor
Ile-de-France
.
La Palme
Lac
de Chalain
Laulurie
en Périgord
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
Aubin
Le Mont Rose
Marseille (Beach)
Le Porge
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)
Loisirs
Vacances Naturisme (LVN)
Lorraine
Nature de Thionville
Lozari
Belgodere (Beach)
Lugagnac
Midi-pyrénées
Lyon
L’Eau
vive
L’Escamet
(Beach)
L’Espiguette
(Beach)
Martigues
Nature Soleil
Mayenne
Nature
Mer
et Soleil de Monaco
Messidor
Mez
An Aod ou Beg Leguer (Beach)
Millefleurs
Monflanquin
Montalivet Beach
CHM Montalivet, the birthplace of the INF (1950); world-renowned naturist center
Montluçon
Mulhouse
NATCO
(Naturistes Corréziens)
Naktivity
Narbonne
NatAnjou
Natura
International
Nature
et Amitié d’Ébreuil
Naturistes
Sarthois
Nautilis
centre nautique
Olonne-sur-Mer
(Beach)
Pallieter
Paris
France
Pen
Bron (Beach)
Piscine
Foch
Piscine Saint
Lazare
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
Ricanto et Capitello
Ajaccio (Beach)
Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin
Résidence
Aphrodite
Résidences
de la Jetée
SCN
Regain
Saint
Nicolas
Saint-Géraud-de-Corps
Saint-Étienne
"
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
Sergy
Solidarités
Naturistes
Stade
nautique d’Auxerre
Stagnolu
Bonifacio (Beach)
Sérignan
Sérignan-Plage
Terme
d’Astor
Thermes de Salies
de-Béarn
Torreilles
(Beach)
Troyes
Ulysse
Nature
Union
Gymnique de Lorraine
U’Furu
Valensole
Vexinue
Vielle-Saint-Girons
Vivre
à Vénus
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.