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Beaches in France
France has 31 beaches on Detourmap — beaches, coves and sea caves. The best known is Omaha Beach. All of them are below.
- Beaches
- 31
- Of nature
- 31 of 966
- Little known
- 24 of 31
- Oldest
- Isthme De Miquelon-Langlade 2005
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1.Omaha Beach
Nature · Renowned
1944 one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France
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2.Utah Beach
Nature · Notable
1944 code name for the right flank of the Allied landing beaches in Normandy
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20.Grande Anse, Réunion
Nature · Hidden gem
Protected bay in Petite-Île, Réunion (French overseas department)
Questions about this page
How many beaches are there in France?
31 on this map, out of 966 nature & landscapes in France. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known beache in France?
Omaha Beach. 1944 one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France.
Which beaches in France are the least visited?
24 of the 31 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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