The best beaches in France are located on the Mediterranean coast of Southern France. The Brittany coast has some lovely coves and the Vendee and the Atlantic coast between Bordeaux and Biarritz have some fantastic beaches, with great rollers for surfing. But if you are looking for the best beaches in France to chill out on during summer 2023, then there is only one place you need to head for and that is the Cote d'Azur and the Languedoc.

Vias Plage is a quiet beach, ideal for children and adults alike. With shallow warm waters and golden sand, this is certainly one of the best Languedoc beaches. This popular Languedoc beach is sheltered and easily accessible even in the height of summer. There is also plenty of bars and cafes behind the beach to keep you in supply with cold drinks and ice creams.

The main beauty of the beaches near Montpellier is that you can easily reach them without a car - you simply take a tram from Montpellier city centre (Line 3 to Perols Etang de l'Or). The nearest Montpellier beach is just 13kms from the city (at Carnon Plage beach). Here is a list of the 5 best beaches near Montpellier, France, to visit in 2023 and a guide of how best to reach them. 

This collection of South France beach holidays rentals are all available to rent for summer 2023. We have grouped the collection of beach houses around the most popular Mediterranean beach resorts in Southern France, from Montpellier and Cap d'Agde and down the Languedoc coast to Perpignan.

With its four beaches, Collioure in France, has to be up the top of the list as the best Languedoc coastal town to visit in 2023. Although the beaches are small and often busy, the views of the tranquil sea and Pyrennees are spectacular. You also have the wonderful town of Collioure on-hand with its restaurants, boutiques and artist trails to keep you amused.

Rochelongue Plage, the best of the Cap d'Agde beaches, is situated in the heart of Cap d Agde. Rochelongue has been attracting holiday-makers for over 70 years and it is frequently listed in the Top 10 best beaches in Languedoc. The long expanse of sand and cool beach bars make Rochelongue Plage an ideal beach to chill out on during those hot summer days in South France.

Argeles sur Mer beach, South of France, is situated in a long sweeping bay that looks out onto the Pyrenees and the warm Mediterranean sea. Argeles Plage beach is certainly one of the best beaches in South of France and has the European blue flag award in recognition of  the quality of the water and cleanliness of the beach. Argeles-sur-Mer also boasts an interesting history and has some excellent restaurants and decent shops. 

Perpignan is situated 8kms inland from the Mediterranean coast. If you are looking for the best beaches to visit in 2023 near Perpignan, France, then there are many to choose from, but they are of varying quality. In my opinion, the best beaches Perpignan has to offer are on the Cote Vermeille. Here is our selection of the 8 beaches that are worth visiting near Perpignan.

If you are looking for one of the best beaches to visit in 2023, close to the city of Montpellier in Southern France, then you could probably do no better than Point Zero plage in La Grande Motte. Sheltered waters safe for small children, long stretches of golden sand and plenty of bars and restaurants nearby, what more could you ask for?

Looking to top up your tan on a great beach in France this summer? Languedoc-Roussillon alone has more than 40 of them flying the blue flag, the European award for clean bathing water. Here is the Go Languedoc! selection of the best beaches in Languedoc and the South of France.

Valras Plage beach close to Beziers, is a typical Southern France beach resort. Ringed with lots of decent restaurants, a harbour and plenty of shops, Valras plage also offers you plenty of things to do when you want a break from the beach. This Southern France beach has clean, warm water and the beach itself is well maintained.

Gruissan Plage, close to Narbonne is a marvellous wide open stretch of flat sand that guarantees you and your family plenty of space, even in the height of summer. This is one of our favourite amongst all the Languedoc beaches. All the Languedoc beaches around this area of the coast are characterised by open, flat expanses of golden sand.

There are a number of excellent beaches near the town of Beziers in South France. Beziers is located 15kms inland from the Languedoc coast. The city is located on a high rocky plain, overlooking the Orb valley down towards the beaches of the Languedoc. The 4 main beaches near Beziers are: Portirangues Plage, Serignan Plage, Valras Plage and Vias Plage. All of these Beziers beaches can be reached in 20-25 mins.

Serignan Plage is a popular South France beach destination for thousands of holiday-makers each year. Serignan Plage has a wild and natural look to the beach and offers plenty of space to spread out and enjoy beach games. The beach is protected by wild sand dunes at the back, which gives the beach a lovely character.