Charente Maritime is a paradise for family sea bathing and beach games. During summer, more than 90 beaches, mostly with fine sand invite you to relax. Most of the beaches have lifeguard on duty for safe swimming. Many beaches also offer Children’s clubs and have amazing facilities for disabled access.
Prepare your beach towels, buckets and spades, the Charente Maritime beaches are waiting for you !

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
A small uncrowded beach, in favor of the other Large beach which attracts more vacationers with its amenities. Here, ...
Marennes
Marennes-Plage is a beach, but not directly on the sea! Explanations: As in the whole region, when the sea recedes ...
Saint-Trojan-les-Bains
As its name suggests, it is small and especially at high tide, where the sand disappears completely under the water. ...
Saint-Trojan-les-Bains
A fun beach if you come by little train! It can also be reached by car. Huge and wild, bright and well exposed to ...
La Tremblade
This beach is supervised in summer, and we strongly recommend that you bathe, especially with children, only in ...
Le Château-d'Oléron
A small beach behind the ramparts of the Château d'Oléron. The beach is supervised and calm, perfect for children. ...
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
A beach that is not directly on the ocean but in the estuary of the Seudre river. You can enjoy a beautiful view of ...
La Brée-les-Bains
In this small seaside resort on the island of Oléron, there is a pleasant beach for swimming and enjoying the rocky ...
Vaux-sur-Mer
Another small beach in a conche, pleasant and uncrowded, facing the Cordouan lighthouse.
Île-d'Aix
A magnificent view of Fort Boyard awaits you, on this beach suitable for both swimming and fishing on foot (the ...
Vaux-sur-Mer
A very small sandy beach, intimate, unsupervised and bordered by rocks, it is a cove (or conche).
Saint-Trojan-les-Bains
Sometimes called the Plage de la Giraudière is a magnificent beach adjacent to a large forest. Swimming is ...
L'Houmeau
A small pebble beach for sunbathing, with a view of the Ile de Ré bridge in the distance, in the Anse de Pampin. In ...
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
A beach that stretches along several coves. Swimming at high tide only, fishing on foot or walking at low tide. ...
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