City & resort
Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée · 🇫🇷 France
NotableEurope
The Vendée Globe town's front garden — a safe golden crescent beneath the Remblai promenade.
Open Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne on the interactive map →- Sea temperature
- ~20°C in the warm season
- Water
- Clean green-blue Atlantic, calmer than most of this coast
- Sand
- Fine pale-gold sand, enormous at low tide
- Swimming
- Gently shelving, sheltered by the harbour channel and patrolled all summer — a safe family swim
- Surf
- Usually small; surfers head around the corner to Tanchet
- Best time to visit
- Jun-Sep
- Setting
- A perfect town-hugging crescent under the Remblai promenade of the Vendée Globe port
- Beach type
- City & resort
- Region
- Europe
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Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne: frequently asked questions
Where is Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne?
Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne is at Les Sables-d'Olonne, on the coast of France.
What is the sea temperature at Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne?
In the warm season the sea at Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne reaches about 20°C. Clean green-blue Atlantic, calmer than most of this coast.
When is the best time to visit Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne?
The best time to visit Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne is Jun-Sep. Europe's beach season peaks in July and August, with June and September quieter and cheaper.
What kind of sand does Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne have?
Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne has fine pale-gold sand, enormous at low tide.
Is Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne good for swimming?
Gently shelving, sheltered by the harbour channel and patrolled all summer — a safe family swim.
Can you surf at Grande Plage des Sables-d'Olonne?
Usually small; surfers head around the corner to Tanchet.