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Blue Flag Beaches in Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire is one of France's Blue Flag coastlines — 45 beaches across 18 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

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Beach towns

Jard-sur-Mer3 beaches mappedL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île3 beaches mappedLa Baule-Escoublac2 beaches mappedLa Bernerie-en-Retz2 beaches mappedLa Flèche1 beach mappedLa Tranche-sur-Mer8 beaches mappedLa Turballe3 beaches mappedLe Pouliguen1 beach mappedNotre-Dame-de-Monts1 beach mappedPlessé1 beach mappedPornic5 beaches mappedPornichet3 beaches mappedPréfailles3 beaches mappedSaint-Brevin-les-Pins2 beaches mappedSaint-Michel-Chef-Chef2 beaches mappedSaint-Nazaire3 beaches mappedSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu1 beach mappedTalmont-Saint-Hilaire1 beach mapped

Beaches

Jard-sur-Mer

Pornichet

La Tranche-sur-Mer

Plessé

La Baule-Escoublac

Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef

L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île

Préfailles

La Bernerie-en-Retz

La Turballe

Pornic

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Saint-Nazaire

Notre-Dame-de-Monts

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Le Pouliguen

Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu

La Flèche

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Pays de la Loire?

We currently map 45 certified Blue Flag beaches in Pays de la Loire, France, across 18 beach towns — each listed below with its certification year.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Pays de la Loire's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.