French coast

Mediterranean shore, westward

The French coast refers to the shoreline of France, which spans multiple bodies of water: the English Channel to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

The term typically appears in travel, military history, or geographic contexts: Allied forces landed on the French coast on D-Day.

We spent a week along the French coast.

Related

NormandyNorthern French coastal region
D-Day beaches1944 invasion landing sites
Dunkirk1940 Allied evacuation site
sand dunesWind-sculpted sediment formations
white sandLight-colored beach grains

seaside villages · shipping ports · Brittany · Calais · Côte d'Azur · seafood markets · sea salt · Nice · estuaries · Mont Saint-Michel · fishing boats · sea cliffs · cliff walks · Marseille · Provence · lavender fields · Corsica · salt marshes

Categories

D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
Atlantic CoastOuter Banks, Nova Scotia, Cape Hatteras, Newfoundland, Virginia Beach

Opposites

coastal vs. inland geography

French coastFrench Alps

Mountain range in southeastern France

national coastal identity

French coastSpanish coast

Iberian Peninsula's seaside

Czech Republic · Luxembourg · Liechtenstein

coastal vs. landlocked geography

French coastBurgundy

French winemaking region

Family

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G