Water sports and leisure activities France

This aquatic complex of five pools (two of which are outdoor) invites you to enjoy water in all its forms: water jets, pools, whirlpools, massage bench, bubble plate, water slide... Three open and uncovered pools are accessible all year round with water between 28°C and 29°C. Mineral beach outside. A very pleasant area has been set up on the edge of the forest for picnicking with a dozen tables and benches laid out on a perfectly mowed lawn. The centre offers many activities for all ages.

Situated on the edge of a small historical town, this lake is pleasant and well-appointed. Rental of atvs, kayaks, pedal boats, bathing is supervised and children's games as well as a mini golf are offered.

Covering an area of 42 ha, this artificial lake was put into water in 1984, fed by the Farges stream. Swimming is supervised in summer. The leisure centre offers a number of nautical activities: sailing, windsurfing, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, children's playground, rental of dinghies, pedal boats, rowing boats. Fishermen will settle on the beaches to tease trout, roach and carp. The four-kilometre trail that borders the lake is passable on foot or by ATV. A fitness trail and a "leaves-in-leaves" hiking trail (18 km) await the more sporty. Bar-grill on site.

An artificial water reservoir on the Vézère river, the 100-hectare, 25-metre-deep lake has been awarded the "European Blue Flag" label thanks to the efforts made in environmental matters. It is the ideal place to relax and have fun, with family or friends. In an exceptional setting with a variety of meadows, wooded areas and rocky walls, the "nature sports resort" offers a wide range of seasonal activities: canoeing, rafting (on request outside the summer), pedal boat hire, mountain bike hire and trekking, with the possibility of introductory courses without accommodation. Beach with games for children and entertainment in summer: volleyball, petanque competition, table tennis and concerts at the snack bar. For fishing: lake rich in cyprinids and in particular in roach and carnivorous fish. Catering on the spot in season.

The club rents windsurfing, optimists, sailing boats, pedal boats, canoes and kayaks, and offers training and development courses, without accommodation, for small and large. For those who do not want to get wet, it is also possible to practice hiking, archery and fishing. Rowing is here the king sport and practice all year round, in competition and in leisure.

Arc-sur-Tille, located in Burgundy, is home to Alliance Dijon Arc Voile, a sailing club offering a variety of nautical activities. The club has a website where visitors can find out more about sailing courses and paddle, windsurf and catamaran rental. The catamaran is the main boat used by the club. It's easy to access and ideal for beginners. It is equipped with a mainsail and jib. Catamarans enable you to sail safely with friends or family. What's more, they are adapted for people with reduced mobility, enabling everyone to enjoy the water. The club has 20 catamarans at its disposal, and also offers memberships for those wishing to join.

On the edge of the city centre, the Etang des Prés de la Ville is a very pleasant body of water whose tour extends over 1.03 km. In all seasons, the path around the pond is ideal for beautiful walks. Fishermen can also put down their rods and wait for it to bite. In July and August, swimming is supervised, so enjoy! Tables will welcome your picnics with family or friends in a bucolic setting. Note that the municipal campsite is next to the pond.

The centre offers initiations or baptisms air in the glider (20-30 minutes) and, for the most curious, a whole day of initiation, including baptism plus a long flight. The glider flies under the clouds and therefore depends on weather conditions (full season from March to October).

With a magnificent view over the Bay of Vauville and, in fine weather, the islands, bathed in natural light, Océalis is the ideal place to swim alone, with friends or family. The paddling pool is specially adapted for toddlers, and the slides satisfy your desire to slide in warm water in the 160 m² play pool. Hammam, sauna and other pleasure areas are also available. A zen atmosphere that provides an incomparable sense of well-being. Prices are very attractive, especially for locals.

The construction of the dam in 1959 enabled the emergence of this environmentally-friendly artificial lake. Bordered by pretty little villages (such as Les Rotours), ideal for bike rides, and by the Gorges de Saint-Aubert, accessible via the sentier du Vieux Saint-Aubert, the site is remarkable. The lake, 6 km long and crossed by a bridge, is a delight for canoeists and water-skiers. Its shores are particularly popular with families, with swimming available in summer. Swimming is supervised and free of charge.

This leisure base, 10 km from Domfront, offers canoes rental (1 May to end September), individually. It is imperative to know swimming. Guided activities for groups: climbing, sports of full nature, archery; meeting from 10 €. Possible accommodation (Gîtes de France): 6 cottages of 6 people and two large rooms available.

The club welcomes visitors all year round who wish to sail on the Seine and its meanders. Initiation and advanced sailing courses are available for children and adults. Sailing school begins at the age of 7. Internships are also offered during school holidays. Optimists, OpenBic, 420, Laser or Caravelle, all types of sailing are within your reach here, and for those who prefer to row, kayaking is also possible. Regattas and competitions are regularly organised.

Let's face it, one of the best ways to discover the region's most beautiful landscapes... is to row! At this address, you'll find canoes and kayaks for hire (for 1 hour 20 minutes, half a day or a full day) for a nautical escapade along the signposted course of the Eure, between Menilles and Louviers. The flora and fauna of the river's banks will be your companions on this nature outing. Please note: 2-seater canoes can accommodate a child aged between 4 and 8 as a third passenger (extra charge).

Ready to take to the water? Base Nautique Beau Rivage offers canoeing and kayaking trips for all ages (from 8 upwards), with personalised advice. Depending on the circuit you choose, ranging from 7 to 28 kilometres in length, and lasting from two hours to a full day, you'll cross the magnificent landscapes of the Orne Valley and some famous dams with the strength of your arms. It's refreshing, sporty and wonderfully invigorating. You can also enjoy bucolic cruises by electric boat, pedal-boat or rowing boat.

This majestic ensemble, designed in 1923 by the architect Charles Ada, surprises with its string of fountains, basins and atriums richly decorated in a clearly Roman style. The most famous parasols in France can be rented. They can be borrowed by the day or over a longer period of time at Cabin 101 and Place Claude-Lelouch. The beach is punctuated by four "sectors" of parasols, identifiable by their colours: orange, red, blue, green and yellow.

We still love this aquatic center, which has been awarded the "tourisme et handicap" label and is nestled in a green setting. Of course, it's got everything you need to splash around in good spirits: a sports pool, a fun pool, a paddling pool, a whirlpool, a sauna and a steam room. The outdoor area features two inflatables and a green beach with deckchairs and parasols free of charge. Some come to Aqua-Sud for lessons, others for birthday parties, and still others for ice cream and seasonal entertainment.

The Lagoon Aquatic Center is among the most popular leisure centres in the city. Large and small, there are all the pleasures of water to enjoy: the play basin and its 50-metre toboggan slide, massaging seats, bubbling craters, and a 25-metre sports pool. A well-being area with a steam bath and sauna allows adults to relax while the children have fun. You can also enjoy the cardio-training space where, again, nothing is missing. Bicycles, rowers, abridgers, and steppers can help you keep fit. Many activities are proposed according to ages and desires: swimming lessons for children and expectant mothers, aquaphobia sessions, aquabike, aquaboxing, diving… Handisport swimming is also among the most practiced disciplines. In summer, an outdoor beach allows you to enjoy the sun's rays… So, do you want to take a dip?

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The Centre International de Plongée is a diving club located on Ile St-Nicolas in Fouesnant. Classified as a Natura 2000 network by the European Union, the archipelago's seabed offers a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The center offers diving initiation and training courses, supervised by experienced instructors. Exploration dives take place at various sites, including rocky massifs, drop-offs and wrecks. It also offers full-board accommodation for those wishing to enjoy island life. The Centre International de Plongée des Glénan was founded in 1960, and quickly became renowned both nationally and throughout Europe.

In all seasons, the Escap'Ad centre offers you the opportunity to spend pleasant moments of sport, relaxation and conviviality. On the aquatic side: a 25 m swimming pool, a play pool with a slide and a counter-current river, a spa, a hammam, a sauna, a relaxation pool with massage bubbles, a bubble bench and a waterfall. On the leisure side: a bowling alley, a games room, fitness and weight training. Snacks at the snack bar or lazing on the large lawns!

Beware, legendary place! The mythical sailing school opened its first centre here, in Concarneau, many years ago since Les Glénans was created at the end of the war in 1947! Today it is the world reference for sailing teaching, with 15,000 trainees and instructors welcomed every year. From the beginner sailor, from the age of 12 upwards, to the experienced sailor who wishes to pass his or her sailing instructor's exams, via the numerous corporate courses organised by the school, everyone is welcomed with the spirit of the pioneers: a passion for the sea, the practice of sailing but also the spirit of association (it is even said that some people fall in love and find their soul mate there). Cruising, kitesurfing, catamaran, dinghy sailing or windsurfing (windsurfing), sailing is available in many forms, with formulas ranging from a few days of training courses to training for a sailing instructor's licence or a boat licence. The courses are mainly organized around the Glénan archipelago (beware the islands do not take "s" unlike the school), but nowadays extend to the Mediterranean or the West Indies. The Finisterian site remains however unique, with its semi-enclosed body of water, its translucent waters and its preserved landscapes! It is an ingratable of the area as its reputation is legendary. Clever: all the courses can be booked online, on the site which is particularly clear in terms of the various and varied offers. In a word: go for it!

The club has two bases: one in La Roche-Derrien, the other in Plougrescant. Dedicated to sea kayaking, it offers, every summer day, two supervised hikes, to discover the island of Er, oyster beds, the Jaudy, the Gouffre for the most experienced... The club also organizes, on request, stand-up paddle rides in the bay or estuary. Both types of boats are available for hire on the La Roche-Derrien site.

The nautical spot awaits, young and old, during the season near the Pointe de la Garde. Optimist, catamaran for adults and catsy for children, double and solo dinghies, J80, windsurf, bodyboard, paddles. Courses are held all year round and, in the summer, several types of training courses are organised on a weekly basis. Ideal for children who will take the helm and learn all aspects of sailing: points of sail, boat balance, manoeuvres, starts and finishes.

Here, the youngest can learn to sail a dinghy (from 5 years old), and the older ones can take a course in catamaran or windsurfing. The center also offers you the possibility to sail freely, thanks to its Nautical Spot, where you can rent kayaks, stand-up paddle, catamarans and dinghies, but also benefit from navigation advice. In addition, the Bréhec cove, framed by cliffs and sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds, offers a safe setting to launch yourself on the waves.

This beautiful, covered and air-conditioned swimming pool is a real incentive for diving. For a truly complete enjoyment, let yourself be pampered by taking advantage of the sauna. In summer, you can also sunbathe on the outdoor lawns next to the swimming pool, with the refreshing moments of relaxation. In Gouarec, you don't have the sea, but you still enjoy bathing!

In the heart of the Villecartier national forest, the pond offers a wonderful recreational area. At the miniature port, a fleet of electric boats welcomes two to four passengers. The Bretons perchés park features eight accrobranche courses for the most adventurous of all ages. A nature guide takes visitors on a tour of the forest trails, recounting its history and its flora and fauna. And don't forget the pony rides offered by the Les Sabots de Villecartier equestrian farm, and the "A vous de jouer" toy library. Everything you need to enjoy the forest with your family.

Kitesurfing - that is to say, gliding on the water towed by a kite - is not necessarily a violent sport and requires a lot of experience. With Benoit, you will discover that this popular sport rhymes with comfort and fun. Lessons in small groups (3 students) in shallow water on the beautiful pond of Salses, in radio link with the instructor. Nothing surprising because Benoit spent 15 years in mountain rescue. We recommend you this school because both the state of mind and the courses are top notch! Wing-foil, e-foil and paddle courses are available.

A sports pool offering the inhabitants of the Porette district a large swimming pool equipped with 4 diving boards. It welcomes all publics, from schoolchildren to swimming professionals, thanks to its variable depth pool. All year long, a team of lifeguards accompanies visitors in their learning and improvement of swimming. Aquagym sessions are also offered, for friendly moments in the water to the rhythm of music. An aquatic facility on a human scale, which values the practice of sports.

A small municipal open-air pool, it opens its two pools in the summer for residents and vacationers. A first main pool that can accommodate a large audience, from children to experienced swimmers, and a paddling pool dedicated to the splashing of toddlers. A solarium borders the pools for lounging between two swims. All summer long, swimming lessons, introductory and advanced lessons, aquagym sessions. A great way to spend a summer under the sign of sport.

Much more than an aquatic center, it is a leisure center that covers more than 8,000^m2. Within its walls, 3 pools (sports, fun and paddling pool), a slide and a wellness area. Not to mention the star of the show: an outdoor pool and a playground accessible during the summer. The staff works daily to animate the spaces, whether through thematic evenings or aquatic activities (swimming lessons, aquabike, aquajogging, etc.).

Near the pond, a multi-purpose nautical center that welcomes schoolchildren, the general public, sports clubs and associations to its two pools - sports and balneotherapy - for sport and relaxation. Fun facilities include a counter-current river, waterfall, 60 m slide and paddling pool. On sunny days, the pool roof can be partially opened to provide a planted solarium, sandboxes and volleyball court. The aquatic center even organizes aqua'nniversaries.

Nestled on the island of Noirmoutier, this new generation water sports center welcomes visitors in search of physical fitness, leisure and well-being. Within its walls, a 25 m swimming pool, a large bath dedicated to swimmers and learners. On the relaxation side, adults are invited to recharge their batteries in a sauna and a bubble bath, while the younger ones can enjoy the slide. And to extend the visit, aquatic activities are held every week with the aim of getting back into shape (aquagym, etc.).

Family pool equipped with 2 pools, one of 25 m dedicated to continuous swimming (8 swimming lanes) and swimming lessons, the other of 15 m to accommodate relaxation swimming and aquatic activities. The latter is the ideal pool for gaining aquatic ease and letting off steam all year round by taking part, under the guidance of a team of lifeguards, in aquafitness sessions (aquabike, aqua jumping, aquafitness, etc.). The youngest are invited to get acclimatized in the water for baby swimmers and to have fun in a water garden.

A playground for swimmers, sportsmen and lovers of aquatic leisure activities, it offers numerous infrastructures adapted to all publics. Its spaces are composed of a large indoor mixed pool for sports swimming and relaxing family bathing. The offer is completed by a Nordic pool heated all year round and equipped with 6 swimming lanes for those who like to swim long distances. A wide range of activities are offered all year round: swimming lessons, aquagym classes, baby swimmers, etc. The complete recipe for taking care of yourself.

Sunflower-type pool, emblematic of the 1970s with its flying saucer appearance and round architecture with portholes. It is equipped with a roof that can be partially uncovered in the summer, allowing the sun to shine through, as well as a 25-meter pool. The swimming lanes are a delight for all swimmers. A paddling pool and a balneo area complete the facilities. All year round, the pool hosts swimming lessons as well as animations for all.

Aqualudic space dedicated to free swimming, sports practice, learning to swim and leisure activities, offering equipment adapted to all needs. Within its walls, a 25 m sports pool (4 water lines), a play pool, a play lagoon, a slide, a fitness area (cardio-training and weight training) and a relaxation area (hammam, sauna...). Activities are offered all year round, whether you want to tone up (bodypalm, aquafitness, aquabike) or take swimming lessons (initiation and improvement).

An aquatic center bathed in light and surrounded by greenery, it offers large indoor and outdoor leisure areas all year round. Its pools are ideal for sports activities, whether on your own, in lanes or under the supervision of a lifeguard. There's also plenty of room for fun, with a slide, paddling pool, water garden and large outdoor play area. Year-round activities (aquagym, aquabike, baby swimmers, etc.).

A genuine new-generation leisure center covering more than 6,000^m2. Within its walls, 4 pools, a waterslide, a wellness area and a gym are just some of the facilities on offer. And let's not forget the star of the show: a 20 m-deep semi-underground diving pit, visible from the outside through a huge picture window. The on-site team works hard every day to liven up the space with themed evenings and activities.

An aquatic center that has everything to satisfy the desires of swimmers, sportsmen and lovers of simple leisure. It welcomes young and old alike in a 312.5 m² sports pool equipped with 5 swimming lanes for those who like to swim long distances, a leisure pool for swimming lessons and relaxation with massaging jets on all sides as well as a paddling pool for the little ones. To complete the visit, a wellness area is available.

The open-air pool is heated every summer and offers residents and visitors a sixties-style swimming pool, equipped with two 50-meter swimming lanes and three 25-meter swimming lanes, and a children's pool. For those who love depths, the big bath has a diving board and a water depth increasing from 0.80 m to 3.90 m! Numerous activities are scheduled throughout the summer, including swimming lessons, aquagym sessions, aquaphobia support and diving baptisms. Solarium and sunbathing.

The Auguste Delaune pool is equipped with three pools for experienced swimmers (25 m pool), leisure activities (learning pool, slide, water games) and children (paddling pool). Visitors will also find fitness activities in a fitness area and out of the water in a dedicated pool: swimming lessons, aquagym sessions, etc. Between exercises, a spa area and sauna invite you to relax.

A vast aquatic complex combining sports and recreational areas, the Jacques Brel water sports center offers swimming lessons, fitness in the water, facilities to challenge the depths (underwater diving pit, diving pit with springboards), and infrastructures to have fun in a summer recreational pool. A place to live for a daily sport and a vacation atmosphere all year round.

Named after the strange, flying saucer-like pools that sprang up in the 1970s, Bondy's Tournesol pool offers the general public, associations, clubs and schoolchildren from the agglomeration a place to practice. It has a single 25 m covered pool, which can be partially uncovered in summer. This is where learners practice their swimming skills, and where aquagym sessions and baby swimming activities are taught by professionals.

The municipal family pool welcomes young and old, occasional visitors and sportsmen and women, in its two covered pools. The first pool is 25 m long and is accessible to the most experienced swimmers (depth from 1.45 m to 2.15 m) and the second is 10 m long for the youngest and beginners (depth from 1.05 m to 1.85 m). Aquatic activities are offered all year round in the pools and from November to March, Zen takes over. Soft music, subdued lighting... a great way to spend a winter in the water. A relaxing atmosphere guaranteed!

L'Oréade is an aquatic center offering activities for everyone. Users will find a sports pool, play areas (paddling pool, water games), a fitness room (cardio-training and weights room) and a wellness area (saunas, hammam). Swimming lessons and fitness sessions in and out of the water (aquagym, activ'bike, activ'palmes, etc.) are also offered according to a dedicated schedule. Outdoor pool and solarium open in fine weather.

The complex offers a wide range of facilities for swimmers, schoolchildren, sports clubs and families. The aquatic area comprises 2 pools, a 25 m sports pool with swim lanes, and a leisure pool for families and leisure swimmers. For the little ones, a paddling pool invites you to splash around safely with your parents. Year-round activities (swimming lessons, aquagym classes, etc.) and an outdoor wooden beach.

A major sports facility in Franconville, this swimming pool is part of the town's Sports and Leisure Center. Here you can swim, relax and take part in activities under the supervision of a team of lifeguards. For continuous swimming and laps, head for the 25 m pool, and for a relaxing family swim, head for the 10 m pool. Group activities are organized all year round.

The Pierre Williot swimming pool is of the sunflower type: it boasts an atypical dome-shaped architecture, with a roof that can be partially uncovered in the summer months, allowing the sun's rays to shine through at the same time as a 25-meter pool. With increasing depth, it welcomes children just starting out as well as experienced swimmers for swimming lessons, aquagym sessions and other activities for a wide public.