Le Boulonnais
Hardelot beach
Three kilometres of sand at the heart of the regional nature park
The essentials
- Water quality
How this rating is calculated
The regional health agency samples the water several times a season and measures two faecal bacteria: Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci.
The rating isn’t based on a single sample, but on all the results from the last four seasons. It’s recalculated every year and places the beach into one of four levels, from poor to excellent, based on the share of results that exceed European thresholds.
The upshot: a beach rated excellent can be closed on a stormy day, and a poorly rated beach can have perfect water today. The rating shows the trend, not today’s weather.
Good
- Monitored bathing
Health monitoring and supervision
This is the period declared by the local council during which the regional health agency tests the water.
This isn’t the period of lifeguard supervision, which is down to the local council and is often shorter. Check with the town hall before relying on it.
- From 15 June to 15 September
- The sand
- Sable fin
- Dogs
- On a lead everywhere, with a bag for droppings. Banned in the swimming area from 1 July to 15 September.Council order on record; the signs on site have the final say.
Hardelot beach: what you need to know
This three-kilometre beach of fine sand, at the heart of the regional nature park, welcomes tourists from across the continent every year.
Popular with second-home owners, the town of Hardelot-Plage offers sporting activities: windsurfing, kitesurfing, catamaran sailing and horse rides.
You'll love the stunning view from the top of the dunes, and its castle, which is open to visit.
- Regional nature park
- 3 km of sand
- Horse riding
- Castle
Can you swim in Hardelot-Plage?
The regional health agency monitors this beach under the code FRE1262604M062200. It’s rated good water quality over the last four seasons of testing.
One closure or pollution incident was reported during the last monitored season: a one-off event, not a permanent state.
Data: Ministry of Health, under Open Licence. Full details of the site are in its bathing water profile.
Our 3 restaurants
Where to eat near the beach of Hardelot-Plage?
Our favourite
To eat facing the beach
L'Océan
Boulevard de la Mer, on the Hardelot seafront.
100 boulevard de la Mer, Neufchâtel-Hardelot
For the centre of the resort
Le Grand Café
Place de Bournonville, in the heart of Hardelot-Plage, a hundred metres from the shops.
2 place de Bournonville, Neufchâtel-Hardelot
For a table in the centre
La Villa
Place de la Concorde, in the resort's shopping square.
16 place de la Concorde, Neufchâtel-Hardelot
Our 3 places to stay
Where to stay near the beach of Hardelot-Plage?
Our favourite
To have both just ten minutes away
Entre plage et forêt
Hardelot has the unusual feature of the sea on one side and the state forest on the other. This address plays on both.
Accommodation · Hardelot
For a family stay
Les jardins d'Hardelot
An address in the resort, within walking distance of the shops and seafront.
Accommodation · Hardelot
To be as close to the sand as possible
La Reine des Plages
A seafront address, facing the main beach.
Accommodation · Hardelot
After the beach
Worth visiting nearby
In the same area
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