Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, FR

Plage du Petit Roucas Blanc

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryFR
RegionProvence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Getting There

Nearest CityMarseille 081.3 km
Airport (MRS)Marseille Provence Airport23.1 km

Safety & Conditions

Water Quality2 - good
Shark Incidents0recorded

Facilities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionlithic-rich (volcanic/collisional terrane)
Q 42%
L 51%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Plage du Petit Roucas Blanc sits at the heart of Marseille's Mediterranean waterfront, part of the Prado beaches chain that redefined the city's relationship with the sea. Located ...

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