Les Planches, Waterfront promenade in Deauville, France
The wooden boardwalk extends 656 meters along the beach, featuring beach cabins painted with names of cinema stars and offering views of the English Channel.
Les Planches opened in 1924 as a solution for women who wanted to enjoy seaside walks without getting sand on their long dresses.
The promenade hosts the annual American Film Festival of Deauville, where international stars gather and leave their names on the colorful beach cabins.
The seven-meter-wide walkway connects Port Deauville to Tourgeville, with multiple access points to the beach, restaurants, and changing facilities.
The boardwalk uses Azobe wood from Africa, specifically chosen for its resistance to water and weather conditions in maritime environments.
Location: Deauville
GPS coordinates: 49.36090,0.06670
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:17
Deauville and Trouville on the Norman coast attract photographers with their mix of beach landscapes, historic architecture, and town life. The long beaches of both towns, lined with colorful wooden cabins and boardwalks, offer classic coastal scenes. The marina at Deauville shows moored sailboats, while markets in both towns fill with local produce and seafood. The neighborhoods around Place de Morny and Cornuché Boulevard preserve Belle Époque atmosphere through manor houses, Norman-style hotels, and the Casino Barrière facing the sea. Cultural sites like the Franciscan Convent Cultural Center in Deauville and the Trouville Museum Villa Montebello provide architectural details and exhibition spaces. Religious buildings, including Saint Augustine Church and Trouville-sur-Mer Church, stand among residential streets. Historic estates such as Villa Strassburger and Manoir de Bénerville show regional building styles, while the Bains Pompéiens stand out with their unusual bathhouse architecture. From La Touques Racecourse to the Belgian Bridge, these locations offer different perspectives on two towns that have kept their coastal identity.
Normandy Barrière
317 m
Casino de Deauville
299 m
Hôtel des Roches Noires
1.8 km
Villa Strassburger
1.2 km
Gare de Trouville-Deauville
1.3 km
Ancien couvent des Franciscaines de Deauville
735 m
Casino de Trouville-sur-Mer
1.1 km
Marché aux Poissons
1.2 km
Musée de la Villa Montebello
1.7 km
Port of Deauville
527 m
Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires de Trouville-sur-Mer
1.4 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
1.3 km
Market hall in Deauville
817 m
Fish Market of Trouville-sur-Mer
1.2 km
Église Saint-Laurent de Deauville
1.5 km
Port of Trouville-sur-Mer
1 km
Museum of Villa Montebello
1.7 km
Villa Mors
1.1 km
Église Saint-Augustin de Deauville
778 m
Promenade Savignac
1.3 km
Chapelle des Franciscaines de Deauville
731 m
Belvédère de Deauville
1 km
Deauville lighthouse
880 m
Town hall of Deauville
600 m
Deauville beach
177 m
Bains pompéiens
132 m
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié de Deauville
681 m
Beach of Trouville
1.1 kmReviews
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