Plage des Roches Noires, Beach in Saint-Paul, Réunion Island, France.

Plage des Roches Noires is a white sand beach in Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, Réunion, less than two kilometres long, named for the dark rocks emerging from the water in its northern half. It begins north of the Ravine Saint-Gilles mouth and, unlike beaches to the south, has no lagoon or coral reef offshore. The seabed is relatively sandy but slopes steeply, allowing direct swimming access.

The beach was almost entirely washed away when tropical cyclone Gamède passed at the end of February 2007, and the sand was later redistributed along the shore. It lies just north of the mouth of the Ravine Saint-Gilles, in the commune of Saint-Paul, directly in front of the centre of Saint-Gilles-les-Bains.

Each year the beach hosts the deliberate burning of Roi Dodo, a giant figure of the Grand Boucan, the carnival that crosses Saint-Gilles-les-Bains. The name comes from the dark rocks emerging from the water in the northern half of the beach.

The beach has no lagoon or coral reef, so the open ocean reaches the sand directly. A shark net has protected a swimming area since 2 February 2016, following a minor incident on 6 July 2011. Rocks line the sides and sea urchins are numerous, so water shoes help.

The beach has no lagoon and no coral reef offshore, so the open ocean reaches the sand directly, unlike the beaches to its south. A shark net has protected a swimming area since 2 February 2016, after an incident on 6 July 2011 left only minor injuries.