Coastal cities in France Coastal cities in France Biarritz (Miarritze in Basque) is a town and commune which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in southwestern France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biarritz"
Brest is a city in the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. Located on the western tip of the Brittany peninsula, the city is an important port and naval base. Population of the city: 146,000 inhabitants as of 2004 estimates; population of the metropolitan area: 303,484 inhabitants as of 1999 census. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brest, France"
Marseille (English alternative spelling Marseilles) (pronounced in standard French, in local Marseilles accent) ( Provençal: Marsiho or Marsilha, both pronounced ) is the second largest city in France and the third metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port and the largest in the Mediterranean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marseille"
Rochefort is a commune in western France, a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a sous-préfecture of the Charente-Maritime département. The town's non-official name is Rochefort-sur-Mer but the last part of the name is normally omitted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rochefort, Charente-Maritime"
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