The beach

L’Isle-Adam Beach

lt dates back to 1910 and the very first beach huts, in the same style as the ones in Deauville, date back to 1920. At that time, this was the place to be seen. A great deal of celebrities came to this beach. It was right here that Mistinguett launched the pyjama trend at a charity fashion show.
It was a great seaside resort, with seven tennis courts, and bandstands with some Jazz bands from New Orleans. Just imagine the fountains made with blue and white mosaics, and a wooden diving board known as “the Giraffe” for swimming in the river.
After the Second World War, thanks to the direct train service from the Gare du Nord in Paris, young Parisians began coming here for a weekend “in the great outdoors” and to have fun with friends.
It was four-times Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller, famous for playing Tarzan, who officially opened the “record” pool in 1949 with three diving boards, 3 and 5 metres high.
Over the past fifty years, improvements have been made to the beach and facilities, to meet the new tastes and needs of the public.
The beach has also been used as a film set. The first film here was “Rue des Pairies” with Jean Gabin, then “Partir Revenir” by Claude Lelouch. One of the latest films was “Le Secret” with Cécile de France and Patrick Bruel.
As soon as the summer season begins, the crowds flock to the beach and it becomes one of the main tourist attractions of L’Isle-Adam. The beach huts were renovated in 2015 and thanks to the two pools, one of which is surrounded by a sandy beach, the L’Isle-Adam Beach has so many activities on offer, a shaded picnic area with crazy golf, a water slide and so much more. It is still the place to be, not to be seen here anymore, but just to enjoy this exceptional heritage site.