Waterfalls: the finest sites in France

282 sites listed in this category. Dizzying mountain waterfalls, hidden cascades deep in the forest or Alpine torrents with turquoise pools: discover the most beautiful waterfalls in France, between hiking and wild swimming.

Canyon du verdon
Waterfalls · Var

Canyon du verdon

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMust-see

A famous canyon with limestone walls. Above all see: the Point Sublime (400 m high), the Barre de l'Escalès (cliff), the Baume aux Bœufs tunnel cave, the St-Maurin waterfalls...

Canyons d'holzarté et d'Olhadubi
Waterfalls · Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Canyons d'holzarté et d'Olhadubi

Nouvelle-AquitaineMust-see

South of Larrau, these are the Holzarté and Olhadubi gorges. Few dare to explore this canyon, so narrow, inhospitable and deep.

Cascade du Rouget
Waterfalls · Haute-Savoie

Cascade du Rouget

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesMust-see

The Cascade du Rouget is in the Cirque du Fer à Cheval, in the commune of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, in Haute-Savoie.

Cascade du Sautadet
Waterfalls · Gard

Cascade du Sautadet

OccitanieMust-see

The Cèze has carved channels and cavities that end up joining and forming crevasses into which the river rushes.

Cascades du Hérisson
Waterfalls · Jura

Cascades du Hérisson

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéMust-see

The Hérisson Waterfalls, the Éventail and the Grand Saut: they are located near Doucier, in the heart of the lakes region.

Clue de carejuan
Waterfalls · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Clue de carejuan

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMust-see

After the Point Sublime, the road descends towards the bed of the Verdon until it comes so close that, following floods of the Verdon, the road had to be rebuilt.

La Cascade Baume les Messieurs
Waterfalls · Jura

La Cascade Baume les Messieurs

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéMust-see

The Cascade des Tufs: this waterfall has a particularity; it is petrifying: the water, travelling long distances across the plateau, becomes loaded with limestone by dissolution of the rock.

La Source du Lison
Waterfalls · Doubs

La Source du Lison

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéMust-see

Located at the bottom of a reculée, near the edge-tool works of Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne, it is a fine example, like the Loue of which it is a tributary, of a resurgence typical of karst areas.

La cascade de Fontcouverte
Waterfalls · Hautes-Alpes

La cascade de Fontcouverte

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMust-see

On the edge of Savoie, the upper Névache valley, dotted with fish-filled mountain lakes (Lac Long, Lac Rond, Lac du Serpent, Lac Laramon) is the favourite ground of hikers and cross-country skiers.

La cascade du Ray-Pic
Waterfalls · Ardèche

La cascade du Ray-Pic

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesMust-see

It is a natural waterfall 35 m high, north of Burzet, whose wild look enchants nature lovers.

Le Saut du Doubs
Waterfalls · Doubs

Le Saut du Doubs

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéMust-see

Ranked the number-one natural site of Franche-Comté. From Villers-le-Lac, commented cruises of 14 km aboard tour boats offer a grandiose spectacle of the meanders of the Doubs, set in wild gorges.

Le cirque de Saint-Même
Waterfalls · Savoie

Le cirque de Saint-Même

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesMust-see

From its source, the Guiers Vif tumbles down a cliff in four successive waterfalls: the first is called "la Cascade de la source", the second "la Grande Cascade", then comes "la Cascade Isolée" and finally at the foot "la Pisse du Guiers".

Les Cascades de Cauterets
Waterfalls · Hautes-Pyrénées

Les Cascades de Cauterets

OccitanieMust-see

Here is the kingdom of granite and water; its impressive waterfalls and its many lakes make it a natural paradise where Empress Eugénie came to dream in the last century.

Les Détroits du tarn
Waterfalls · Lozère

Les Détroits du tarn

OccitanieMust-see

The Tarn rises on Mont Lozère at 1,575 metres' altitude and descends the slopes of the Cévennes in a fast and torrential course.

Les Gorges de Galamus
Waterfalls · Pyrénées-Orientales

Les Gorges de Galamus

OccitanieMust-see

The Galamus Gorges offer the grandiose spectacle of the struggle between water and limestone rock.

Les Gorges de la Fou
Waterfalls · Pyrénées-Orientales

Les Gorges de la Fou

OccitanieMust-see

In the heart of summer, shade and coolness are sometimes welcome... Add the extraordinary beauty of a site and the walk becomes even more pleasant.

Les Gorges de la Méouge
Waterfalls · Hautes-Alpes

Les Gorges de la Méouge

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMust-see

A magic of water, sun and light, this torrent that comes down from the Drôme, where it rises, tumbles joyfully along the wild bed that nature has made for it.

Les Gorges du Cians
Waterfalls · Alpes-Maritimes

Les Gorges du Cians

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMust-see

The Cians is a river that rises at the foot of Mont Mounier (alt. 2,817 m) on the slopes of Pierrous.

les cascades de gimel
Waterfalls · Corrèze

les cascades de gimel

Nouvelle-AquitaineMust-see

First mentioned in Abel Hugo's La France pittoresque in 1883, the waterfalls were made famous by the painter Gaston Vuillier, who laid out a park in a way that respected the site.

Cascade d'Arifat
Waterfalls · Tarn

Cascade d'Arifat

OccitanieOutstanding

A few kilometres from Montredon, in a place not so easy to find, this natural site is extremely picturesque.

Cascade d'Ars
Waterfalls · Ariège

Cascade d'Ars

OccitanieOutstanding

Three falls that leap down 110 metres. The impressive Ars waterfall is well worth 5 kilometres of walking!

Cascade d'Etufs
Waterfalls · Haute-Marne

Cascade d'Etufs

Grand EstOutstanding

Shortly after the little village of Rouvres-sur-Aube, a car park announces the proximity of the most beautiful waterfall in the region. A fragile structure of petrified moss, the waterfall seems mainly vegetal.

Cascade de Brisecou
Waterfalls · Saône-et-Loire

Cascade de Brisecou

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéOutstanding

A small waterfall. A pleasant hike in the Planoise forest. Excursions in the area lead to Uchon, a curious belvedere village with rock scree overlooking the Arroux valley, and to Mont Beuvray.

Cascade de Confolens
Waterfalls · Isère

Cascade de Confolens

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

This waterfall is at the gateway to the Écrins National Park, at 1,133 m altitude. Above the village of Le Périer, in the Valbonnais, the waterfall gushes from a rocky gully and plunges 80 m towards other torrents.

Cascade de Courmes
Waterfalls · Alpes-Maritimes

Cascade de Courmes

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurOutstanding

A magnificent little village on the left bank of the Loup, Courmes clings to the mountainside, at 620 metres' altitude, in the hollow of the Pic des Courmettes.

Cascade de Faillitoux
Waterfalls · Cantal

Cascade de Faillitoux

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

The lava came out through a fissure and diverted the Faillitoux. The river found its bed and took its place again. The waterfall crosses a basalt flow (vertically prismatic) with large crystals of pyroxene and olivine.

Cascade de Moulins Marquis
Waterfalls · Isère

Cascade de Moulins Marquis

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

The Moulin-Marquis waterfall, also called the Bournillon waterfall, is in the cirque of the same name, downstream of the Bourne gorges, at the exit of Choranche (Presles) in Isère, on the northern slope of the Vercors.

Cascade de Nideck
Waterfalls · Bas-Rhin

Cascade de Nideck

Grand EstOutstanding

Nideck waterfall (Oberhaslach): south of the Nideck castle, the cliff forms a sheer drop of about 25 m.

Cascade de Queureuilh
Waterfalls · Puy-de-Dôme

Cascade de Queureuilh

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

A few minutes from Queureuilh, a suburb north of Le Mont-Dore: a waterfall over basalt organ pipes.

Cascade de Rivetu
Waterfalls · Corse-du-Sud

Cascade de Rivetu

CorsicaOutstanding

The Rivetu waterfall hides in the Fiumicelli ravine, in Corse-du-Sud, on the heights above Solenzara. Its name is said to have been given by the mountaineer Charles Pujos, in homage to one of his climbing partners.

Cascade de Syratus
Waterfalls · Doubs

Cascade de Syratus

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéOutstanding

The water comes from the Baume cliff above Mouthier-Haute-Pierre.

Cascade de Vens
Waterfalls · Alpes-Maritimes

Cascade de Vens

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurOutstanding

Visible from the Col de la Bonette-Restefond road, the Vens waterfall gushes a few kilometres from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, in the Mercantour.

Cascade de la Baume
Waterfalls · Haute-Loire

Cascade de la Baume

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

A magnificent 30 m waterfall (the largest in Haute-Loire) tumbling from a basalt cliff.

Cascade de la Bujia
Waterfalls · Haute-Corse

Cascade de la Bujia

CorsicaOutstanding

A must-see: the Bujia waterfall is nestled in a chestnut forest, in the commune of San-Gavino-di-Fiumorbo in Haute-Corse.

Cascade de la Pisse
Waterfalls · Hautes-Alpes

Cascade de la Pisse

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurOutstanding

With a total height of 280 metres, the waterfall hardly freezes in winter because of its flow.

Cascade de la Pisserotte
Waterfalls · Allier

Cascade de la Pisserotte

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

This circuit lets you discover the very pretty and picturesque Barbenan valley. Wide and imposing upstream of Arfeuilles, it is impetuous in the gorges below the Mas mill, where giant's kettles and waterfalls follow one after another.

Cascade de la Queue de Cheval
Waterfalls · Jura

Cascade de la Queue de Cheval

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéOutstanding

The Queue de Cheval waterfall: accessible on foot from Saint-Claude, it has a 60 m fall in two leaps in a charming site. See also the Queue de l'Âne waterfall.

Cascade du Dard
Waterfalls · Haute-Savoie

Cascade du Dard

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

The Dard waterfall gushes above Chamonix, fed by meltwater from the glaciers of the Aiguilles Rouges.

Cascade du lac d'Espingo
Waterfalls · Haute-Garonne

Cascade du lac d'Espingo

OccitanieOutstanding

The beauty of the cirque entirely occupied by Lac d'Oô explains hikers' enthusiasm for this site.

Cascades d'Arizes et Garet
Waterfalls · Hautes-Pyrénées

Cascades d'Arizes et Garet

OccitanieOutstanding

From Bagnères, take the road of the passes. Follow this road to Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, where you turn right towards the Col du Tourmalet.

Cascades d'Aïtone
Waterfalls · Corse-du-Sud

Cascades d'Aïtone

CorsicaOutstanding

The Aïtone waterfalls and pools are about 4 km after Evisa, following the D84. They are easy to reach from the road (allow about 15 to 20 minutes with children).

Cascades de la Savoureuse
Waterfalls · Territoire de Belfort

Cascades de la Savoureuse

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéOutstanding

Loop hike starting from the car park of the restaurant "Le Saut de la Truite", above Lepuix-Gy.

Chute de la Druise
Waterfalls · Drôme

Chute de la Druise

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

The waterfall is 72 metres high and a path descends to its transparent green waters. Access via the Omblèze gorges and the Druise Fall.

Cirque et Gorges de Flumen
Waterfalls · Jura

Cirque et Gorges de Flumen

Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéOutstanding

The Flumen gorges form a canyon of the Jura massif carved by the Flumen torrent, between the communes of Septmoncel and Saint-Claude, in the Haut-Jura.

Gorges St Georges et Pierre Lys
Waterfalls · Aude

Gorges St Georges et Pierre Lys

OccitanieOutstanding

The Aude, rushing down the Pyrenees from its source in the Capcir, has carved a series of majestic canyons in the limestone: the Saint-Georges gorges and above all those of Pierre-Lys.

Gorges de Saorge
Waterfalls · Alpes-Maritimes

Gorges de Saorge

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurOutstanding

The Saorge gorges are carved by the Roya downstream of the hilltop village of Saorge, in the upper Roya valley.

Gorges de l'Infernet
Waterfalls · Bouches-du-Rhône

Gorges de l'Infernet

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurOutstanding

These gorges, carved by the Infernet stream in the Sainte-Victoire massif, separate the Bimont and Zola dams, both built on this small river north of Aix-en-Provence.

Gorges de la Beaume
Waterfalls · Ardèche

Gorges de la Beaume

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesOutstanding

The entrance to the gorges is 6 km west of La Marette, at the place called Pied de Bœuf.

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