Which French region is located closer to the Atlantic Ocean?
Which French region is located closer to the Atlantic Ocean? Bordeaux is located close to the European Atlantic coast, in the southwest of France and in the north of the Aquitaine region. It is around 500 km (310 mi) southwest of Paris. The city is built on a bend of the river Garonne, and is divided into two parts: the right bank to the east and left bank in the west.
What cities in France are on the Atlantic coast?
Major towns are Nantes, Niort, Poitiers, La Rochelle, Cognac, Angoulême, Bordeaux and Biarritz.