{"id":15011,"date":"2026-05-25T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/?p=15011"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:24:18","slug":"cannes-beach-renamed-plage-de-brigitte-bardot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/en\/cannes-beach-renamed-plage-de-brigitte-bardot\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes Beach Renamed Plage Brigitte Bardot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mac\u00e9 beach in Cannes has been renamed Plage Brigitte Bardot, in honour of the film actress who passed away in December 2025. The official ceremony fittingly took place during the Cannes Film Festival, where the screen icon had been such a popular presence during her movie career.<\/p>\n<p>The beautiful wide open, sandy beach is Cannes&#8217; largest public beach. It&#8217;s located on the Croisette close to the famous Palais des Festivals et des Congr\u00e8s where stars walk the red carpet, and is beside the private Majestic Beach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15157\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"acb0b3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #acb0b3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15157 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes.jpeg\" alt=\"Brigitte Bardot Plage Cannes\" width=\"713\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes.jpeg 713w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-167x300.jpeg 167w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-570x1024.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-7x12.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-234x420.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-150x269.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-300x539.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brigitte-Bardot-plage-beach-Cannes-696x1249.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Riviera Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Brigitte Bardot Beach open to dogs outside of summer<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the tribute to Bardot, dogs will now be allowed on the beach outside of the summer season, from 1 November to 1 May, &#8220;in recognition of the lifelong campaign she waged for animal welfare through her Foundation&#8221;, Cannes Tourism <a href=\"https:\/\/en.cannes-france.com\/offers\/brigitte-bardot-beach-cannes-en-3663091\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot&#8217;s widower Bernard d&#8217;Ormale, who is president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/brigitte-bardot-animal-foundation-charity\/\">Brigitte Bardot Foundation<\/a>, was present at the inauguration on Monday 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We warmly thank David Lisnard, Mayor of Cannes, for this wonderful tribute,&#8221; said d&#8217;Ormale. &#8220;With this inauguration, Cannes, a city of cinema, honours both the world-renowned actress and the pioneer in animal rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Festival de Cannes president, Iris Knobloch, and general delegate Thierry Fr\u00e9maux, also attended the renaming of the beach.<\/p>\n<p>During the Festival de Cannes, the beach hosts the popular Cinema de la Plage films, screened at night, and open to the public. On the night of the renaming, organisers played a Brigitte Bardot film\u00a0 &#8211; Viva Maria! (directed by Louis Malle in 1965).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15156\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"67829e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #67829e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15156 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Cinema de la Plage\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-747x420.jpeg 747w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.rivieraedition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cinema-de-la-Plage-Cannes-1-2-1068x601.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cinema de la Plage, during the Cannes film festival. Photo: Riviera Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The change of name from Mace Beach to Brigitte Bardot was initiated by the Cannes Town Hall, with the mayor called Bardot &#8220;a symbol of freedom&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Another coastal town on the French Riviera &#8211; Nice &#8211; has also renamed one of its beaches after Brigitte Bardot since her passing. Meanwhile, in Bardot&#8217;s hometown of Saint-Tropez, film fans are making a pilgrimage to visit the grave of the actress and humanitarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac\u00e9 beach in Cannes has been renamed Plage Brigitte Bardot, in honour of the film actress who passed away in December 2025. 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