there usually is a pool, and the josephine baker pool is also part of the fun. no swimming in the seine, though

Interesting, lsremington has disappeared altogether. It must have had something to do with not getting enough beach time while in Paris.

No - a beach does not require sand - many (most?) in europe have pebbles or rocks. But it does require water - even if only a large lake. Just a pool and sand does not make a beach - no matter if you call it a plage.

<<but I won't be coming back here..>>

So sayeth the OP, and is anyone going to miss her?