Club Gymnique de France

A members' naturist club founded in 1930, the closest to Paris: 13 hectares in the Bois d'Auteuil at Villecresnes, half an hour's drive from the capital and also reachable by RER A and bus. It has around 200 members and is mainly about days outdoors around the heated 25-metre pool, with a lawn partly in sun and partly in shade, sauna, tennis courts, pétanque, volleyball and badminton, table tennis, a sports hall and a trampoline. There is no restaurant: only the volunteer-run refreshment bar, called the Nuvette, plus barbecues and fridges available for use. For overnight stays there are pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes and a few rental units (three chalets and two caravans), to be booked in advance. The season runs from May to September, opening on 1 May and closing for the winter, and the calendar is full of convivial evenings: shared-dish dinners with music, a St John's bonfire, pétanque and archery tournaments. You can also get in without being a member by paying a day rate, but no more than ten times a year, and on your first visit you need an identity document. The club is affiliated to the Fédération Française de Naturisme and explicitly states that it is not a libertine club. Those who have been describe a family-friendly, friendly atmosphere maintained by volunteers, with well-kept but now dated facilities; since 2026 visitors wear a wristband and may only move around the common area, while the wooded part with the members' accommodation can be visited only accompanied by a member, and several guests find the day rate expensive.