Urban bathhouses are the contemporary city take on the sauna. Finnish or steam heat paired with pools, spa services, hot tubs and cold plunges, run on bookable slots inside the city itself. Plan for a longer visit than a barrel session; the rooms reward it.
In France, 32 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full France country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the urban bathhouses.
Every urban bathhouse in France
AMAM Contrast Spa
€€Aix-en-Provence, France
Aux Bains Montorgueil
€€€Paris, France
Hammam Al Andalous
€€Nice, France
Hammam Biarritz
€Biarritz, France
Hammam Canal
€€Paris, France
Hammam Eden
€€Marseille, France
Hammam Isis
€€Montpellier, France
Hammam Juste pour Elles
€€Strasbourg, France
Hammam La 7e Source
€€Lyon, France
Hammam le Hoggar
€€Aix-en-Provence, France
Hammam le Jade
€Lyon, France
Hammam Les Cent Ciels — Bordeaux
€€Bordeaux, France
Hammam Les Cent Ciels — Lille
€€Lille, France
Hammam Les Cent Ciels — Lyon
€€Lyon, France
Hammam Les Cent Ciels — Strasbourg
€€Strasbourg, France
Hammam Les Mille et Une Nuits
€€Paris, France
Hammam Medina Center
€€€Paris, France
Hammam Pacha
€€Paris, France
Hammam Sabra
€€Saint-Étienne, France
Hammam Sultana
€€€Nice, France
Hammam Zein Lille
€€Lille, France
La Bastide Des Bains
€€Marseille, France
Le Grand Hammam de Bordeaux
€€Bordeaux, France
Les Bains de l'Opéra
€€Lyon, France
Les Bains de Sherazade
€€Marseille, France
Les Bains du Marais
€€Paris, France
Les Bains du Sud
€€Marseille, France
Les Bains Municipaux de Strasbourg
€Strasbourg, France
Thermes Marins Marseille
€€€Marseille, France
Thermes Sextius
€€€Aix-en-Provence, France
Yema Hammam
€€Paris, France
ZAYM - Hammam Spa
€Marseille, France