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Plage de la Fausse Monnaie
Le Lavandou, Port-Cros, France
EntryShore
Max depth8 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Plage de la Fausse Monnaie is a reef dive site near Le Lavandou, Var, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, dolphins, octopus, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Scarlet CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Nearby sites
- 1La Palud0.5 km
- 2Le Donator Wreck0.7 km
- 3La Gabinière Nord1.8 km
- 4Pointe de Montrémian1.9 km
- 5Le Grec Wreck2.1 km
- 6La Gabinière2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org