What town should i stay in in france

Question

somewhat close to paris with a nearby lake or river to take a dip in

Answer 1

It depends on what you mean by "somewhat close to Paris". There's an artificial lake in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, for instance, where I used to swim when I was little. (Read: many years ago.) There's also swimming in L'Isle-Adam.

There are surely other outdoor areas in which to swim in the Île-de-France (I'd advise asking this question on Yahoo France- let me know if you need a translation). However, if swimming outdoors is not a requirement, there are countless "piscines municipales" (public swimming pools) in and around Paris.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Quent...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Isle-Ad...

http://www.paris.fr/portail/Sport/Portal...

Answer 2

that would be paris there nothing around the paris area  you can take  dip in but the River Seine in Paris.