# French Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Akaroa.

Suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa)

From the air, an aerial view of French Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-french-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa)
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.3 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.806272&lon=172.963847&radius=250

## Around it

- [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), community park · ~200 m
- [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve), community park · ~200 m
- [Childrens Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/childrens-bay), coastal spot · ~700 m
- [Glen Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/glen-bay), coastal spot · 1.3 km
- [Green Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/green-point), coastal spot · 1.6 km
- [Takapūneke / Red House Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/takapuneke-red-house-bay), coastal spot · 1.7 km


## The reports nearby
226 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 5–9 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8585175), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8581530), [53 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/53-beach-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8569887), [2 Julius Place, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-julius-place)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8259740), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8107199), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8032265), [49 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/49-beach-road)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7987822), [82 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/82-rue-lavaud)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is French Bay?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, off [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is French Bay?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the bay, a bay’s pin sits on the water it names, a headland’s on the point. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named bay or cape inside the city boundary (ODbL). A bay’s pin sits on the water it names; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/coast/french-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river