Hosts France will prepare for their Euro 2016 campaign in the upmarket south-western French resort of Biarritz followed by Innsbruck in Austria, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Tuesday.

'Les Bleus' have often warmed up for major tournaments in the Alpine ski resort of Tignes but France coach Didier Deschamps, who hails from nearby Bayonne, preferred the home comforts of his native Basque coast, followed by five days in the Austrian city of Innsbruck.

The training camp in France will take place from May 17-21, with the French team staying for five days in the Hotel Regina and training in the Aguilera Stadium, home of Biarritz rugby club.

They will train in Innsbruck from May 31 to June 4.

"Aguilera is firstly a fully secured site and closed off, Didier Deschamps insisted on it," said Jean-Michel Larqué, president of the Aquitaine Football League.

"This is a stadium that has a certain capacity, the technical services of the municipality of Biarritz who promised to do everything so that the Aguilera Stadium, the home of rugby, can accommodate footballers."

Larque added: "All the players will have had a season in the legs and some will have gone very far in competitions. In these cases they will especially need recovery, care, maintenance and obviously a little bit of technical work.

"So the advantages of Biarritz were strong at the recovery level with all that is thalassotherapy."

Deschamps's side will play friendlies against teams yet to be announced at Nantes on May 30 and Metz on June 4.

The tournament will be held across 10 French cities for a month from June 10 to July 10

France are drawn in Group A with their opening match against Romania on June 10 in Stade de France, followed by Albania on June 15 in Marseille and Switzerland on June 19 in Lille.