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Sea swimming in France: 2025 coastal water quality

France reported 2,035 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 76.3% were classified Excellent — 1.9 points above the 74.4% for all 3,378 bathing waters in the country — and 35 were Poor. 1,098 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, France ranks 14 by Excellent share.

2,035

coastal bathing waters

76.3%

Excellent in 2025

35

Poor in 2025

Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
Where to check today's status in France

Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Agencies (ARS)

Official bathing season: Set locally (typically mid-June – mid-September at sea, July – August inland). The national site shows current-season results, closures and pollution alerts in French, English and German.

Annual EEA classes on this site do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. Those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

baignades.sante.gouv.fr →

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Map of coastal bathing waters

Excellent 1,552Good 339Sufficient 75Poor 35Not classified 34
How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Where dots crowd together, one dot stands for a small area and shows its lowest rating. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore.

How coastal bathing waters in France rated since 2015

Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
20252,0011,55277.6%35
20242,0031,54477.1%41
20231,9991,53876.9%36
20221,9941,56378.4%38
20211,9881,57279.1%42
20201,9861,59380.2%28
20191,9851,64682.9%29
20181,9781,60481.1%25
20171,9771,59780.8%30
20161,9751,57579.7%25
20151,9721,56779.5%32

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

1,098 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.

  1. A CAMPINCA 11 seasons
  2. A.C.M 11 seasons
  3. ABER 11 seasons
  4. ACQUA DOLCE 11 seasons
  5. AGOSTA 11 seasons
  6. AGOSTA SUD 11 seasons
  7. ALBO 11 seasons
  8. ALISTRO 11 seasons
  9. ALLEE DE GAULLE 11 seasons
  10. AN AMIED 11 seasons
  11. ANCHORAGE-ANSE DES ROCHERS 11 seasons
  12. ANCIENNE AUBERGE 11 seasons
  13. ANGHIONE 11 seasons
  14. ANSE A GILOT 11 seasons
  15. ANSE A LA GOURDE 11 seasons
  16. ANSE AZEROT 11 seasons
  17. ANSE CANOT 11 seasons
  18. ANSE CARAIBE 11 seasons
  19. ANSE CERON : MILIEU PLAGE 11 seasons
  20. ANSE COSMY : MILIEU PLAGE 11 seasons
  21. ANSE COULEUVRE 11 seasons
  22. ANSE DE COURONNE VIEILLE 11 seasons
  23. ANSE DE JONVILLE 11 seasons
  24. ANSE DE KERGUELEN 11 seasons
  25. ANSE DE LA MONDREE 11 seasons
  26. ANSE DE MAY 11 seasons
  27. ANSE DE PAULILLES(BERNARDI) 11 seasons
  28. ANSE DE RENECROS 11 seasons
  29. ANSE DES CAYES 11 seasons
  30. ANSE DU CABESTAN 11 seasons
  31. ANSE DUGUESCLIN 11 seasons
  32. ANSE DUMONT 11 seasons
  33. ANSE FIGUIER 11 seasons
  34. ANSE LABORDE 11 seasons
  35. ANSE MARCEL 11 seasons
  36. ANSE MAURICE 11 seasons
  37. ANSE MISTRAL 11 seasons
  38. ANSE MORELLI 11 seasons
  39. ANSE MOUSTIQUE 11 seasons
  40. ANSE RODRIGUE 11 seasons
  41. ANSE SAN PEIRE 11 seasons
  42. ANSE TRABAUD : FACE ACCES 11 seasons
  43. ANTHEOR 11 seasons
  44. ANTIBES LES PINS OUEST 11 seasons
  45. AREGNO PLAGE 11 seasons
  46. ARENE CROS 11 seasons
  47. ARGENTELLA 11 seasons
  48. ARNAOUTCHOT 11 seasons
  49. ARONE 11 seasons
  50. AUBRY LECOMTE 11 seasons
  51. BABIN 11 seasons
  52. BAIE AUX PRUNES 11 seasons
  53. BAIE COCO 11 seasons
  54. BAIE DE L'EMBOUCHURE NORD 11 seasons
  55. BAIE DE L'EMBOUCHURE SUD 11 seasons
  56. BAIE DE SAINT LOUIS 11 seasons
  57. BAIE DE STAGNOLI EST 11 seasons
  58. BAIE DES TREPASSES 11 seasons
  59. BAIE GRANJEAN 11 seasons
  60. BAIE LONGUE 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (132)

Declined (106)

Coastal bathing waters by region

RegionSitesExcellentPoor
Brittany57577%10
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur39372%9
Nouvelle-Aquitaine18987.8%1
Corsica17391.3%2
Pays de la Loire15180.1%2
Normandy14963.8%5
Occitanie14398.6%0
Guadeloupe8670.9%1
Martinique5949.2%0
Hauts-de-France3928.2%1
Mayotte2128.6%0
La Réunion2080%0

Regions with at least three coastal bathing waters; counts include only this water type.

Near which major cities?

Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:

Sea and coast compared across Europe

#CountrySitesExcellentPoor
1Cyprus123100%0
2Greece1,73397.1%0
3Bulgaria9296.7%0
4Denmark91792.1%2
5Spain1,92592%10
6Portugal48792%3
7Italy4,78290%65
8Germany34689.3%0
9Malta8788.5%0
10Croatia95788.3%0
11Romania4883.3%0
12Ireland13879.7%1
13Netherlands8278%0
14France2,03576.3%35
15Sweden26874.3%4
16Poland14967.8%0
17Belgium4163.4%0
18Finland7855.1%2
19Estonia3040%2
20Albania11315.9%26

Countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.

Quick answers

How many coastal bathing waters in France are rated Excellent?
1,552 of 2,035 (76.3%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
Which sea and coast in France have the best long-term record?
1,098 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example A CAMPINCA, A.C.M, ABER. See the full list.
Can I check current conditions?
The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on baignades.sante.gouv.fr. Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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