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Bathing water quality in Grand Est, France
Grand Est has 89 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (87 lake and 2 river). 80.9% were classified Excellent — 6.5 points above the 74.4% across France — and 2 were Poor. By department, the Excellent share is highest in Meuse (100% of 6) and lowest in Moselle (70.6% of 17). 52 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Qualité des eaux de baignade : Grand Est
Sur 89 sites de baignade officiels de l’UE (Grand Est), 80,9 % étaient « excellente » en 2025 ; sites classés « insuffisante » : 2.
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89
official bathing waters
80.9%
Excellent in 2025
2
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in Grand Est
Excellent 72Good 5Sufficient 2Poor 2Not classified 8
Grand Est by department
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 departments that contain their reported coordinates.
| Department | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-Rhin | 22 | 18 (81.8%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Moselle | 17 | 12 (70.6%) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vosges | 15 | 11 (73.3%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ardennes | 8 | 7 (87.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aube | 7 | 6 (85.7%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haute-Marne | 6 | 5 (83.3%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meuse | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haut-Rhin | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marne | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sea, lakes and rivers in Grand Est
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 87 | 72 (82.8%) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| River | 2 | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
52 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- BAIGNADE LA BALLASTIERE BISCHHEIM 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BAIGNADE LA CLAIRIERE 11 seasons · Vosges
- BAIGNADE LA HARDT BRUMATH 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BAIGNADE LE DOMAINE 11 seasons · Vosges
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE BENFELD 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE DU CAMPING DU LAC D'ERSTEIN 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE HUSACKER HUTTENHEIM 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE LES MOUETTES LAUTERBOURG 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE WITTISHEIM 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- BASE DE L'UNION NAUTIQUE 11 seasons · Vosges
- BASE DE LOISIRS DU COL VERT 11 seasons · Meuse
- BASE DE LOISIRS DU LAC DE LA MOSELOTTE 11 seasons · Vosges
- BASE NAUTIQUE DE COLMAR HOUSSEN 11 seasons · Haut-Rhin
- BOUT DU LAC LE LIDO 11 seasons · Vosges
- CAMPING DES MESSIRES 11 seasons · Vosges
- CAMPING-PLAGE DE SCHOENAU 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- CAMPING-PLAGE STAEDLY ROESCHWOOG 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- CENTRE DE LOISIRS ETANG L'EVEQUE 11 seasons · Moselle
- CENTRE PLEIN-AIR DU SALMENGRUND SELTZ 11 seasons · Bas-Rhin
- DIENVILLE 11 seasons · Aube
- ETANG D'HASPELSCHIEDT 11 seasons · Moselle
- ETANG DE HANAU 11 seasons · Moselle
- ETANG DE HASSELFURTH 11 seasons · Moselle
- ETANG DE LA BASE DE PLEIN AIR DU RAMSTEIN 11 seasons · Moselle
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- CAMPING-PLAGE DU FLECKENSTEIN LEMBACH Poor in 7 of 11 classified seasons · Bas-Rhin
- ETANG DE BERLANGE (WOIPPY PLAGE) Poor in 4 of 11 classified seasons · Moselle
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (4)
- BAIGNADE L'ETANG DE GERSTHEIM Good → Excellent
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE NEUBILTZ REICHSTETT Poor → Sufficient
- ETANG DE LA MUTCHE (MORHANGE PLAGE) Poor → Sufficient
- LES VIEILLES FORGES Good → Excellent
Declined (1)
- LAC DE CHARMES Excellent → Good
How Grand Est rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | 72 | 88.9% | 2 |
| 2024 | 78 | 67 | 85.9% | 5 |
| 2023 | 79 | 67 | 84.8% | 5 |
| 2022 | 80 | 71 | 88.8% | 2 |
| 2021 | 78 | 70 | 89.7% | 2 |
| 2020 | 78 | 69 | 88.5% | 3 |
| 2019 | 80 | 72 | 90% | 3 |
| 2018 | 79 | 70 | 88.6% | 2 |
| 2017 | 79 | 72 | 91.1% | 2 |
| 2016 | 78 | 71 | 91% | 2 |
| 2015 | 74 | 68 | 91.9% | 1 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Grand Est
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Department | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérardmer | Vosges | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Roeschwoog | Bas-Rhin | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Xonrupt-Longemer | Vosges | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Abreschviller | Moselle | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Bitche | Moselle | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Lusigny-sur-Barse | Aube | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel | Meuse | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Langres | Haute-Marne | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Seltz | Bas-Rhin | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Les Forges | Vosges | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
All 89 official bathing waters in Grand Est
Grouped by department, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 89 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Bas-Rhin 22 sites · 81.8% Excellent · 1 Poor
- BAIGNADE CAMPING DU RIED BOOFZHEIM Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE GRAVIERE PAPPELKOPF · Roeschwoog Excellent
- BAIGNADE L'ETANG DE GERSTHEIM Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- BAIGNADE LA BALLASTIERE BISCHHEIM · Hœnheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE LA HARDT BRUMATH · Eckwersheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE BENFELD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE DU CAMPING DU LAC D'ERSTEIN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE HUSACKER HUTTENHEIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE LES MOUETTES LAUTERBOURG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE NEUBILTZ REICHSTETT Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE WITTISHEIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CAMPING FORT FALABRAQUE · Seltz Not classified
- CAMPING-FERME DES TUILERIES RHINAU Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- CAMPING-PLAGE DE SCHOENAU · Sundhouse Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CAMPING-PLAGE DU FLECKENSTEIN LEMBACH Poor Poor in 7 of 11 classified seasons
- CAMPING-PLAGE STAEDLY ROESCHWOOG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CENTRE DE LOISIRS KESKASTEL Not classified
- CENTRE PLEIN-AIR DU SALMENGRUND SELTZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE LA CHAPELLE BEINHEIM · Roeschwoog Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAC ACHARD ILLKIRCH · Illkirch-Graffenstaden Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE BAGGERSEE ILLKIRCH · Ostwald Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ZONE DE LOISIRS GAMBSHEIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Moselle 17 sites · 70.6% Excellent · 1 Poor
- CENTRE DE LOISIRS ETANG L'EVEQUE · Sarrebourg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG D'HASPELSCHIEDT · Bitche Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE BERLANGE (WOIPPY PLAGE) Poor Poor in 4 of 11 classified seasons
- ETANG DE DIEFENBACH · Farschviller Not classified
- ETANG DE HANAU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE HASSELFURTH · Bitche Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE HIRBACH · Holving Excellent
- ETANG DE LA BASE DE PLEIN AIR DU RAMSTEIN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE LA FORGE · Abreschviller Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE LA MUTCHE (MORHANGE PLAGE) Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- ETANG DE MITTERSHEIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE SAINT QUIRIN · Abreschviller Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- ETANG DE WALSCHEID Good
- ETANG DU CAMPING LA CROIX DU BOIS SACKER · Vigy Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- ETANG DU STOCK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETANG DU TERRAIN DE CAMPING Good
- PLAN D'EAU METZ Excellent
Vosges 15 sites · 73.3% Excellent
- BAIGNADE LA CLAIRIERE · Xonrupt-Longemer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAIGNADE LE DOMAINE · Xonrupt-Longemer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BASE DE L'UNION NAUTIQUE · Gérardmer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BASE DE LOISIRS DU DOMAINE DES LACS · Igney Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- BASE DE LOISIRS DU LAC DE LA MOSELOTTE · Saulxures-sur-Moselotte Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOUT DU LAC LE LIDO · Gérardmer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CAMPING DES MESSIRES · Bruyères Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CAMPING LES JONQUILLES · Xonrupt-Longemer Not classified
- LA TOCADE RAMBERCHAMP · Gérardmer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE LIT D'EAU · Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont Good
- LES AMERICAINS · Les Forges Not classified
- QUAI DU LOCLE · Gérardmer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RAMBERCHAMP-KATTENDYCKE · Gérardmer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ROUTE D'EPINAL · Gérardmer Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- ROUTE DU RIVAGE · Les Forges Not classified
Ardennes 8 sites · 87.5% Excellent
- BAIGNADE · Givet Not classified
- ETANG LAMOTTE · Signy-le-Petit Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- LA SAMARITAINE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- LA WARENNE · Prix-lès-Mézières Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- LAC DE BAIRON Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE LAC · Douzy Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LES VIEILLES FORGES · Renwez Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- NOUVELLE BAIGNADE DE SEDAN · Balan Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Aube 7 sites · 85.7% Excellent
- CHAPPES Good
- CLEREY LES TERRES ROUGES · Verrières Excellent
- DIENVILLE · Brienne-le-Château Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GERAUDOT · Piney Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LUSIGNY SUR BARSE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MESNIL SAINT PÈRE · Lusigny-sur-Barse Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PAISY COSDON · Aix-en-Othe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Haute-Marne 6 sites · 83.3% Excellent
- LA CORNÉE DU DER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAC DE CHARMES · Langres Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- LAC DE LA LIEZ · Langres Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAGE DES SOURCES DU LAC Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PRESQU'ILE DE CHAMPAUBERT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VILLEGUSIEN LE LAC Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Meuse 6 sites · 100% Excellent
- BASE DE LOISIRS DU COL VERT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LA BALLASTIERE · Sermaize-les-Bains Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- LAC VERT Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- LE PRE L'EVEQUE · Verdun Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- MADINE - PLAGE HEUDICOURT · Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MADINE - PLAGE NONSARD · Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Haut-Rhin 3 sites · 100% Excellent
- BASE NAUTIQUE DE COLMAR HOUSSEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAC DE KRUTH WILDENSTEIN Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- PLAN D'EAU DE REININGUE Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
Marne 3 sites · 100% Excellent
- GIFFAUMONT PLAGE DU CAMPING (DER) · Montier-en-Der Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAGE DE LA PRESQU'ÎLE DE LARZICOURT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SAINTE MARIE DU LAC NUISEMENT PLAGE DE NUISEMENT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2 sites · 50% Excellent
- LAC DE LA PLAINE · Badonviller Not classified
- ZONE DE LOISIRS - BASSIN AVAL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other regions in France
| # | Region | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 419 | 82.1% | 8 |
| 2 | Pays de la Loire | 200 | 81% | 3 |
| 3 | Grand Est | 89 | 80.9% | 2 |
| 4 | Brittany | 601 | 77.5% | 10 |
| 5 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 77 | 76.6% | 2 |
| 6 | Occitanie | 454 | 76.2% | 13 |
| 7 | Corsica | 223 | 75.8% | 20 |
| 8 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 284 | 75.4% | 15 |
| 9 | Centre-Val de Loire | 43 | 74.4% | 2 |
| 10 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 501 | 74.1% | 12 |
| 11 | Normandy | 161 | 66.5% | 5 |
| 12 | La Réunion | 26 | 65.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Guadeloupe | 103 | 64.1% | 3 |
| 14 | Île-de-France | 23 | 47.8% | 7 |
| 15 | Martinique | 62 | 46.8% | 1 |
| 16 | Hauts-de-France | 51 | 37.3% | 2 |
| 17 | Mayotte | 21 | 28.6% | 0 |
Regions with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Grand Est were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 72 of 89 (80.9%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 5 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 2 Poor, and 8 had no class. That ranks Grand Est 3 of 17 France regions by Excellent share.
- Which department of Grand Est has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Meuse: 100% of its 6 sites were Excellent in 2025. Ardennes follows with 87.5%. Only departments with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches and lakes in Grand Est have the best long-term record?
- 52 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example BAIGNADE LA BALLASTIERE BISCHHEIM, BAIGNADE LA CLAIRIERE, BAIGNADE LA HARDT BRUMATH. See the ranking.
- Which places in Grand Est have the most official bathing waters?
- Gérardmer (6, 100% Excellent), Roeschwoog (3, 100% Excellent), Xonrupt-Longemer (3, 66.7% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Grand Est rated Poor?
- Yes, 2: CAMPING-PLAGE DU FLECKENSTEIN LEMBACH, ETANG DE BERLANGE (WOIPPY PLAGE).
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On baignades.sante.gouv.fr (Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Agencies (ARS)). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by France, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and department boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of France. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.