Bathing water quality in Guadeloupe, France

Guadeloupe has 103 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (86 coastal and 17 river). 64.1% were classified Excellent — 10.3 points below the 74.4% across France — and 3 were Poor. 46 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.

Qualité des eaux de baignade : Guadeloupe

Sur 103 sites de baignade officiels de l’UE (Guadeloupe), 64,1 % étaient « excellente » en 2025 ; sites classés « insuffisante » : 3.

Beach at Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, in the early morning — Photo: Pierre Pericard, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

103

official bathing waters

64.1%

Excellent in 2025

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.

Before you swim in Guadeloupe

Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Agencies (ARS)

Bathing season in France: 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 do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

baignades.sante.gouv.fr →

Map of official bathing waters in Guadeloupe

Excellent 66Good 16Sufficient 7Poor 3Not classified 11

How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. The white area is this region; neighbouring regions are shaded. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. 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.

Sea, lakes and rivers in Guadeloupe

2025 EEA classes by water type
Water type	Sites	Excellent	Good	Sufficient	Poor	Not classified
Coastal	86	61 (70.9%)	11	6	1	7
River	17	5 (29.4%)	5	1	2	4

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

46 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.

ANCHORAGE-ANSE DES ROCHERS 11 seasons
ANSE A GILOT 11 seasons
ANSE A LA GOURDE 11 seasons
ANSE CANOT 11 seasons
ANSE CARAIBE 11 seasons
ANSE DE MAY 11 seasons
ANSE DUMONT 11 seasons
ANSE FIGUIER 11 seasons
ANSE LABORDE 11 seasons
ANSE MAURICE 11 seasons
ANSE RODRIGUE 11 seasons
BABIN 11 seasons
BAIE DE SAINT LOUIS 11 seasons
BAIN DES AMOURS 11 seasons
BAIN JAUNE 11 seasons
BASSIN DU PARC ARCHEOLOGIQUE 11 seasons
BERNARD 11 seasons
BOIS JOLANT 11 seasons
CLUNY 11 seasons
CLUNY DES ISLES 11 seasons
FOLLE ANSE 11 seasons
LA CARAVELLE 11 seasons
LA PERLE 11 seasons
LA VIELLE TOUR 11 seasons

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.

GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN Poor in 7 of 11 classified seasons
FOND DU CURE Poor in 5 of 7 classified seasons
ACOMAT Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (6)

3EME PONT Poor → Sufficient
ANSE MIRE Sufficient → Good
BOIS JOLI Good → Excellent
CHALET Good → Excellent
LES DAUPHINS Good → Excellent
PLAGE DE SALEE - BANANIER Sufficient → Good

Declined (9)

MALENDURE Excellent → Sufficient
ANSE BAMBOU Excellent → Good
ANSE MOUSTIQUE Excellent → Good
COULE SALINE Excellent → Good
FERRY Excellent → Good
GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN Sufficient → Poor
LA BAIE DU MOULE Good → Sufficient
PETITE ANSE Excellent → Good

How Guadeloupe 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	92	66	71.7%	3
2024	94	72	76.6%	3
2023	99	67	67.7%	12
2022	100	66	66%	14
2021	102	69	67.6%	14
2020	103	65	63.1%	11
2019	102	72	70.6%	12
2018	100	72	72%	5
2017	92	76	82.6%	3
2016	100	79	79%	3
2015	100	81	81%	2

All 103 official bathing waters in Guadeloupe

Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.

Download all 103 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)

Coastal 86 sites · 70.9% Excellent · 1 Poor

3EME PONT Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
ANCHORAGE-ANSE DES ROCHERS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE A GILOT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE A LA GOURDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE A SABLE Not classified
ANSE BAMBOU Good Excellent → Good since 2024
ANSE CANOT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE CARAIBE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE COLAS Not classified
ANSE DE MAY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE DUMONT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE FIGUIER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE LABORDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE MAURICE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE MIRE Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
ANSE MOUSTIQUE Good Excellent → Good since 2024
ANSE PISTOLET Not classified
ANSE RODRIGUE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ANSE THOMAS Good
BABIN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BAIE DE SAINT LOUIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BAIE MAHAULT Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
BAS DU FORT Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
BASSIN DE VIEUX-BOURG Good
BASSIN DU PARC ARCHEOLOGIQUE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BERNARD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BOIS JOLANT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BOIS JOLI Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
BOURG (LA DATCHA) Good
BOURG VIEUX-HABITANTS Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
BOURG-DESHAIES Good
CHALET Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
CLUNY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CLUNY DES ISLES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
COULE SALINE Good Excellent → Good since 2024
FERRY Good Excellent → Good since 2024
FEUILLERE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
FIFI Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
FOLLE ANSE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOND DU CURE Poor Poor in 5 of 7 classified seasons
GADET Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
GRANDE ANSE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
GRANDE ANSE ENTREE PLAGE Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
GRANDE ANSE N Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
L'AUTRE BORD Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
LA BAIE DU MOULE Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
LA CARAVELLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LA COCOTERAIE Not classified
LA PERLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LA VIELLE TOUR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LE LAGON Not classified
LE SOUFFLEUR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LES AMANDIERS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LES BASSES Not classified
LES DAUPHINS Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
LES GALETS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LES TROIS ILETS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MALENDURE Sufficient Excellent → Sufficient since 2024
MAMBIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MARIGOT Sufficient
MERIDIEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MURAT Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
PETIT HAVRE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PETITE ANSE Good Excellent → Good since 2024
PETITE ANSE BAILLARGENT Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
PETITE ANSE M/GALANTE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PETITE CHAPELLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PIERRE ET VACANCES Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
PLAGE DE SALEE - BANANIER Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
PLAGE DU BOURG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
POINTE D'ANTIGUES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
POINTE DES CHATEAUX-SALINES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
POMPIERE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PORTE D'ENFER Not classified
PTE DE LA VERDURE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RAISINS CLAIRS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
RIVIERE SENS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ROCROY Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
ROSEAU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SAINT LOUIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SAINT-CLAIR Sufficient
SOUFFLEUR Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
SPOT P.E Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
TABARIN P.E Sufficient
TILLET Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VIEUX FORT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

River 17 sites · 29.4% Excellent · 2 Poor

ACOMAT Poor Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
BAIN DES AMOURS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BAIN JAUNE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
BASSIN BLEU - PALMISTE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
BRAS DAVID Good
CASCADE AUX ECREVISSES Good
CORROSOL Good
DIANE Not classified
DOLE Not classified
DUQUERRY Good
FOND HELLIOT Not classified
GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN Poor Poor in 7 of 11 classified seasons
PETIT PEROU Not classified
RIVIERE LAROSE Sufficient
RIVIERE ROUGE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SOFAIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VALLEE VERTE Good Excellent → Good since 2024

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 Guadeloupe were rated Excellent in 2025?: 66 of 103 (64.1%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 16 were Good, 7 Sufficient and 3 Poor, and 11 had no class. That ranks Guadeloupe 13 of 17 France regions by Excellent share.
Which beaches in Guadeloupe have the best long-term record?: 46 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ANCHORAGE-ANSE DES ROCHERS, ANSE A GILOT, ANSE A LA GOURDE. See the ranking.
Were any bathing waters in Guadeloupe rated Poor?: Yes, 3: GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN, FOND DU CURE, ACOMAT.
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 area 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.