France · region · official name Normandie
Bathing water quality in Normandy, France
Normandy has 161 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (149 coastal and 12 lake). 66.5% were classified Excellent — 7.9 points below the 74.4% across France — and 5 were Poor. By department, the Excellent share is highest in Eure (100% of 5) and lowest in Calvados (52.6% of 38). 59 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Qualité des eaux de baignade : Normandie
Sur 161 sites de baignade officiels de l’UE (Normandie), 66,5 % étaient « excellente » en 2025 ; sites classés « insuffisante » : 5.
161
official bathing waters
66.5%
Excellent in 2025
5
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 Normandy
Excellent 107Good 43Sufficient 5Poor 5Not classified 1
Normandy by department
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 departments that contain their reported coordinates.
| Department | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manche | 89 | 62 (69.7%) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Calvados | 38 | 20 (52.6%) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Seine-Maritime | 26 | 17 (65.4%) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eure | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orne | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sea, lakes and rivers in Normandy
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 149 | 95 (63.8%) | 43 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Lake | 12 | 12 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
59 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.
- ANSE DE JONVILLE 11 seasons · Manche
- ANSE DE LA MONDREE 11 seasons · Manche
- BASE DE LOISIRS MESNIL SS JUMIEGES 11 seasons · Seine-Maritime
- BASE DE LOISIRS TOURVILLE LA RIVIERE BEDANNE 11 seasons · Seine-Maritime
- BASE DE LOISIRS VITTEFLEUR LAC DE CANIEL 11 seasons · Seine-Maritime
- BRECHE DE GRAYE 11 seasons · Calvados
- BRIONNE BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE 11 seasons · Eure
- CALE DES PLAISANCIERS 11 seasons · Manche
- CAROLLES - FACE AU POSTE DE SECOURS 11 seasons · Manche
- CARTERET 11 seasons · Manche
- CLAIREFONTAINE 11 seasons · Manche
- COSQUEVILLE Le Vicq 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CAMPING DU ROZEL 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 130 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 131 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 132 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 135E 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 166 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 592 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 66 11 seasons · Manche
- FACE AU POSTE SDIS 11 seasons · Manche
- FECAMP-PLAGE 11 seasons · Seine-Maritime
- FRANCEVILLE PLAGE 11 seasons · Calvados
- GARENNES SUR EURE LES ETANGS DU PARC 11 seasons · Eure
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.
- LA POINTE D'AGON Poor in 8 of 11 classified seasons · Manche
- FACE A L'ECOLE DE VOILE D'AGON-COUTAINVILLE Poor in 6 of 11 classified seasons · Manche
- FACE AU CD 241 Poor in 4 of 6 classified seasons · Manche
- LA BRECHE Poor in 4 of 11 classified seasons · Calvados
- LA FONTAINE ST CÔME Poor in 1 of 11 classified seasons · Calvados
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (9)
- ARMENGAUD Good → Excellent
- CENTRE Good → Excellent
- FACE A L'ANCIEN CAMPING Good → Excellent
- LES GOUGINS Good → Excellent
- MORSALINES La Redoute Good → Excellent
- POURVILLE Sufficient → Good
- SOL ROC Good → Excellent
- ST-AUBIN-PLAGE Sufficient → Good
Declined (9)
- ARMANVILLE Excellent → Good
- CAP ROMAIN Good → Sufficient
- FACE AU CD 241 Sufficient → Poor
- LA FONTAINE ST CÔME Sufficient → Poor
- LE FOURNEAU Excellent → Good
- LINGREVILLE - FACE AU CD 220 Excellent → Good
- RUE BELLIN Good → Sufficient
- RUE LAFORGE - BLONVILLE EST Excellent → Good
How Normandy 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 | 160 | 107 | 66.9% | 5 |
| 2024 | 159 | 105 | 66% | 3 |
| 2023 | 159 | 108 | 67.9% | 2 |
| 2022 | 157 | 108 | 68.8% | 3 |
| 2021 | 157 | 105 | 66.9% | 4 |
| 2020 | 156 | 105 | 67.3% | 3 |
| 2019 | 157 | 109 | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2018 | 157 | 98 | 62.4% | 2 |
| 2017 | 159 | 98 | 61.6% | 4 |
| 2016 | 159 | 95 | 59.7% | 3 |
| 2015 | 158 | 96 | 60.8% | 3 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Normandy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réville | Manche | 8 | 4 (50%) | 0 |
| Jullouville | Manche | 7 | 5 (71.4%) | 1 |
| Barneville-Plage | Manche | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Portbail | Manche | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 |
| Montmartin-sur-Mer | Manche | 5 | 3 (60%) | 0 |
| Ver-sur-Mer | Calvados | 5 | 1 (20%) | 2 |
| Beaumont-Hague | Manche | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Agon-Coutainville | Manche | 4 | 1 (25%) | 2 |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | Calvados | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Donville-les-Bains | Manche | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Fermanville | Manche | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Flamanville | Manche | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Saint-Pierre-Église | Manche | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Surtainville | Manche | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Bréhal | Manche | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
All 161 official bathing waters in Normandy
Grouped by department, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
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Manche 89 sites · 69.7% Excellent · 3 Poor
- ANNEVILLE-SUR-MER Face RD 74 · Gouville-sur-Mer Good
- ANNOVILLE - FACE AU CD 537 · Montmartin-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- ANSE DE JONVILLE · Réville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ANSE DE LA MASSE · Réville Good
- ANSE DE LA MONDREE · Fermanville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ANSE DE LA VISIERE · Fermanville Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- ANSE DE QUERQUEVILLE Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- ANSE DU BRICK · Fermanville Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- ARMANVILLE · Pirou Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- CALE DES PLAISANCIERS · Jullouville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CAROLLES - FACE AU POSTE DE SECOURS · Jullouville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CARTERET · Barneville-Plage Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CENTRE · Agon-Coutainville Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- CLAIREFONTAINE · Flamanville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- COSQUEVILLE Le Vicq · Saint-Pierre-Église Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DENNEVILLE Face RD 137 · Portbail Not classified
- FACE A L'ANCIEN CAMPING · Montmartin-sur-Mer Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- FACE A L'ECOLE DE VOILE D'AGON-COUTAINVILLE Poor Poor in 6 of 11 classified seasons
- FACE A L'ECOLE DE VOILE D'HAUTEVILLE SUR MER · Montmartin-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- FACE A LA FONTAINE SAINT GAUD · Saint-Pair-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- FACE A LA PISCINE · Saint-Pair-sur-Mer Good
- FACE A LA ROUTE SUBMERSIBLE · Bréhal Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CAMPING DU ROZEL · Surtainville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CASINO · Jullouville Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 129 Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 130 · Barneville-Plage Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 131 · Surtainville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 132 · Barneville-Plage Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 135E · Donville-les-Bains Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 136 · Créances Good
- FACE AU CD 166 · Barneville-Plage Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 241 · Jullouville Poor Poor in 4 of 6 classified seasons
- FACE AU CD 268 · Gouville-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 306 · Créances Good
- FACE AU CD 351 · Bréhal Good
- FACE AU CD 42 · Montebourg Good
- FACE AU CD 483 · Sartilly Good
- FACE AU CD 592 · Bréhal Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 66 · Surtainville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FACE AU CD 73 · Montmartin-sur-Mer Good
- FACE AU CD 94 · Pirou Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- FACE AU POSTE SDIS · Flamanville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GLATIGNY Face à la RD 337 Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- GONNEVILLE · Blainville-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HACQUEVILLE · Granville Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- HAMEAU SIMON · Montebourg Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- JONVILLE · Réville Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- KAIRON FACE AU CD 373 · Jullouville Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- L'EGLISE · Réville Good
- L'ERMITAGE · Donville-les-Bains Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LA DUNE · Sartilly Good
- LA GRANDE DUNE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- LA HOUGUE · Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LA PLAGE · Bretteville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LA POINTE D'AGON · Agon-Coutainville Poor Poor in 8 of 11 classified seasons
- LA POINTE DE SAIRE · Réville Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- LA POINTE DU LUDE · Donville-les-Bains Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LA SAMBIERE · Réville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANDEMER · Réville Good
- LE BOURG NEUF · Montebourg Good
- LE FOURNEAU · Saint-Pair-sur-Mer Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- LE PASSOUS · Agon-Coutainville Sufficient
- LE PLAT GOUSSET · Granville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE PONT BLEU · Jullouville Good
- LE RIVAGE DE QUETTEHOU Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- LES GOUGINS Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- LINGREVILLE - FACE AU CD 220 · Montmartin-sur-Mer Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- MONUMENT LECLERC Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- MORSALINES La Redoute · Quettehou Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- NEVILLE SUR MER Face à la RD 514 · Saint-Pierre-Église Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OMONVILLE LA ROGUE Le Port · Beaumont-Hague Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OMONVILLE-LA-PETITE Anse Saint Martin · Beaumont-Hague Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Plage de la Mare · Réville Good
- PLAGE DE LA VIEILLE EGLISE · Barneville-Plage Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PORTBAIL Face au poste de secours Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PRINTANIA · Créances Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- RAVENOVILLE Les dunes Good
- RETHOVILLE Face à la RD 226 · Saint-Pierre-Église Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SAINT REMY DES LANDES La Valette · Portbail Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SAINT-LO D'OURVILLE Lindbergh-plage · Portbail Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCIOTOT · Flamanville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SOL ROC · Jullouville Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- SURVILLE Face à la RD 526 · Portbail Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- TOURLAVILLE Collignon Good
- TOURLAVILLE Rue des dauphins Good
- URVILLE-NACQUEVILLE Face charrière Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- URVILLE-NACQUEVILLE Les quais Good
- VAUVILLE Face au camping · Beaumont-Hague Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VAUVILLE La Crecque · Beaumont-Hague Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
Calvados 38 sites · 52.6% Excellent · 2 Poor
- ARMENGAUD · Houlgate Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- BENERVILLE - TOURGEVILLE · Deauville Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- BERNIERES-OUEST · Bernières-sur-Mer Sufficient
- BOULEVARD DE LA PLAGE · Ver-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- BOULEVARD FAVREAU · Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer Good
- BRECHE DE GRAYE · Courseulles-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CABOURG CENTRE Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- CAP ROMAIN · Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- DEVANT LA PISCINE · Courseulles-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- DIGUE EST · Luc-sur-Mer Good
- FACE AVENUE JEAN MOULIN · Villers-sur-Mer Good
- FRANCEVILLE PLAGE · Merville-Franceville-Plage Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HAMEAU GOBLIN - BLONVILLE OUEST · Blonville-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- ILE DE PLAISANCE · Courseulles-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LA BRECHE · Ver-sur-Mer Poor Poor in 4 of 11 classified seasons
- LA FONTAINE ST CÔME · Ver-sur-Mer Poor Poor in 1 of 11 classified seasons
- LAC DE PONT-L'EVEQUE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE HOME · Cabourg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LES MOULINS Good
- PLACE CUIRASSE COURBET · Lion-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- PLACE DU SIX JUIN · Ver-sur-Mer Good
- PLACE DU SIX JUIN · Langrune-sur-Mer Good
- PLACE JEAN MERMOZ · Villers-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- PLACE MOSNIER · Ver-sur-Mer Good
- PLAGE DES GRAVES · Trouville-sur-Mer Good
- PLAGE DES SIX FUSILLES · Deauville Good
- PLAGE DU BUTIN · Honfleur Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAGE DU MONUMENT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAGE DU PETIT ENFER · Luc-sur-Mer Good
- PLAGE DU VILLAGE DE VACANCES · Port-en-Bessin-Huppain Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- POSTE DE SURVEILLANCE · Colleville-Montgomery Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIVA BELLA - CENTRE · Ouistreham Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIVA BELLA - OUEST · Ouistreham Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RUE BELLIN · Lion-sur-Mer Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- RUE CROIX · Trouville-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- RUE DES BAINS · Trouville-sur-Mer Good
- RUE LAFORGE - BLONVILLE EST · Blonville-sur-Mer Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- RUE RICHARD · Grandcamp-Maisy Good
Seine-Maritime 26 sites · 65.4% Excellent
- BASE DE LOISIRS MESNIL SS JUMIEGES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BASE DE LOISIRS TOURVILLE LA RIVIERE BEDANNE · Oissel-sur-Seine Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BASE DE LOISIRS VITTEFLEUR LAC DE CANIEL · Cany-Barville Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CRIEL-PLAGE · Criel-sur-Mer Good
- DIEPPE-PLAGE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- ETRETAT-PLAGE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- FECAMP-PLAGE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE HAVRE-PLAGE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE TILLEUL/LA POTERIE-CAP D'ANTIFER · Étretat Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LE TREPORT-PLAGE Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- LES GRANDES-DALLES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LES PETITES-DALLES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MESNIL-VAL · Criel-sur-Mer Good
- POURVILLE · Hautot-sur-Mer Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- PUYS · Dieppe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- QUIBERVILLE-PLAGE · Varengeville-sur-Mer Good
- ST-AUBIN-PLAGE Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- ST-JOUIN-PLAGE · Saint-Jouin-Bruneval Good
- ST-MARTIN-PLAGE · Berneval-le-Grand Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- ST-PIERRE-EN-PORT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ST-VALERY-PLAGE · Saint-Valery-en-Caux Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- STE-ADRESSE-PLAGE · Sainte-Adresse Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STE-MARGUERITE-PLAGE · Varengeville-sur-Mer Good
- VEULES-PLAGE · Saint-Valery-en-Caux Sufficient
- VEULETTES-PLAGE · Cany-Barville Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- YPORT-PLAGE Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
Eure 5 sites · 100% Excellent
- BONNEVILLE SUR ITON ETANG DE LA NOE · La Bonneville-sur-Iton Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- BRIONNE BAIGNADE MUNICIPALE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GARENNES SUR EURE LES ETANGS DU PARC Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- POSES - LA CAPOULADE · Le Manoir Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- POSES - LE LAGON · Le Manoir Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
Orne 3 sites · 100% Excellent
- BAIGNADE DE L'ETANG NEUF · Tourouvre Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- GRANDE PLAGE · La Ferté-Macé Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAC DE RABODANGE · Putanges-Pont-Écrepin Excellent Excellent 3 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 Normandy were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 107 of 161 (66.5%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 43 were Good, 5 Sufficient and 5 Poor, and 1 had no class. That ranks Normandy 11 of 17 France regions by Excellent share.
- Which department of Normandy has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Eure: 100% of its 5 sites were Excellent in 2025. Manche follows with 69.7%. Only departments with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches in Normandy have the best long-term record?
- 59 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ANSE DE JONVILLE, ANSE DE LA MONDREE, BASE DE LOISIRS MESNIL SS JUMIEGES. See the ranking.
- Which places in Normandy have the most official bathing waters?
- Réville (8, 50% Excellent), Jullouville (7, 71.4% Excellent), Barneville-Plage (5, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Normandy rated Poor?
- Yes, 5: LA POINTE D'AGON, FACE A L'ECOLE DE VOILE D'AGON-COUTAINVILLE, FACE AU CD 241, LA BRECHE and 1 more.
- 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.