France · region · official name Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Bathing water quality in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has 501 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (393 coastal, 82 lake, 16 transitional (lagoon/estuary) and 10 river). 74.1% were classified Excellent — 0.3 points below the 74.4% across France — and 12 were Poor. By department, the Excellent share is highest in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (95.5% of 22) and lowest in Vaucluse (61.5% of 13). 238 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.

Qualité des eaux de baignade : Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Sur 501 sites de baignade officiels de l’UE (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur), 74,1 % étaient « excellente » en 2025 ; sites classés « insuffisante » : 12.

Baie des Milliardaires seen from Cap d'Antibes
Photo: Spike, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
501

official bathing waters

74.1%

Excellent in 2025

12

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Before you swim in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Excellent 371Good 92Sufficient 17Poor 12Not classified 9
PREMIERE ANSE APRES BASE NAUTIQUE: Excellent (2025)COLONIE JEUNESSE AVENIR: Excellent (2025)BAIE DE CHANTELOUBE: Excellent (2025)CHANTERENNE: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU PLAGE (nord): Excellent (2025)PLAGE PLAN D'EAU DES ISCLES - COTE DURANCE: Excellent (2025)LE NAUTIC: Excellent (2025)PORT SAINT PIERRE (PLAGE): Excellent (2025)LE GRAND LARGE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE ADOS C.C.A.S.: Excellent (2025)PETITE AFRIQUE: Excellent (2025)TROU DE L'ANCRE: Excellent (2025)GARE MARCHANDISES: Excellent (2025)ST GEORGES: Excellent (2025)GAZAGNAIRE: Excellent (2025)PISSARELLES: Excellent (2025)CAMPING DU BREC: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU LAC DE LA ROCHE DE RAME: Excellent (2025)CAP D'ANTIBES: Excellent (2025)GAROUPE OUEST: Excellent (2025)DE L'EGLISE: Excellent (2025)MONDRIAN: Excellent (2025)PALM BEACH: Excellent (2025)MALA: Excellent (2025)LA RAGUE: Excellent (2025)BORRIGO: Excellent (2025)POINCARE: Excellent (2025)BERTELO: Excellent (2025)ESPALMADOR: Excellent (2025)OPERA: Excellent (2025)FOSSETTES: Excellent (2025)PASCALIN: Excellent (2025)MIDI OUEST: Excellent (2025)CENTRE NAUTIQUE (ex poste de secours n°1): Excellent (2025)BEAUDUC: Excellent (2025)LA LEQUE: Excellent (2025)BRISE DE MER: Excellent (2025)LA FIGHIERE (ex la batterie): Excellent (2025)VIEILLE CHAPELLE: Excellent (2025)SORMIOU: Excellent (2025)ANSE DE RENECROS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CENTRALE: Excellent (2025)LE GAOU BENAT: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LE CAMPS DU DOMAINE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PENO: Excellent (2025)PETIT BOUCHAREL: Excellent (2025)PEBRIER: Excellent (2025)VILLEPEY: Excellent (2025)LE CAPITOLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE L'ALMANARRE NORD: Excellent (2025)ILE DE PORT CROS SUD - ANSE DE JANETS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE BATAILLER (POSTE DE SECOURS): Excellent (2025)PLAGE AIGUEBELLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE MIRAMAR: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PAMPELONNE LE PINET: Excellent (2025)VERDON: Excellent (2025)CRIN BLANC: Excellent (2025)BAUMETTES: Excellent (2025)CHABASSOLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE CAPELAN: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU GRAND VALLAT: Excellent (2025)PISTE EDF TENNIS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CENTRE VILLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LES COLLIERES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA BAUMETTE: Excellent (2025)ANTHEOR: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES SALLES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CENTRE VILLE: Excellent (2025)LE GAOU: Excellent (2025)ILE DES EMBIEZ-LA GABRIELLE: Excellent (2025)PRAMOUSQUIER EST: Excellent (2025)VERGERON SYLVABELLE: Excellent (2025)CENTRE PACHA: Excellent (2025)RENEE SABRAN: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA CAPTE: Excellent (2025)PORT POTHUAU LES SALINS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LAC D'ARENA (SABLIERES): Excellent (2025)LES ISSAMBRES CALANQUE BONNE EAU: Excellent (2025)LA MADRAGUE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA PEGUIERE: Excellent (2025)LES GRANIERS: Excellent (2025)AU DROIT DES DEUX CAMPINGS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU JONQUET: Excellent (2025)LAC DE MONTEUX: Excellent (2025)LA PLAGETTE - PLAN D'EAU: Excellent (2025)LA SALIS: Excellent (2025)GALION: Excellent (2025)ROCHERS DE LA BOCCA: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU BOEUF: Excellent (2025)BALAGUIER: Excellent (2025)LES ROCHES BRUNES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE RAYOL EST: Excellent (2025)CAMPING DES TROIS RIVIERES: Excellent (2025)CAREI: Excellent (2025)FABRON: Excellent (2025)LENVAL: Excellent (2025)FORUM: Excellent (2025)SPORTING: Excellent (2025)GALION: Excellent (2025)CABBE: Excellent (2025)SOLENZARA: Excellent (2025)NOUVEAU PORT: Excellent (2025)VAUGRENIER: Excellent (2025)VARAGE SAINT MITRE ISTRES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE BONNIEU: Excellent (2025)AIGUES DOUCE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES OURS: Excellent (2025)MARETTE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA FAVIERE: Excellent (2025)COUPEREAU: Excellent (2025)LE PRADEAU: Excellent (2025)PORQUEROLLES-PLAGE D'ARGENT: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CAVALIERE: Excellent (2025)CAP NEGRE: Excellent (2025)LE PRE CLAOU: Excellent (2025)WATERWORLD: Excellent (2025)CRIQUE PORT D'ALON: Excellent (2025)BAIGNADE DE SAINT JULIEN: Excellent (2025)PLAGE GARONNETTE OUEST: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA BOUILLABAISSE: Excellent (2025)LES RUISSES: Excellent (2025)PORT ISSOL: Excellent (2025)MAISON DU LAC: Excellent (2025)LA MITRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE RAYOL OUEST: Excellent (2025)LA COUDOULIERE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU TOURING CLUB: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE LA VIEILLE: Excellent (2025)ETANG DE LA BONDE: Excellent (2025)LE BOUAS: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DES VANNADES: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DES BUISSONNADES: Excellent (2025)PLAN DU LAC DE CASTILLON: Excellent (2025)CAMPING LA PRESQU'ILE: Excellent (2025)3 LAC - LAC DES PEUPLIERS: Excellent (2025)LAC DE SAINT APOLLINAIRE: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DU PONTILLAS: Excellent (2025)LES EYGOIRES - CAMPING: Excellent (2025)ANTIBES LES PINS OUEST: Excellent (2025)PLAGE MUNICIPALE: Excellent (2025)DEUXIEME ANSE APRES LA BASE NAUTIQUE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE FACE AUX TENNIS: Excellent (2025)BASE NAUTIQUE: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DE VEYNES: Excellent (2025)FONTONNE OUEST: Excellent (2025)RIOU: Excellent (2025)ILE STE MARGUERITE OUEST: Excellent (2025)COTE PORT SILVA MARIS: Excellent (2025)CARRAS: Excellent (2025)AUBRY LECOMTE: Excellent (2025)FLORIDA: Excellent (2025)CASTEL: Excellent (2025)BON VOYAGE: Excellent (2025)GOLFE BLEU: Excellent (2025)LA GARE: Excellent (2025)ROUET PLAGE: Excellent (2025)CAPUCINS OUEST: Excellent (2025)LA REDONNE: Excellent (2025)MONTEAU: Excellent (2025)ANSE DES PHOCEENS: Excellent (2025)FERRIERES (étang de Berre): Excellent (2025)LES LAURONS: Excellent (2025)PLAGES DE LA SAULCE ET DE SAINTE CROIX: Excellent (2025)ANSE DES TAMARIS: Excellent (2025)OLGA: Excellent (2025)MARINA PLAGE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PONT DU GALETAS: Excellent (2025)PROXIMITE LAC: Excellent (2025)SULAGRAN: Excellent (2025)LE PELLEGRIN: Excellent (2025)PLAGE COGOLIN: Excellent (2025)GRAND BOUCHAREL: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU GROS PIN: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES CIGALES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE GUERREVIEILLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE L'ALMANARRE CENTRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE L'ARGENTIERE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE MONACO: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LES OURSINIERES: Excellent (2025)BONNE TERRASSE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PAMPELONNE TAMARIS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE SAN PEIRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA NARTELLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE AGAY: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES SABLETTES EST: Excellent (2025)CHEZ PIERRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CANADEL OUEST: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CANADEL EST: Excellent (2025)LES SALETTES: Excellent (2025)DE LA SERRE: Excellent (2025)DU PORT: Excellent (2025)CHANTIERS NAVALS: Excellent (2025)CARLTON: Excellent (2025)EST SILVA MARIS: Excellent (2025)EZE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU CHEIRON: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DE JAUSIERS: Excellent (2025)LA CADENO: Excellent (2025)PONT DU GALETAS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE SUD EMBRUN: Excellent (2025)BLUE BEACH: Excellent (2025)PALOMA: Excellent (2025)LA BATTERIE (ex pierre au tambour): Excellent (2025)CHAMPIGNY: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DES ISCLES - COTE ROUTE NATIONALE: Excellent (2025)1 LAC: Excellent (2025)SQUARE GOULD: Excellent (2025)FONTONNE EST: Excellent (2025)LIMITE DE COMMUNE EST: Excellent (2025)MOGADOR: Excellent (2025)DE L'ENTREE DU PORT: Excellent (2025)CORTON: Excellent (2025)FIGUEROLLES: Excellent (2025)MUGEL: Excellent (2025)GRANDE PLAGE: Excellent (2025)LE RANQUET: Excellent (2025)JAI NORD: Excellent (2025)CATALANS: Excellent (2025)ANSE DE BONNIEU: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES COMBATTANTS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES CABASSONS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU CASINO: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE BAUDUEN: Excellent (2025)PLAGE GIGARO: Excellent (2025)ARGENS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE BADINE GIENS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PESQUIERS-BONA: Excellent (2025)PLAGE TAMARIS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE BONNETTES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA GARONNE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PAMPELONNE PATCH: Excellent (2025)VALLONS DES MASSELS PEIRRAS: Excellent (2025)ANCIENNE ROUTE DES SALLES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DOREE CENTRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE FABREGAS EST: Excellent (2025)LES ARBOUSIERS: Excellent (2025)LE CANON: Excellent (2025)FONT DE VEYRE: Excellent (2025)BIJOU: Excellent (2025)CHATEAU: Excellent (2025)COTE OUEST: Excellent (2025)LA BUSE: Excellent (2025)POINTE DE L'AIGUILLE: Excellent (2025)CHATEAU (ex Est Marco Polo): Excellent (2025)SUVERET: Excellent (2025)MARINA: Excellent (2025)PIEMANSON: Excellent (2025)BESTOUAN: Excellent (2025)FONTSAINTE: Excellent (2025)CAVAOU: Excellent (2025)BAINS DES DAMES: Excellent (2025)BONNE BRISE: Excellent (2025)EN VAU: Excellent (2025)PORT PIN: Excellent (2025)Lac de peyrolles: Excellent (2025)FROMAGE: Excellent (2025)NAPOLEON: Excellent (2025)LES ROBINSONS: Excellent (2025)LES ISCLES: Excellent (2025)LES ENGRAVIERS: Excellent (2025)BONPORTEAU: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PARDIGON: Excellent (2025)PLAGE MAGAUD CENTRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE PORT GRIMAUD SUD: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE PORT GRIMAUD: Excellent (2025)ANCIENNE AUBERGE: Excellent (2025)BATAILLER CENTRE (ENTRE LES COURS D'EAU): Excellent (2025)PRAMOUSQUIER OUEST: Excellent (2025)BOULOURIS: Excellent (2025)DRAMONT (DEBARQUEMENT): Excellent (2025)LES SALINS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE LA FONTANETTE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE FABREGAS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DES SABLETTES CENTRE POSTE DE SECOURS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE BONNEGRACE CENTRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE LA COUDOULIERE: Excellent (2025)ANSE MISTRAL: Excellent (2025)PLAGE SOURCE OUEST: Excellent (2025)PLAGE MEJEAN: Excellent (2025)BOUT DU CHEMIN DES TUILIERES: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DU VILLAGE: Excellent (2025)BAIE ST MICHEL: Excellent (2025)DU RIOU: Excellent (2025)BAIGNADE FLOTTANTE DU BOIS VIEUX: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DU CHAMPSAUR: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE LA VOILERIE: Excellent (2025)COMBETTE: Excellent (2025)LIMITE COMMUNE OUEST: Excellent (2025)FORT CARRE: Excellent (2025)MARINELAND: Excellent (2025)LES GROULES: Excellent (2025)PETITE AFRIQUE EST: Excellent (2025)DE L'HIPPODROME: Excellent (2025)DU TONNEAU: Excellent (2025)SUD AVIATION: Excellent (2025)ILE STE MARGUERITE EST: Excellent (2025)DAUPHINS: Excellent (2025)GARAVAN EST: Excellent (2025)SAINTE-HELENE: Excellent (2025)BEACH: Excellent (2025)FOSSES: Excellent (2025)VALLON DE L'AUTEL (ex. Marco Polo): Excellent (2025)MAURETTES (ex poste de secours n°2): Excellent (2025)PLAGE FERNANDEL: Excellent (2025)JAI SUD: Excellent (2025)CYRNOS: Excellent (2025)ARENE CROS: Excellent (2025)MORGIOU: Excellent (2025)ANSE DE COURONNE VIEILLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE D'ARTIGNOSC: Excellent (2025)PLAGE L'ESTAGNOL: Excellent (2025)CABASSON: Excellent (2025)HERACLEE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE SAINT PONS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE L'ALMANARRE SUD - LES ESTAGNIERS: Excellent (2025)PLAGE CEINTURON OUEST: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LAVANDOU VILLE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE SAINT CLAIR: Excellent (2025)JEAN BLANC: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LE ROCHER DE L'AMERICAIN: Excellent (2025)L'ESCALET: Excellent (2025)LES ISSAMBRES TARDIEU: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA GAILLARDE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE L'ELEPHANT: Excellent (2025)POSTE DE SECOURS MARGARIDON: Excellent (2025)BAIE DE COUSSE: Excellent (2025)LES CHARMETTES: Excellent (2025)PIPADY EST: Excellent (2025)PIPADY OUEST: Excellent (2025)CAVALAS: Excellent (2025)LAC DU PATY: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU LES GIRARDES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU VILLAGE: Excellent (2025)BAIE DE LA SAUNA: Excellent (2025)LE GRAND PRE - LES TREMOUILLES: Excellent (2025)G.C.U.: Excellent (2025)ANTIBES LES PINS EST: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DU CROUTON: Excellent (2025)MIDI: Excellent (2025)MOURE ROUGE: Excellent (2025)MARCO POLO: Excellent (2025)BAMBOU: Excellent (2025)VOILIER: Excellent (2025)RUHL: Excellent (2025)LA FIGUEIRETTE: Excellent (2025)LA TUILIERE: Excellent (2025)LES EAUX SALEES: Excellent (2025)GRANDE MER: Excellent (2025)ANSE DE L'ARENE: Excellent (2025)LES FIGUIERES: Excellent (2025)LE FORTIN (SITE DE CORBIERES): Excellent (2025)FIGUEROLLE ETANG DE BERRE: Excellent (2025)LES ARENES: Excellent (2025)MASSANE: Excellent (2025)CORNICHE: Excellent (2025)ESCLAMANDES: Excellent (2025)CENTRE CAQUOT: Excellent (2025)ANSE SAN PEIRE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE DE BEAUVALLON: Excellent (2025)LA POTINIERE (PORT): Excellent (2025)PLAGE CEINTURON EST-L'AYGUADE: Excellent (2025)ILE DE PORT CROS-BAIE DE LA PALUD: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA FOSSETTE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PIN DE GALLES: Excellent (2025)PLAGE PAMPELONNE GROS VALLAT: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA CROISETTE: Excellent (2025)POURROUSSET: Excellent (2025)LES SALINS CRIQUE: Excellent (2025)LA MOUTTE: Excellent (2025)PLAGE LA GORGUETTE: Excellent (2025)PLAN D'EAU DU CAMPING VAL DURANCE: Excellent (2025)LA BRAGUE - LE PONT DE TAMARIN: Not classified (2025)LANSBERG: Not classified (2025)ILE DE BENDOR-PLAGE: Not classified (2025)PRATO PLAGE: Not classified (2025)Lac du Casset: Not classified (2025)LE PASSET: Not classified (2025)GORBIO: Not classified (2025)COUSTEAU: Not classified (2025)BAIGNADE ENFANTS: Not classified (2025)NOUVEAU PALAIS: Good (2025)LES EAUX DOUCES: Good (2025)GRANDE PLAGE JUAN LES PINS: Good (2025)PORT GALLICE: Good (2025)EZE EST: Good (2025)MILITAIRE: Good (2025)LA RESERVE: Good (2025)LES SIRENES: Good (2025)TETOU: Good (2025)BARRAYA: Good (2025)OUEST: Good (2025)BOTTAI: Good (2025)JEUNES: Good (2025)CAPUCINS EST: Good (2025)LA ROMANIQUETTE: Good (2025)LA LAVE (SITE DE CORBIERES): Good (2025)CARRO: Good (2025)PLAGE DU BARRY: Good (2025)PLAGE LA MADRAGUE DE SAINT-CYR: Good (2025)PLAGE DE MAR VIVO CHEMIN HERMITTE: Good (2025)PLAGE LES SABLETTES: Good (2025)PLAGE SAINTE MAXIME VILLE (CASINO): Good (2025)PLAGE VEILLAT: Good (2025)LA PONCHE: Good (2025)ROBINSON: Good (2025)PLAGE DE MAR VIVO POSTE DE SECOURS: Good (2025)FOSSAN: Good (2025)BEAU RIVAGE: Good (2025)MIRANDOLE: Good (2025)MIDI CENTRE: Good (2025)PLAGE LA BERGERIE: Good (2025)PORQUEROLLES-NOTRE DAME: Good (2025)PORQUEROLLES-GRANDE PLAGE (COURTADE): Good (2025)PLAGE CAMP LONG: Good (2025)PLAGE DU LIDO: Good (2025)PLAGE LES PINS CENTRE: Good (2025)LE PONTEIL: Good (2025)PONT DULYS: Good (2025)PROMENADE DU SOLEIL: Good (2025)GAROUPE EST: Good (2025)LA RAGUETTE: Good (2025)SABLETTES OUEST: Good (2025)CAP ROUSSET: Good (2025)LUMIERE: Good (2025)DAVID (PRADO SUD): Good (2025)LES GOUDES: Good (2025)PLAGE REPUBLIQUE: Good (2025)PLAGE DE LA BOUILLABAISSE: Good (2025)LA GARONNETTE VAL D'ESQUIERES: Good (2025)PLAGE LES LECQUES SAINT COME OUEST: Good (2025)LA VERNETTE: Good (2025)BAIGNADE DE VINON SUR VERDON: Good (2025)NEPTUNE: Good (2025)PAILLON EPI: Good (2025)L'ARME: Good (2025)MARINIERES: Good (2025)CORAILLEURS: Good (2025)LA GALIOTE: Good (2025)PLAGE LA CAPTE-VILLAGE: Good (2025)LES CANEBIERS: Good (2025)BAIGNADE DE LA MUIE: Good (2025)PLAN D'EAU DE LA RIAILLE: Good (2025)PLAN D'EAU DU REVESTIDOU: Good (2025)MARQUET: Good (2025)FUON MARINA: Good (2025)SABLETTES EST: Good (2025)POSTE C.R.S: Good (2025)LOUP: Good (2025)PLAGE LE PRADON CENTRE: Good (2025)PLAGE DE MONTMEYAN: Good (2025)GABRES: Good (2025)ANSE TABARLY- BASE NAUTIQUE: Good (2025)NEPTUNE: Good (2025)JEUNES: Good (2025)MIDI EST: Good (2025)LA DARSE: Good (2025)PROPHETE: Good (2025)PLAGE DE LA VERNE: Good (2025)PLAGE DU RAYOLET: Good (2025)SAINT ASILE: Good (2025)PONTON COURBET: Good (2025)LES ONDES: Good (2025)SABLE D'OR: Good (2025)MAGNAN: Good (2025)LIDO: Good (2025)COCO BEACH: Good (2025)ROQUEBRUNE: Good (2025)PASSABLE: Good (2025)ANSE DES SABLETTES: Good (2025)PATORGUE: Good (2025)LES SABLETTES CHEMIN DU REY: Good (2025)PLAGE BONNEGRACE KENNEDY (POSTE DE SECOURS): Good (2025)ESTERON 1: Sufficient (2025)GRAND ROUCAS (PRADO NORD): Sufficient (2025)PLAGE LA DOUANE DEBARQUEMENT: Sufficient (2025)PLAGE LES LECQUES ST-COME EST: Sufficient (2025)PLAGE BONNEGRACE OUEST LES LONES: Sufficient (2025)PLAGE DU CROS: Sufficient (2025)LANTERNE: Sufficient (2025)BONNEVEINE: Sufficient (2025)PONT ROMAIN: Sufficient (2025)FOURMIS: Sufficient (2025)CENTENAIRE: Sufficient (2025)LES GORGES DE LA MEOUGE: Sufficient (2025)SAINT ESTEVE (FRIOUL): Sufficient (2025)POINTE ROUGE: Sufficient (2025)GRAND LARGE: Sufficient (2025)PONT ROMAIN ( OUVEZE ): Sufficient (2025)LA GRAVETTE: Sufficient (2025)PLAGE LES LECQUES VIEUX PORT: Poor (2025)LA BAGAREE: Poor (2025)L'HUVEAUNE: Poor (2025)BEACH CLUB: Poor (2025)BORELY (CHAMP DE COURSES): Poor (2025)EDEN ROC: Poor (2025)LES FERRAYONNES: Poor (2025)LES FLOTS BLEUS: Poor (2025)SAINT JEAN ROCHES PLATES: Poor (2025)LES VESPINS (ex LIMITE COMMUNE): Poor (2025)HAMEAU DE VEAU PONT DU TOULOURENC: Poor (2025)ARENE GROSSE: Poor (2025)VarAlpes-MaritimesBouches-du-RhôneHautes-AlpesAlpes-de-Haute-ProvenceVaucluseOccitanieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by department

Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 departments that contain their reported coordinates.

2025 EEA classes by department
DepartmentSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Var199157 (78.9%)32532
Alpes-Maritimes15596 (61.9%)44654
Bouches-du-Rhône8464 (76.2%)12431
Hautes-Alpes2825 (89.3%)1101
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence2221 (95.5%)1000
Vaucluse138 (61.5%)2111

Sea, lakes and rivers in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

2025 EEA classes by water type
Water typeSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Coastal393283 (72%)841394
Transitional (lagoon/estuary)1613 (81.3%)2001
Lake8275 (91.5%)4003
River100 (0%)2431

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

238 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.

  1. 1 LAC 11 seasons · Hautes-Alpes
  2. 3 LAC - LAC DES PEUPLIERS 11 seasons · Hautes-Alpes
  3. ANCIENNE AUBERGE 11 seasons · Var
  4. ANCIENNE ROUTE DES SALLES 11 seasons · Var
  5. ANSE DE COURONNE VIEILLE 11 seasons · Bouches-du-Rhône
  6. ANSE DE RENECROS 11 seasons · Var
  7. ANSE MISTRAL 11 seasons · Var
  8. ANSE SAN PEIRE 11 seasons · Var
  9. ANTHEOR 11 seasons · Var
  10. ANTIBES LES PINS OUEST 11 seasons · Alpes-Maritimes
  11. ARENE CROS 11 seasons · Bouches-du-Rhône
  12. AU DROIT DES DEUX CAMPINGS 11 seasons · Var
  13. AUBRY LECOMTE 11 seasons · Alpes-Maritimes
  14. BAIE DE LA SAUNA 11 seasons · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  15. BAINS DES DAMES 11 seasons · Bouches-du-Rhône
  16. BALAGUIER 11 seasons · Var
  17. BAMBOU 11 seasons · Alpes-Maritimes
  18. BASE NAUTIQUE 11 seasons · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  19. BAUMETTES 11 seasons · Bouches-du-Rhône
  20. BERTELO 11 seasons · Alpes-Maritimes
  21. BESTOUAN 11 seasons · Bouches-du-Rhône
  22. BON VOYAGE 11 seasons · Alpes-Maritimes
  23. BONNE TERRASSE 11 seasons · Var
  24. BONPORTEAU 11 seasons · Var

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.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (27)

Declined (26)

How Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur rated since 2015

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

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
202549237175.4%12
202448736675.2%10
202348535372.8%7
202248635072%10
202149035171.6%11
202048736474.7%8
201948539080.4%8
201847940785%8
201747338681.6%6
201646838682.5%5
201546938481.9%5

Places with the most bathing waters in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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.

Top 15 places by number of official bathing waters
PlaceDepartmentSitesExcellentPoor
Juan-les-PinsAlpes-Maritimes178 (47.1%)0
CannesAlpes-Maritimes1614 (87.5%)0
Saint-TropezVar1613 (81.3%)0
Le LavandouVar1515 (100%)0
Sainte-MaximeVar1311 (84.6%)0
Saint-RaphaëlVar127 (58.3%)1
FréjusVar119 (81.8%)0
BandolVar118 (72.7%)1
Cagnes-sur-MerAlpes-Maritimes118 (72.7%)0
Saint-Mandrier-sur-MerVar98 (88.9%)0
Théoule-sur-MerAlpes-Maritimes98 (88.9%)0
Roquebrune-Cap-MartinAlpes-Maritimes96 (66.7%)0
Cavalaire-sur-MerVar88 (100%)0
ChorgesAlpes-de-Haute-Provence88 (100%)0
Sausset-les-PinsBouches-du-Rhône87 (87.5%)0

All 501 official bathing waters in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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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Var 199 sites · 78.9% Excellent · 3 Poor
Alpes-Maritimes 155 sites · 61.9% Excellent · 5 Poor
  • ANTIBES LES PINS EST · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
  • ANTIBES LES PINS OUEST · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • AUBRY LECOMTE · La Californie Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BAMBOU · Magnan Beaumettes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BARRAYA · Vallauris Good
  • BEACH · Beausoleil Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • BEACH CLUB · Saint-Laurent-du-Var Poor Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
  • BEAU RIVAGE · Vieille Ville Good
  • BERTELO · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BIJOU · Cannes Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • BLUE BEACH · Rue de France Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
  • BON VOYAGE · Beausoleil Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BORRIGO · Menton Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • CABBE · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CAP D'ANTIBES · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • CAREI · Menton Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • CARLTON · Cannes Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • CARRAS · La Californie Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • CASTEL · Vieille Ville Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • CENTENAIRE · Jean-Médecin Sufficient
  • CENTRE NAUTIQUE (ex poste de secours n°1) · Villeneuve-Loubet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CHANTIERS NAVALS · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CHATEAU · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • CHATEAU (ex Est Marco Polo) · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • COCO BEACH · Quartier de Mont-Boron Good
  • COTE OUEST · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • COTE PORT SILVA MARIS · Èze Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • COUSTEAU · Saint-Laurent-du-Var Not classified
  • DAUPHINS · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • DE L'EGLISE · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • DE L'ENTREE DU PORT · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • DE L'HIPPODROME · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • DE LA SERRE · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • DU PORT · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • DU TONNEAU · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • ESPALMADOR · Beaulieu-sur-Mer Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • EST SILVA MARIS · Èze Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • ESTERON 1 Sufficient
  • EZE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • EZE EST Good
  • FABRON · L'Archet Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • FLORIDA · Rue de France Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FONT DE VEYRE · Cannes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FONTONNE EST · Antibes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FONTONNE OUEST · Antibes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FORT CARRE · Antibes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FORUM · Rue de France Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
  • FOSSAN · Menton Good
  • FOSSES · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • FOSSETTES · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • FOURMIS · Beaulieu-sur-Mer Sufficient
  • FUON MARINA · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Good
  • GABRES · Cannes Good
  • GALION · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • GALION · Jean-Médecin Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • GARAVAN EST · Menton Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • GARE MARCHANDISES · Cannes Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • GAROUPE EST · Juan-les-Pins Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
  • GAROUPE OUEST · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • GAZAGNAIRE · Cannes Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • GOLFE BLEU · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • GORBIO · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Not classified
  • GRAND LARGE · Cagnes-sur-Mer Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
  • GRANDE PLAGE JUAN LES PINS Good
  • ILE STE MARGUERITE EST · Cannes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • ILE STE MARGUERITE OUEST · Cannes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • JEUNES · Villefranche-sur-Mer Good
  • JEUNES · Vallauris Good
  • L'ARME · Beausoleil Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • LA BAGAREE · La Colle-sur-Loup Poor Poor in 2 of 2 classified seasons
  • LA BATTERIE (ex pierre au tambour) · Villeneuve-Loubet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LA BRAGUE - LE PONT DE TAMARIN · Sophia Antipolis Not classified
  • LA BUSE · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LA DARSE · Quartier de Mont-Boron Good
  • LA FIGHIERE (ex la batterie) · Villeneuve-Loubet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LA FIGUEIRETTE · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • LA GARE · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • LA GRAVETTE · Antibes Sufficient
  • LA RAGUE · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • LA RAGUETTE · Théoule-sur-Mer Good
  • LA RESERVE · Quartier de Mont-Boron Good
  • LA SALIS · Antibes Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • LANSBERG · Saint-Laurent-du-Var Not classified
  • LANTERNE · La Californie Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
  • LE PONTEIL · Antibes Good
  • LENVAL · Magnan Beaumettes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LES FERRAYONNES · Villeneuve-Loubet Poor Poor in 2 of 2 classified seasons
  • LES FLOTS BLEUS · Saint-Laurent-du-Var Poor Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
  • LES GROULES · Biot Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LES ONDES · Juan-les-Pins Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
  • LES SIRENES · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Good
  • LES VESPINS (ex LIMITE COMMUNE) · Saint-Laurent-du-Var Poor Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
  • LIDO · Jean-Médecin Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • LIMITE COMMUNE OUEST · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • LIMITE DE COMMUNE EST · Biot Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LOUP · Cagnes-sur-Mer Good
  • MAGNAN · Magnan Beaumettes Good
  • MALA · Cap-d'Ail Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • MARCO POLO · Èze Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • MARINA · Villeneuve-Loubet Excellent
  • MARINELAND · Biot Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • MARINIERES · Villefranche-sur-Mer Good
  • MARQUET · Cap-d'Ail Good
  • MAURETTES (ex poste de secours n°2) · Biot Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • MIDI · Cannes Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • MIDI CENTRE · Juan-les-Pins Good
  • MIDI EST · Juan-les-Pins Good
  • MIDI OUEST · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • MILITAIRE · Quartier du Port Good
  • MIRANDOLE · Vallauris Good
  • MOGADOR · Cagnes-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • MONDRIAN · Cannes Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • MOURE ROUGE · Cannes Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • NEPTUNE · Rue de France Good
  • NEPTUNE · Cagnes-sur-Mer Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • NOUVEAU PALAIS · Cannes Good
  • NOUVEAU PORT · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • OPERA · Vieille Ville Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • OUEST · Villefranche-sur-Mer Good
  • PAILLON EPI · Jean-Médecin Good
  • PALM BEACH · Cannes Excellent
  • PALOMA · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • PASCALIN · Vallauris Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • PASSABLE · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
  • PETITE AFRIQUE · Beaulieu-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • PETITE AFRIQUE EST · Beaulieu-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PISSARELLES · Cap-d'Ail Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PLAGE DU CROUTON · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • POINCARE · Rue de France Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • POINTE DE L'AIGUILLE · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • PONT DULYS · Juan-les-Pins Good
  • PONTON COURBET · Juan-les-Pins Good
  • PORT GALLICE · Juan-les-Pins Good
  • POSTE C.R.S · Vallauris Good
  • PROMENADE DU SOLEIL · Juan-les-Pins Good
  • RIOU · Cannes Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • ROBINSON · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Good
  • ROCHERS DE LA BOCCA · Cannes Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • ROQUEBRUNE · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Good
  • RUHL · Jean-Médecin Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • SABLE D'OR · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Good
  • SABLETTES EST · Menton Good
  • SABLETTES OUEST · Menton Good
  • SAINTE-HELENE · L'Archet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • SOLENZARA · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • SPORTING · Rue de France Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
  • SQUARE GOULD · Juan-les-Pins Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • ST GEORGES · Cannes Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • SUD AVIATION · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • SUVERET · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • TETOU · Vallauris Good
  • TROU DE L'ANCRE · Mandelieu-la-Napoule Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • VALLON DE L'AUTEL (ex. Marco Polo) · Théoule-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • VAUGRENIER · Biot Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • VOILIER · Rue de France Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Bouches-du-Rhône 84 sites · 76.2% Excellent · 3 Poor
  • AIGUES DOUCE · Port-de-Bouc Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • ANSE DE BONNIEU · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
  • ANSE DE COURONNE VIEILLE · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • ANSE DE L'ARENE · Cassis Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
  • ANSE DES PHOCEENS · Montredon Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • ANSE DES SABLETTES · Montredon Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • ANSE DES TAMARIS · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
  • ARENE CROS · Ceyreste Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BAINS DES DAMES · Montredon Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BAUMETTES · Carry-le-Rouet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BEAUDUC Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • BESTOUAN · Cassis Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • BONNE BRISE · Montredon Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
  • BONNEVEINE Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
  • BORELY (CHAMP DE COURSES) · Bonneveine Poor Poor in 1 of 11 classified seasons
  • BOTTAI · Port-de-Bouc Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • BRISE DE MER · Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CAP ROUSSET · Carry-le-Rouet Good
  • CAPUCINS EST · La Ciotat Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • CAPUCINS OUEST · La Ciotat Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
  • CARRO · Sausset-les-Pins Good
  • CATALANS · Le Pharo Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • CAVAOU · Fos-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CHAMPIGNY · Berre-l'Étang Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
  • CORNICHE · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CORTON · Cassis Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • CRIN BLANC · Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
  • CYRNOS · La Ciotat Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
  • DAVID (PRADO SUD) · La Plage Good
  • EN VAU · Cassis Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FERRIERES (étang de Berre) · Martigues Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • FIGUEROLLE ETANG DE BERRE · Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
  • FIGUEROLLES · La Ciotat Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • FONTSAINTE · Ceyreste Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • FROMAGE · Port-de-Bouc Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
  • GRAND ROUCAS (PRADO NORD) · La Plage Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
  • GRANDE MER · Cassis Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • GRANDE PLAGE · Fos-sur-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • JAI NORD · Marignane Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • JAI SUD · Châteauneuf-les-Martigues Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • L'HUVEAUNE · La Plage Poor Poor in 7 of 11 classified seasons
  • LA LAVE (SITE DE CORBIERES) · L'Estaque Good
  • LA LEQUE · Port-de-Bouc Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
  • LA REDONNE · Ensuès-la-Redonne Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • LA ROMANIQUETTE · Istres Good Excellent → Good since 2024
  • LA TUILIERE · Carry-le-Rouet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • Lac de peyrolles · Peyrolles-en-Provence Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LE FORTIN (SITE DE CORBIERES) · L'Estaque Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
  • LE PASSET · Berre-l'Étang Not classified
  • LE RANQUET · Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • LES ARENES · Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LES EAUX SALEES · Carry-le-Rouet Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
  • LES FIGUIERES · Ensuès-la-Redonne Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
  • LES GOUDES · Montredon Good
  • LES ISCLES · La Roque-d'Anthéron Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LES LAURONS · Martigues Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • LES ROBINSONS · Rognac Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • LUMIERE · La Ciotat Good
  • MARETTE · Vitrolles Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
  • MARINA PLAGE · Vitrolles Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • MASSANE · Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • MONTEAU · Istres Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
  • MORGIOU · Sormiou Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • MUGEL · La Ciotat Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • NAPOLEON · Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • OLGA · Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
  • PATORGUE · Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
  • PIEMANSON · Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PLAGE DE BONNIEU · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PLAGE DES CABASSONS · Saint-Chamas Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PLAGE DES COMBATTANTS · Port-de-Bouc Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PLAGE DES OURS · Port-de-Bouc Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PLAGE FERNANDEL · Carry-le-Rouet Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
  • PLAGES DE LA SAULCE ET DE SAINTE CROIX · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
  • POINTE ROUGE · Vieille Chapelle Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
  • PORT PIN · Cassis Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • PROPHETE · Marseille Roucas-Blanc Good
  • ROUET PLAGE · Carry-le-Rouet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • SAINT ESTEVE (FRIOUL) · Marseille Endoume Sufficient
  • SAINT JEAN ROCHES PLATES · La Ciotat Poor Poor in 1 of 7 classified seasons
  • SORMIOU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • VARAGE SAINT MITRE ISTRES · Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
  • VERDON · Sausset-les-Pins Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
  • VIEILLE CHAPELLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Hautes-Alpes 28 sites · 89.3% Excellent
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 22 sites · 95.5% Excellent
Vaucluse 13 sites · 61.5% Excellent · 1 Poor

Compared with other regions in France

#RegionSitesExcellentPoor
1Nouvelle-Aquitaine41982.1%8
2Pays de la Loire20081%3
3Grand Est8980.9%2
4Brittany60177.5%10
5Bourgogne-Franche-Comté7776.6%2
6Occitanie45476.2%13
7Corsica22375.8%20
8Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes28475.4%15
9Centre-Val de Loire4374.4%2
10Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur50174.1%12
11Normandy16166.5%5
12La Réunion2665.4%1
13Guadeloupe10364.1%3
14Île-de-France2347.8%7
15Martinique6246.8%1
16Hauts-de-France5137.3%2
17Mayotte2128.6%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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur were rated Excellent in 2025?
371 of 501 (74.1%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 92 were Good, 17 Sufficient and 12 Poor, and 9 had no class. That ranks Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 10 of 17 France regions by Excellent share.
Which department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the highest share of Excellent sites?
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 95.5% of its 22 sites were Excellent in 2025. Hautes-Alpes follows with 89.3%. Only departments with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
Which beaches in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur have the best long-term record?
238 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example 1 LAC, 3 LAC - LAC DES PEUPLIERS, ANCIENNE AUBERGE. See the ranking.
Which places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur have the most official bathing waters?
Juan-les-Pins (17, 47.1% Excellent), Cannes (16, 87.5% Excellent), Saint-Tropez (16, 81.3% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
Were any bathing waters in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur rated Poor?
Yes, 12: L'HUVEAUNE, HAMEAU DE VEAU PONT DU TOULOURENC, EDEN ROC, PLAGE LES LECQUES VIEUX PORT and 8 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.