Official annual classification

ANSE DU MAGOUËR

FranceCoastal47.65910, -3.21392
2025: Excellent

ANSE DU MAGOUËR is a coastal bathing water in France, 1 km west of Étel (Brittany) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. That is an improvement on Good in 2024.

En français: Site de baignade ANSE DU MAGOUËR près de Étel : le classement officiel européen de la qualité de l’eau pour 2025 est « excellente ». La qualité a été jugée excellente lors de 1 des 3 saisons classées depuis 2015. Les interdictions temporaires et alertes de pollution sont publiées par l’autorité compétente (lien plus bas). Le reste de la page est en anglais.

Not a live safety signal. This is an annual official classification. Temporary pollution, algae, weather, currents or closures may change current conditions. Check the competent authority before swimming.
Before you swim

Check today's status and exact location

The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Agencies (ARS)) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.

Quality history

Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.

2025Excellent
2024Good
2023Good
2022Not classified
2021Not classified
2020Not classified
2019Not classified
2018Not classified
2017Not classified
2016Not classified
2015Not classified
History summary

It was classified in 3 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2023), and 1 of those classifications were Excellent. The class improved from Good in 2024 to Excellent in 2025.

Where it is in Brittany

ExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classifiedThis site601 official bathing waters in Brittany by 2025 class, from official EEA coordinates; outline: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics), generalised, so coastal sites can sit just offshore.
Sea front of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany
Brittany: Sea front of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany. A landscape photo of the wider area, not of ANSE DU MAGOUËR itself. Photo: JLPC, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo credits

How it compares locally

There are 66 other official bathing waters in France within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of Brittany, 77.5% of 601 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across France, 76.3% of the 2,035 coastal bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (74.4% of all 3,378 sites in the country).

Other official bathing waters in France around this site, by 2025 class (straight-line distance; cross-border sites not included)
RadiusSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Within 5 km660000
Within 10 km880000
Within 25 km66569100

Other official bathing waters near Étel

5 other official bathing waters have Étel as nearest named place. Together, 6 of 6 were Excellent in 2025.

Weather forecast at this location

Forecast valid from 2026-11-11 20:00 UTC; issued 2026-11-11 19:20 UTC
Air temperature12.1 °C · partly cloudy
Wind2.9 m/s from the east
Rain, next 24 h0.2 mm
Air temperature range, next 24 h10 to 12 °C

Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.

Nearby official bathing waters

Closest records in France by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.

Quick answers

What is the latest official rating for ANSE DU MAGOUËR?
Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by France. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
Has the rating changed recently?
Yes. It improved from Good in 2024 to Excellent in 2025.
Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
Use the national profile linked on this page or baignades.sante.gouv.fr run by Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Agencies (ARS), and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
When is the bathing season in France?
Set locally (typically mid-June – mid-September at sea, July – August inland). Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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Official source

Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.

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