BARRACHOU
2025: Not classifiedBARRACHOU is a coastal bathing water in France, 0.7 km north-west of Guissény (Brittany) in a straight line. It has no official quality class for the 2025 season (Not classified), so the annual assessment cannot tell you how clean it usually is.
En français: Site de baignade BARRACHOU près de Guissény : aucun classement officiel européen n’est disponible pour 2025. Les interdictions temporaires et alertes de pollution sont publiées par l’autorité compétente (lien plus bas). Le reste de la page est en anglais.
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.
It was classified in 3 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 0 of those classifications were Excellent. Poor was recorded in these seasons: 2015, 2016, 2017.
Where it is in Brittany
How it compares locally
There are 56 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). The nearest Excellent-rated alternative is BOUTROUILLES, 1.9 km north (coastal).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Within 10 km | 28 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Within 25 km | 56 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Other official bathing waters near Guissény
9 other official bathing waters have Guissény as nearest named place. Together, 3 of 10 were Excellent in 2025 and 1 Poor.
- BOUTROUILLES Excellent Coastal
- KARRECK HIR Excellent Coastal
- LA SECHERIE (VOUGOT) Excellent Coastal
- CURNIC Good Coastal
- FANAL (NEIZ-VRAN) Good Coastal
- POUL FEUNTEUN Good Coastal
- DIBENNOU Poor Coastal
- CROIX Not classified Coastal
- LERRET Not classified Coastal
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 12.9 °C · heavy rain showers |
|---|---|
| Wind | 3.5 m/s from the south-east |
| Rain, next 24 h | 6.1 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 10 to 13 °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.
Coastal · Not classified0.4 km eastLERRET
Coastal · Not classified0.6 km north-eastDIBENNOU
Coastal · Poor0.9 km westPOUL FEUNTEUN
Coastal · Good1.1 km north-westBOUTROUILLES
Coastal · Excellent1.9 km north
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for BARRACHOU?
- Not classified for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by France. Not classified usually means too few samples, a new or changed site, or a season without a valid assessment.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- A 2024-to-2025 comparison is not possible because at least one of the two seasons is not classified in the record.
- 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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For municipalities, campsites, hotels and clubs: the badge shows the current official EEA class of BARRACHOU and updates automatically when the next season's classification is published. It links back to this page with the history and today's notice sources.
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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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