Official annual classification

BASSIN BLEU

FranceRiver-21.08386, 55.74784
2025: Good

BASSIN BLEU is a river bathing water in France. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Good.

En français: Site de baignade BASSIN BLEU : le classement officiel européen de la qualité de l’eau pour 2025 est « bonne ». La qualité a été jugée excellente lors de 8 des 11 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.

2025Good
2024Good
2023Good
2022Excellent
2021Excellent
2020Excellent
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent
History summary

It was classified in 11 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 8 of those classifications were Excellent.

Where it is in La Réunion

ExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classifiedThis site26 official bathing waters in La Réunion by 2025 class, from official EEA coordinates.
Saint Gilles les bains beach
La Réunion: Saint Gilles les bains beach. A landscape photo of the wider area, not of BASSIN BLEU itself. Photo: Jean-Marc Astesana from Voisins le Bretonneux, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo credits

How it compares locally

There are 2 other official bathing waters in France within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of La Réunion, 65.4% of 26 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across France, 41% of the 444 river bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (74.4% of all 3,378 sites in the country). The nearest Excellent-rated alternative is BASSIN DE LA PASSERELLE, 30.4 km south (river).

Other official bathing waters in France around this site, by 2025 class (straight-line distance; cross-border sites not included)
RadiusSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Within 5 km000000
Within 10 km202000
Within 25 km202000

Weather forecast at this location

Forecast valid from 2026-11-11 20:00 UTC; issued 2026-11-11 19:19 UTC
Air temperature21.8 °C · fog
Wind3.3 m/s from the south-west
Rain, next 24 h1.1 mm
Air temperature range, next 24 h21 to 27 °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 BASSIN BLEU?
Good 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?
No. It was Good in both 2024 and 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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