DE L'ENTREE DU PORT
2025: ExcellentDE L'ENTREE DU PORT is a coastal bathing water in France, 1.9 km east of Cagnes-sur-Mer (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) and about 9 km south-west of Nice in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. It has been rated Excellent in each of the last 11 seasons.
En français: Site de baignade DE L'ENTREE DU PORT près de Cagnes-sur-Mer : le classement officiel européen de la qualité de l’eau pour 2025 est « excellente ». La qualité a été jugée excellente lors de 11 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.
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 11 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 11 of those classifications were Excellent. The current run of Excellent classifications covers 11 consecutive seasons (2015–2025).
Where it is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
How it compares locally
There are 137 other official bathing waters in France within 25 km of this point. It is one of 151 official bathing waters in our French Riviera (Alpes-Maritimes) guide, where 63.6% were Excellent in 2025. In the wider region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 74.1% of 501 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).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Within 10 km | 55 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Within 25 km | 137 | 85 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Other official bathing waters near Cagnes-sur-Mer
10 other official bathing waters have Cagnes-sur-Mer as nearest named place. Together, 8 of 11 were Excellent in 2025.
- DE L'EGLISE Excellent Coastal
- DE L'HIPPODROME Excellent Coastal
- DE LA SERRE Excellent Coastal
- DU PORT Excellent Coastal
- DU TONNEAU Excellent Coastal
- GALION Excellent Coastal
- MOGADOR Excellent Coastal
- LOUP Good Coastal
- NEPTUNE Good Coastal
- GRAND LARGE Sufficient Coastal
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 15.9 °C · cloudy |
|---|---|
| Wind | 5.2 m/s from the north-east |
| Rain, next 24 h | 52.8 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 15 to 17 °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 · Excellent0.2 km westDU PORT
Coastal · Excellent0.3 km south-eastGALION
Coastal · Excellent0.6 km westLES VESPINS (ex LIMITE COMMUNE)
Coastal · Poor0.7 km eastDE LA SERRE
Coastal · Excellent0.9 km south-west
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for DE L'ENTREE DU PORT?
- 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?
- No. It was Excellent 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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