GRAND LARGE
2025: SufficientGRAND LARGE is a coastal bathing water in France, 1.4 km south of Cagnes-sur-Mer (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) and about 11 km south-west of Nice in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Sufficient. That is down from Good in 2024.
En français: Site de baignade GRAND LARGE près de Cagnes-sur-Mer : le classement officiel européen de la qualité de l’eau pour 2025 est « suffisante ». 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 9 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 0 of those classifications were Excellent. The class fell from Good in 2024 to Sufficient in 2025. Poor was recorded in these seasons: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Where it is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
How it compares locally
There are 134 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). The nearest Excellent-rated alternative is DU TONNEAU, 0.3 km south-west (coastal).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Within 10 km | 53 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Within 25 km | 134 | 84 | 38 | 4 | 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'ENTREE DU PORT 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
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 · Good0.1 km south-westDU TONNEAU
Coastal · Excellent0.3 km south-westMOGADOR
Coastal · Excellent0.3 km north-eastDE LA SERRE
Coastal · Excellent0.5 km north-eastGALION
Coastal · Excellent0.8 km north-east
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for GRAND LARGE?
- Sufficient 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 fell from Good in 2024 to Sufficient 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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For municipalities, campsites, hotels and clubs: the badge shows the current official EEA class of GRAND LARGE 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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