GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN
2025: PoorGRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN is a river bathing water in France. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Poor. That is down from Sufficient in 2024.
En français: Site de baignade GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN : le classement officiel européen de la qualité de l’eau pour 2025 est « insuffisante ». 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 0 of those classifications were Excellent. The class fell from Sufficient in 2024 to Poor in 2025. Poor was recorded in these seasons: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025.
Where it is in Guadeloupe
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How it compares locally
There are 44 other official bathing waters in France within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of Guadeloupe, 64.1% of 103 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 SOFAIA, 10.2 km north-west (river).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Within 25 km | 44 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 27.8 °C · fair |
|---|---|
| Wind | 4.7 m/s from the east |
| Rain, next 24 h | 1.8 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 24 to 31 °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.
River · Not classified5.2 km south-eastCASCADE AUX ECREVISSES
River · Good6.2 km south-westDUQUERRY
River · Good7.1 km south-eastCORROSOL
River · Good7.2 km south-westBRAS DAVID
River · Good7.3 km south-west
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN?
- Poor 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 Sufficient in 2024 to Poor 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 GRANDE RIVIERE DU LAMENTIN 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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