Official annual classification

LE GRAND VIEIL

FranceCoastal47.02206, -2.24774
2025: Good

LE GRAND VIEIL is a coastal bathing water in France, 2 km north of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (Pays de la Loire) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Good.

En français: Site de baignade LE GRAND VIEIL près de Noirmoutier-en-l'Île : 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 Pays de la Loire

ExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classifiedThis site200 official bathing waters in Pays de la Loire by 2025 class, from official EEA coordinates; outline: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics), generalised, so coastal sites can sit just offshore.
Beach and boats below the Château de Pornic
Pays de la Loire: Beach and boats below the Château de Pornic. A landscape photo of the wider area, not of LE GRAND VIEIL itself. Photo: GOLFY, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo credits

How it compares locally

There are 54 other official bathing waters in France within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of Pays de la Loire, 81% of 200 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 LA CLERE, 1.0 km south-east (coastal).

Other official bathing waters in France around this site, by 2025 class (straight-line distance; cross-border sites not included)
RadiusSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Within 5 km660000
Within 10 km10100000
Within 25 km544010400

Other official bathing waters near Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

7 other official bathing waters have Noirmoutier-en-l'Île as nearest named place. Together, 7 of 8 were Excellent in 2025.

Weather forecast at this location

Forecast valid from 2026-11-11 21:00 UTC; issued 2026-11-11 19:50 UTC
Air temperature14.5 °C · partly cloudy
Wind4.1 m/s from the east
Rain, next 24 h0.1 mm
Air temperature range, next 24 h11 to 15 °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 LE GRAND VIEIL?
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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