France · Haute-Loire
Allier Rive Gauche Camping
Haute-Loire, France
On the beach
Right now
Sample dataIllustrative conditions — the live Open-Meteo marine feed wasn't reachable, so these are deterministic placeholder values that will be replaced automatically once the feed is available.
7-day outlook
Sample dataModeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.
Sea temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Sea temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 24.8 | 0.3 |
| Thu 3 | 25.2 | 0.3 |
| Fri 4 | 25.2 | 0.3 |
| Sat 5 | 24.8 | 0.3 |
| Sun 6 | 24.2 | 0.3 |
| Mon 7 | 24.1 | 0.3 |
| Tue 8 | 24.3 | 0.3 |
Water quality history
Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.
- 2015: Poor2015
- 2016: Sufficient2016
- 2017: Poor2017
- 2018: Sufficient2018
- 2019: Poor2019
- 2020: Not classified2020
- 2021: Not classified2021
- 2022: Not classified2022
- 2023: Excellent2023
- 2024: Good2024
- 2025: Good2025
Good in the most recent season, and 3 of 8 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
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| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Poor |
| 2016 | Sufficient |
| 2017 | Poor |
| 2018 | Sufficient |
| 2019 | Poor |
| 2020 | Not classified |
| 2021 | Not classified |
| 2022 | Not classified |
| 2023 | Excellent |
| 2024 | Good |
| 2025 | Good |
Typical sea temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly sea temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical sea temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 14 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 17 |
| May | 20 |
| Jun | 23 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 25 |
| Sep | 25 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 20 |
| Dec | 17 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Allier Pont de Lavoute Chilhac6.7 kmHaute-Loire
- Allier Rive Gauche7.1 kmHaute-Loire
- Allier-La Bageasse7.8 kmHaute-Loire
- Allier - Ile D'Amour15 kmHaute-Loire
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
Getting there & around
- By car: there's parking about ~1.0 km from the beach.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest village: Saint-Ilpize, about ~1.7 km away.
- 1 place to eat within 1 km
- 1 place to stay mapped nearby Closest is La Vialette, about ~270 m away.
What kind of beach is this?
This beach belongs to a small coastal village. It's usually calmer than a resort or town beach, though a popular village spot can still fill up on the best summer days.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
- Water sports
Is the water clean at Allier Rive Gauche Camping?
Thinking of swimming at Allier Rive Gauche Camping? The short answer: its official EU Bathing Water rating for 2025 is Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment. That rating is set once a year under the EU Bathing Water Directive, from a full season of testing for intestinal enterococci and E. coli reported to the European Environment Agency the following spring, so the 2025 season's grade appeared in spring 2026 and the 2026 season won't be graded until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Good for 2 straight years. There's parking about ~1.0 km from the beach.
Over the 8 classified seasons on record, 3 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect a cooler, calmer sea either side of that stretch. The nearest town, Saint-Ilpize, is about ~1.7 km away.
“Good” is one point on a four-step scale — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — assigned once per year from that season's water samples, not a live reading. It describes how the site performs on average across the season, not the exact water quality this afternoon; for day-to-day sea conditions, see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above.
Frequently asked questions
Should you swim at Allier Rive Gauche Camping?
Yes. Allier Rive Gauche Camping's official 2025 rating is Good — one notch below the top classification — and 3 of 8 classified seasons here have rated Excellent or Good. It's also held steady at Good for 2 straight years.
What's the current water temperature at Allier Rive Gauche Camping?
For Allier Rive Gauche Camping, the ~25°C figure above is a stand-in value, not a live reading — the marine-weather feed was unreachable when the page last built, and it'll swap in automatically once the feed responds again. That's the reading right off Haute-Loire. On the modeled climatology here, August usually runs warmest.
When should you plan a swimming trip to Allier Rive Gauche Camping?
For the warmest water, aim for July–September — that's when the modeled sea temperature is typically at its best. That applies to the water around Haute-Loire. Within that window, August is typically the single warmest month.
How is bathing water quality actually assessed?
Once a year, national authorities report a full season of testing for intestinal enterococci and E. coli to the European Environment Agency, which grades the season Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor under the EU Bathing Water Directive. A handful of countries, including Croatia via IZOR, also publish individual in-season samples ahead of that report — Allier Rive Gauche Camping doesn't have that feed set up yet.
What's the easiest way to reach Allier Rive Gauche Camping?
By car, there's parking about ~1.0 km from the beach. The nearest town is Saint-Ilpize, about ~1.7 km away.