France · Guadeloupe
Anse Pistolet water quality
Is it clean? Not enough data to say
Anse Pistolet doesn't have an official classification for 2025 yet — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating. See the sampling history below for the beach's track record in prior seasons.
11-year classification history
Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.
- 2015: Excellent2015
- 2016: Excellent2016
- 2017: Excellent2017
- 2018: Excellent2018
- 2019: Excellent2019
- 2020: Excellent2020
- 2021: Excellent2021
- 2022: Not classified2022
- 2023: Not classified2023
- 2024: Not classified2024
- 2025: Not classified2025
Not classified in the most recent season, and 7 of 7 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
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| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Excellent |
| 2016 | Excellent |
| 2017 | Excellent |
| 2018 | Excellent |
| 2019 | Excellent |
| 2020 | Excellent |
| 2021 | Excellent |
| 2022 | Not classified |
| 2023 | Not classified |
| 2024 | Not classified |
| 2025 | Not classified |
- 2015Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2016Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2017Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2018Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2019Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2020Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2021Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2022Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2023Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2024Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2025Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
2026 in-season sample timeline
No individual in-season sample feed has been published for Anse Pistolet yet. The official 2025 classification above, from the annual EU Bathing Water report, is the most current rating available for this beach.
How measurement works
Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities take water samples through the bathing season and test them for two indicator bacteria: intestinal enterococci and E. coli. Higher counts of either indicate a greater risk of contamination from sewage or agricultural runoff.
At the end of each season, the full set of results is reported to the European Environment Agency, which assigns one of four classifications — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — based on the statistical spread of the last four seasons' samples, not a single reading. That's why the rating published in spring 2026 covers the 2025 season, and why one bad sample doesn't necessarily change the rating on its own.
Official bathing water profile ↗ · ← Back to the Anse Pistolet overview · Sea temperature at Anse Pistolet →
Frequently asked questions
Should you swim at Anse Pistolet?
Best to check first: the 2025 official rating is Not classified, so look for local advisories and posted flags before going in. That applies to the water around Guadeloupe.
How is bathing water quality measured?
Water samples taken through the bathing season are tested for two indicator bacteria — intestinal enterococci and E. coli — with the full season's results reported to the European Environment Agency the following spring, which grades the season Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor under the EU Bathing Water Directive. Some national authorities, including Croatia's IZOR, also publish individual in-season samples ahead of that annual report; that isn't yet available for Anse Pistolet.
How often is the water tested?
Testing happens throughout the season (typically 4+ samples, May–September), but the resulting classification is only published once, the following spring. Anse Pistolet doesn't yet have a published in-season feed, so the annual rating above is the most current figure on hand.