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Etang de Neuf Font (Grde Plage) water quality
Is it clean? Caution advised
Etang de Neuf Font (Grde Plage)'s official 2025 rating is Poor — below the EU standard; swimming may be discouraged or restricted by local authorities. Check for local advisories and posted flags before swimming, and see the history below for whether this is a one-off or a pattern.
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: Good2019
- 2020: Excellent2020
- 2021: Not classified2021
- 2022: Not classified2022
- 2023: Not classified2023
- 2024: Poor2024
- 2025: Poor2025
Poor in the most recent season, and 6 of 8 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
View as table
| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Excellent |
| 2016 | Excellent |
| 2017 | Excellent |
| 2018 | Excellent |
| 2019 | Good |
| 2020 | Excellent |
| 2021 | Not classified |
| 2022 | Not classified |
| 2023 | Not classified |
| 2024 | Poor |
| 2025 | Poor |
- 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.
- 2019Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2020Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2021Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 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.
- 2024Poor — below the EU standard; swimming may be discouraged or restricted by local authorities.
- 2025Poor — below the EU standard; swimming may be discouraged or restricted by local authorities.
2026 in-season sample timeline
No individual in-season sample feed has been published for Etang de Neuf Font (Grde Plage) 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.
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