France · Gard
Le Vieux Moulin water quality
Is it clean? Caution advised
Le Vieux Moulin'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: Good2015
- 2016: Good2016
- 2017: Good2017
- 2018: Excellent2018
- 2019: Excellent2019
- 2020: Excellent2020
- 2021: Excellent2021
- 2022: Good2022
- 2023: Good2023
- 2024: Good2024
- 2025: Poor2025
Poor in the most recent season, and 10 of 11 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
View as table
| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Good |
| 2016 | Good |
| 2017 | Good |
| 2018 | Excellent |
| 2019 | Excellent |
| 2020 | Excellent |
| 2021 | Excellent |
| 2022 | Good |
| 2023 | Good |
| 2024 | Good |
| 2025 | Poor |
- 2015Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2016Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2017Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual 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.
- 2022Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2023Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2024Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 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 Le Vieux Moulin 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 Le Vieux Moulin overview · Sea temperature at Le Vieux Moulin →
Frequently asked questions
Is Le Vieux Moulin safe to swim in?
Caution is advised for the 2025 season — its official rating is Poor. Check for local advisories and posted flags. That applies to the water around Gard.
How is bathing water quality measured?
Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, samples taken through the season are tested for intestinal enterococci and E. coli, with the full-season results going to the European Environment Agency the following spring for one of four classifications — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor. Some national authorities, including Croatia's IZOR, also publish individual in-season samples ahead of that annual report; that isn't yet available for Le Vieux Moulin.
How often is the water tested?
A full season of sampling (typically 4+ samples, May–September) feeds the official annual classification, but it's only published once, the following spring. Le Vieux Moulin doesn't have an in-season sample feed published yet, so the annual rating above is the most current figure available.