France · Bouches-du-Rhône
Patorgue water quality
Is it clean? Yes — the water meets EU standards
Patorgue's official 2025 EU Bathing Water rating is Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment. 2 of the 3 classified seasons on record have rated Excellent or Good.
11-year classification history
Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.
- 2015: Not classified2015
- 2016: Not classified2016
- 2017: Not classified2017
- 2018: Not classified2018
- 2019: Not classified2019
- 2020: Not classified2020
- 2021: Not classified2021
- 2022: Not classified2022
- 2023: Excellent2023
- 2024: Sufficient2024
- 2025: Good2025
Good in the most recent season, and 2 of 3 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
View as table
| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not classified |
| 2016 | Not classified |
| 2017 | Not classified |
| 2018 | Not classified |
| 2019 | Not classified |
| 2020 | Not classified |
| 2021 | Not classified |
| 2022 | Not classified |
| 2023 | Excellent |
| 2024 | Sufficient |
| 2025 | Good |
- 2015Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2016Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2017Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2018Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2019Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 2020Not classified — not enough samples in this year to assign an official rating.
- 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.
- 2023Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2024Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2025Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
2026 in-season sample timeline
No individual in-season sample feed has been published for Patorgue 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 Patorgue overview · Sea temperature at Patorgue →
Frequently asked questions
Is Patorgue a safe beach for swimming?
Yes — Patorgue's official 2025 EU Bathing Water rating is Good, and 2 of 3 classified seasons on record have rated Excellent or Good. That applies to the water around Bouches-du-Rhône.
How is bathing water quality measured?
The process: national authorities sample the water through the season, test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli, and report the full results to the European Environment Agency each following spring, which assigns one of four grades 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 Patorgue.
How often is the water tested?
The official annual classification is based on a full season of sampling (typically 4+ samples, May–September) but is only published once, the following spring. Patorgue doesn't yet have a published in-season sample feed, so the annual rating above is the most current figure available.