France · Martinique
Petite Anse : Face Marigot water quality
Is it clean? Generally yes, with a caveat
Petite Anse : Face Marigot's official 2025 rating is Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment. It's the minimum passing grade, so it's worth checking for posted local advisories before swimming.
11-year classification history
Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.
- 2015: Sufficient2015
- 2016: Sufficient2016
- 2017: Good2017
- 2018: Good2018
- 2019: Good2019
- 2020: Good2020
- 2021: Good2021
- 2022: Sufficient2022
- 2023: Sufficient2023
- 2024: Sufficient2024
- 2025: Sufficient2025
Sufficient in the most recent season, and 5 of 11 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
View as table
| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Sufficient |
| 2016 | Sufficient |
| 2017 | Good |
| 2018 | Good |
| 2019 | Good |
| 2020 | Good |
| 2021 | Good |
| 2022 | Sufficient |
| 2023 | Sufficient |
| 2024 | Sufficient |
| 2025 | Sufficient |
- 2015Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2016Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2017Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2018Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2019Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2020Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2021Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2022Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2023Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2024Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2025Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
2026 in-season sample timeline
No individual in-season sample feed has been published for Petite Anse : Face Marigot 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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Frequently asked questions
Is Petite Anse : Face Marigot a safe beach for swimming?
Yes, with a caveat — 2025's rating is Sufficient, the lowest grade that still passes, so check local advisories before swimming. That applies to the water around Martinique.
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 Petite Anse : Face Marigot.
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. Petite Anse : Face Marigot doesn't yet have a published in-season sample feed, so the annual rating above is the most current figure available.