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Poulafret water quality
Is it clean? Yes — the water is officially clean
Poulafret's official 2025 EU Bathing Water rating is Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment. 9 of the 11 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: Excellent2015
- 2016: Good2016
- 2017: Excellent2017
- 2018: Good2018
- 2019: Good2019
- 2020: Sufficient2020
- 2021: Sufficient2021
- 2022: Good2022
- 2023: Good2023
- 2024: Good2024
- 2025: Excellent2025
Excellent in the most recent season, and 9 of 11 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
View as table
| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Excellent |
| 2016 | Good |
| 2017 | Excellent |
| 2018 | Good |
| 2019 | Good |
| 2020 | Sufficient |
| 2021 | Sufficient |
| 2022 | Good |
| 2023 | Good |
| 2024 | Good |
| 2025 | Excellent |
- 2015Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
- 2016Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2017Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water 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.
- 2020Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual assessment.
- 2021Sufficient — meets the minimum EU standard in the latest annual 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.
- 2025Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment.
2026 in-season sample timeline
No individual in-season sample feed has been published for Poulafret 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 Poulafret overview · Sea temperature at Poulafret →
Frequently asked questions
Should you swim at Poulafret?
Yes. Its official 2025 EU Bathing Water rating is Excellent, and 9 of the 11 classified seasons on record have rated Excellent or Good. That applies to the water around Côtes-d'Armor.
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 Poulafret.
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. Poulafret doesn't have an in-season sample feed published yet, so the annual rating above is the most current figure available.