The clarity of the water does not prefigure its quality. In France, many bathing sites are advised against by the authorities due to the presence of pathogenic bacteria: Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci. The Ministry of Health reveals that the assignment of these germs can cause “pathologies of the otolaryngeal sphere, of the digestive tract (gastroenteritis) or of the eyes”.
Wednesday, June 28, Le Figaro revealed a ranking of beaches to avoid, from the Atlantic coast to the coasts Mediterranean. To do this, the daily has identified the sample analyzes carried out from 2019 to 2022 on 1,800 sites and provided by the Regional Health Agencies, headed by the Ministry of Health.
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A degraded Atlantic coastline
Traditional region popular with tourists in summer, Brittany has many bathing sites not recommended, even formerly prohibited. In Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor), the beach has been closely monitored since 2018. The municipality had even banned access to the central beach from June to December 2019 to the detriment of the presence of green algae.
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Bacteria problems are not limited to Brittany. In Pays de la Loire, the beaches of Pouliguen and Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) border the waters of “insufficient quality”. In Normandy, the Manchoise towns of Agon-Coutainville and Coudeville-sur-Mer crystallize the worst waters.
On the other hand, the coast of Hauts-de-France turns out to be of good quality. And this, despite the low proportion of bathing sites compared to other regions.
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The PACA region in difficulty
The Mediterranean Sea, in which millions of visitors paddle in July and August, poses problems. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is a bad student. The eight problem sites are located in the region. From Menton (Alpes-Maritimes) to Bandol (Var), via Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), troubled waters can trigger pathologies, according to the Ministry of Health. In Corsica and Occitanie, the majority of bathing sites are “excellent”.
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