Bathing region · France
La Réunion
La Réunion has 25 officially assessed bathing waters, 17 of them currently rated excellent water quality by the EEA (last updated July 2026).
Excellent 17Good 5Sufficient 2Poor 1
La Réunion in the Indian Ocean has 25 official bathing sites, all assessed under European water quality standards. The island's bathing character is predominantly coastal: 19 of 25 sites are on the sea, while 6 are located along inland rivers. Water quality is largely excellent: 18 of 25 sites are rated outstanding, 4 good, 2 sufficient, and 1 poor. That means 22 of 25 sites meet at least a 'good' rating. All 25 bathing sites can be explored with quality data on nextlake.eu.