Bathing region · France
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes has 218 officially assessed bathing waters, 175 of them currently rated excellent water quality by the EEA (last updated July 2026).
Excellent 175Good 29Sufficient 3Poor 11
The Rhône-Alpes region in France has 224 bathing sites, of which 216 have been officially assessed. 179 of 216 assessed sites are rated 'excellent', and 23 are rated 'good'. The sites are spread across 159 lakes and 65 rivers, reflecting the region's character of alpine lakes and river valleys in the foothills and mountains. There are no coastal or transitional water sites. All bathing sites with their current water quality ratings can be searched and filtered on nextlake.eu.