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France

It depends on the town. 6,812 of 7,607 listed water systems in France are low risk (89.5%).

Nouvelle-AquitaineOccitanieAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesGrand EstBourgogne-Franche-ComtéCentre-Val de LoireHauts-de-FrancePays de la LoireNormandyProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurBrittanyÎle-de-FranceCorsica
Open an area for its towns. Green means every listed water system there is low risk. Orange or red means every listed system is high or critical risk. Any other area has mixed ratings.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1,067 water systems · 1,021 low riskBourgogne-Franche-Comté416 water systems · 386 low riskBrittany585 water systems · 584 low riskCentre-Val de Loire410 water systems · 375 low riskCorsica46 water systems · 36 low riskGrand Est824 water systems · 791 low riskHauts-de-France867 water systems · 527 low riskNormandy398 water systems · 328 low riskNouvelle-Aquitaine846 water systems · 807 low riskOccitanie757 water systems · 707 low riskPays de la Loire422 water systems · 420 low riskProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur354 water systems · 344 low riskÎle-de-France615 water systems · 486 low risk

Source

French Ministry of Health drinking water checks (data.gouv.fr).

Period covered: January to September 2026.

Covers communes of roughly 1,000 people or more. Ratings weigh how many bacterial and chemical tests passed. A single failed test does not by itself lower a rating. Hardness is the median measured this year, in French degrees.

Common questions

Can I drink the tap water in France?

It depends on the town. 6,812 of 7,607 listed water systems in France are low risk (89.5%).

Where do these ratings come from?

French Ministry of Health drinking water checks (data.gouv.fr). Period covered: January to September 2026.