Valenciennes
Tap water in Valenciennes is medium risk. Generally fine, but a few tests failed this year.
Is it safe?
Eau du Valenciennois
Medium risk
Generally fine, but a few tests failed this year
100% of bacterial tests passed and 91.4% of chemical tests passed, from 128 samples.
Supplied by Eau du Valenciennois.
Tests over a limit this year: Pesticide residue (chloridazon), Total pesticides.
Hardness: Moderate (24.9 °f).
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 Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France?
Tap water in Valenciennes is medium risk. Generally fine, but a few tests failed this year.
Where do these ratings come from?
French Ministry of Health drinking water checks (data.gouv.fr). Period covered: January to September 2026.