Plage De Chatillon

France Lake 1 - Excellent

Châtillon Beach is located in Chindrieux, a commune in the Savoie department on the northeastern shore of Lake Bourget, France's largest natural lake. The beach is situated within a deep glacial valley bounded by two Jurassic mountain chains. The bathing zone is monitored during July and August, with typical summer population around 1,250 inhabitants. The beach presents a type 1 vulnerability profile, indicating that the risk of bathing water pollution is not confirmed.

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Water

Lake Bourget is France's largest natural lake with a volume of 3.6 km³, length of 18 km, average width of 3 km, and maximum depth of 145 m. Surface currents are primarily wind-driven and generally weak in the bathing zone.

Location

Chindrieux commune, Savoie department, France. The beach is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Bourget. The commune has a total area of 16.42 km² with a baseline population of 1,241 inhabitants.

Season

Official monitoring occurs during July and August.

Water Quality

Water quality classification is type 1 profile, indicating risk of pollution is not confirmed. Quality is rated as sufficient, good, or excellent under the 2006/7/CE directive based on control results from 2007 to 2010. Monitoring parameters include intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli. Annual precipitation averages 1,258 mm.

Risks

Potential for macroalgae proliferation and phytoplankton proliferation exist. Contamination can be influenced by rainfall. Potential pollution sources identified in the watershed include wastewater treatment systems and stormwater networks.