Plage Municipale Du Bourget Du Lac

France Lake 1 - Excellent

The Bourget-du-Lac municipal beach is located on Lake Bourget in the Savoie department of France. Lake Bourget is the largest natural lake in France, with a volume of 3.6 km³, a length of 18 km, an average width of 3 km, and a maximum depth of 145 m. The beach is situated in the south of the lake and is monitored as a bathing water during the swimming season.

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Water

Lake Bourget, the largest natural lake in France. Volume: 3.6 km³. Length: 18 km. Average width: 3 km. Maximum depth: 145 m.

Location

Bourget-du-Lac commune, Savoie department, France. The commune has a population of 4,271 inhabitants with a population density of 213.0 inhabitants/km². Altitude ranges from 226 m to 1,496 m.

Facilities

The beach is supervised from late June to late August.

Season

Late June to late August.

Water Quality

The beach has been classified as Type 1 profile, indicating that bathing water quality risk is not confirmed. Water quality is classified as sufficient, good, or excellent under Directive 2006/7/CE based on sanitary control results from 2007 to 2010. Monitoring parameters include intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli.

Risks

Potential for macroalgae proliferation and phytoplankton proliferation were assessed. Pollution sources were identified in the Leysse watershed, including wastewater treatment and stormwater drainage networks.