The Health Ministry has urged the French to be informed this summer before taking to the water.
It updated its interactive map based on the data of each regional health agency, noting that the spots have been inspected at least once per month by the local authorities.
“Knowing the quality of bathing water, whether saltwater or freshwater, is one way of preventing risks to bathers’ health,” it said.
It added that regular monitoring made it possible to asses the effects of wastewater sanitation and dirty rainwater runoff into the country's swimming sites.
The information, the ministry added, lets your know the closest beach to you at which you can swim safely.
The site, which is also available in English, allows users to simply select their département of choice and then zoom in on the beaches or river spots of interest.
The swimming holes are then ranked in a series of colours from excellent (blue) all the way through to pink, where swimming is prohibited.
The Riviera, see below, is thankfully almost all blue.
Last year's statistics found that of France's roughly 3,500 swimming spots, 91 percent were classed as “excellent” or “good”. This is slightly below the EU average of 96.1 percent.