Tourism. Blue Flag 2025: discover the 492 beaches and marinas awarded the label.

It's eagerly awaited every year by tourism professionals and vacationers. The Teragir association unveiled the 2025 Blue Flag award winners this Thursday. This summer, 388 beaches and 104 marinas will be eligible to fly the Blue Flag, making a total of 492. This figure is down from 505 sites across the country in 2024.

This year again , it is the Occitanie region that takes the top spot in the rankings with 120 certified sites (compared to 128 in 2023), distinguished in 10 of its departments, Teragir indicates in a press release. The association specifies that within this region, the departments of Hérault and Pyrénées-Orientales have the largest number of certified beaches: 38 and 31 respectively.

Occitanie is closely followed by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, which is almost tied, with 119 sites (compared to 113 in 2023). For its part, the Var department, with 44 beaches and 15 ports, has obtained the highest number of certifications nationwide.

Four municipalities are joining the list for the first time: Osselle-Routelle (Doubs), La Couarde sur-Mer (Charente-Maritime), Soursac (Corrèze) and Gourdon (Lot). As well as two new ports: Port Larousselle (Charente-Maritime) and Port Honfleur (Calvados).

Pavillon Bleu also highlighted the exemplary biodiversity initiatives of its winners. La Rochelle ( Charente-Maritime ) was recognized for a project to recreate the Tasdon marshland, which aims to combat urban sprawl. The port of Dieppe ( Seine-Maritime ) received an award for a plankton study and observation initiative in partnership with the Eco2Nature association.