Overview
- Teragir’s 2026 Pavillon Bleu awards recognize 485 sites across France, including 384 beaches and 100 pleasure ports.
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur counts 112 labeled sites this year, placing second behind Occitanie’s 120, with Nouvelle-Aquitaine third at 52.
- The Vieux Port de Golfe-Juan earns the label after upgrades to wastewater and waste systems plus biodiversity steps such as bird boxes, an insect hotel, and on-site composting, which locals say could bring more visitors.
- Le Tréport in Seine-Maritime regains the label more than twenty years after its last award, following work on wetland restoration, anti-litter efforts, leak detection, soil de-sealing, and improved beach access for people with disabilities.
- The label is granted on 49 verifiable criteria covering clean water, waste, facilities, and habitat protection, and sites must pass national and international jury reviews each year to keep it.