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Wastewater treatment plants in France

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4,061 inventory records · European Environment Agency — Waterbase-UWWTD, data call 2023 (versión final pública)

Data years: 2022. The inventory date does not establish current operation.

4,061 results

CompareNameNative sizeYear
PARIS SEINE AVALFR0378005010007,500,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
PARIS SEINE-AMONTFR0394074010003,600,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MARSEILLEFR0609130550011,865,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
PARIS SEINE GRÉSILLONSFR0378624010001,212,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
STRASBOURG - LA WANTZENAUFR0267519004051,000,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LYON - SAINT FONSFR060969199001983,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
TOULOUSE GINESTOUSFR0531555V018950,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LYON - PIERRE BÉNITEFR060969152001950,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
PARIS SEINE-CENTREFR039202501000900,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
NICE-HALIOTISFR060906088001623,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
NANTES 1-TOUGASFR0444109S0011600,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
FERNEY-VOLTAIRE - AIRE 2FRCH0000101160600,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
AÏRE (SUISSE)FRCH0000274243600,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LILLE-MARQUETTE-LEZ-LILLEFR011031300000555,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ROUENFR037649801000550,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
PARIS MARNE AVALFR039305101000550,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CLERMONT-FERRANDFR0463113S0006542,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MAXEVILLEFR025435700075500,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CAP SICIÉ - AMPHITRIAFR060983126001500,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
SAUSHEIMFR026830000459490,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BORDEAUX (LOUIS FARGUE 2)FR0533063V006477,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MAERA (EX CEREIREDE)FR060934172001466,667 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
METZFR025745200219440,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
GRENOBLE / AQUAPOLEFR060938170002433,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ROUBAIX-WATTRELOSFR011056200000416,667 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
NEUVILLE SUR OISEFR039545001000408,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BEGLES (CLOS DE HILDE)FR0533039V005408,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
REIMSFR035147401000408,300 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
DIJONFR060921231001400,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
TOURS, LA RICHE LA GRANGE DAVIDFR0437195S0002393,330 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LMM_LE MANS - LA CHAUVINIÈREFR0472181S0016365,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
RENNESFR0435238S0004360,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LAGNY-SUR-MARNE ST THIBAULT-DES-VIGNESFR037743801000350,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ORLEANS LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-MESMINFR0445075S0003350,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
REYRANFR060983061001346,600 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CARRE DE REUNIONFR037804301000340,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MONDEVILLEFR031443702000332,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LE HAVREFR037635102000322,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
PARIS SEINE-MORÉEFR039300701000320,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
SAINT-GAUDENS (FIBRE EXCELLENCE EX TEMBEC)FR0531483V004300,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
VILLEURBANNE (FEYSSINE)FR060969266001300,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
PERPIGNANFR060966136002299,100 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LIMOGESFR0487085S0012285,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ANGERS LA BAUMETTEFR0449007S0002285,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
SAINT-ETIENNE - FURANIAFR0442218S0019282,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BONNEUIL-EN-FRANCEFR039508801000273,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
STEU DE: QUIMPER - CORNIGUELFR0429232S0004267,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
TROYES BARBEREYFR031003001000260,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
AMIENSFR012020500000260,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CHAMBÉRYFR060973065001258,750 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
COLMARFR026806600424250,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
EVRY-COURCOURONNESFR039122801000250,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BRIVE - GOURGUE NÈGREFR0519229V003250,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CANNESFR060906079001250,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ANTIBESFR060906004001245,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CRAN-GEVRIER - SILOEFR060974093001234,500 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LA ROCHELLEFR0417300S0002226,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
GRAULHETFR0581105V001220,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
NIMESFR060930189002220,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BEZIERSFR060934032001219,400 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MEISTRATZHEIMFR026728602110204,550 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BURBACHFRAL0122857660200,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
AGDEFR060934003001197,583 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LAVAL-FR0453130S0009190,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LESCARFR0564335V004190,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
FACHES-THUMESNIL-HOUPLIN-ANCOISNEFR011036900000188,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BESANCON - PORT-DOUVOTFR060925056002188,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BOULOGNE SUR MERFR011055500000180,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
NANTES 2 - PETITE CALIFORNIEFR0444143S0002180,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LA BAULE-ESCOUBLAC-GUERANDE LIVERYFR0444069S0002178,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
AVIGNON - LE PONTETFR060984007001177,166 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ST PALAIS SUR MERFR0517380V001175,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ROANNE - LES 3 PONTSFR0442187S0007173,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
VALENCEFR060926362001171,666 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
STEU DE: BREST (ZONE-PORTUAIRE)FR0429019S0010170,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
STEU DU GRAND PRADOFR109741100002170,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CHATEAUROUXFR0436044S0005168,500 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
GRAVIGNY-CTEUFR032729902000166,750 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LORIENT KÉROLAYFR0456121S0005166,667 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
DOUAIFR011031500000165,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
AIX-EN-PROVENCE LA PIOLINEFR060913001001164,167 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MARE CORBONNEFR032822901000160,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CARCASSONNE NOUVELLEFR060911069001156,667 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
POITIERS LA FOLIEFR0486194S0005152,500 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQFR011042400000151,083 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
TOURLAVILLEFR035060201000150,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
LA TESTE DE BUCH 2FR0533529V018150,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
VILLEFONTAINE ST-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER / TRAFFEYEREFR060938449001150,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
CHOLET-LES CINQ PONTSFR0449099S0012149,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
THONON LES BAINSFR060974281001148,500 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BOURG-EN-BRESSE - VIRIATFR060901451003148,333 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
MACONFR060971270001147,500 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
ROSNY-SUR-SEINEFR037853101000141,450 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
NARBONNE VILLEFR060911262001140,300 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
SAINT-BRIEUC LE LÉGUÉFR0422278S0002140,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
EPERNAYFR035134401000138,300 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
GAUCHYFR011039600000136,250 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BREBACHFRAL0182457659135,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
BIGANOS 2FR0533051V002135,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022
SETEFR060934301001135,000 population equivalent (p.e.)2022

Regulatory context

EU framework; national review pending. This is not an exhaustive review of applicable law.

European Union: urban wastewater treatment

Directive (EU) 2024/3019 sets phased requirements. Inventory design capacity is not the legally defined load and cannot by itself determine a facility's deadline.

  • Relevant load and agglomeration size, not just design capacity.
  • Receiving area, risk assessment, national transposition and individual permit.
  • Articles 7 and 8: tertiary and quaternary treatment; 150,000 p.e. is a load threshold, not a rule automatically applied to map design capacity.

References reviewed: 2026-11-06. Individual applicability: undetermined. This profile does not establish authorization or compliance.