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Can You Drink Tap Water in Orleans?
Yes, tap water is drinkable.
Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Orleans.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for France, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
Yes, tap water is perfectly safe in Orleans, France. Drinking it is merely a question of taste. You don’t run any risk by using it and drinking it.
France is a modern, developed nation, one of the most productive economies globally, with 100% of the community having access to clean, safe drinking water and improved sanitation.
In Orléans, the Loire is divided by a submerged dam known as the dhuis into the Grande Loire to the north, no longer passable, and the Petite Loire to the south. This dam is just one part of a huge development system that previously allowed the Loire to remain passable to this point.
Even though drinking water might be considered safe if you plan to travel to Orleans, reconsider speaking to your local connection to confirm that. Old pipes could be leaking toxic material, or water in that particular country could carry heavy metals or bacteria.
The water from Orleans, France comes from the surface water of the Loire River.
The Loire is the most distant river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a range of 1,006 kilometers (625 mi), it diverts 117,054 km2 (45,195 sq mi), more than a fifth of France’s land, while its normal discharge is only half that of the Rhône.
It rises in the southeastern part of the French Massif Central in the Cévennes area (in the department of Ardèche) at 1,350 m (4,430 ft) near Mont Gerbier de Jonc; it runs north by Nevers to Orléans, then west into Tours and Nantes till it reaches the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) at Saint-Nazaire. Its main streams include the rivers Nièvre, Maine, and the Erdre on its right bank. The rivers Allier, Cher, Indre, Vienne, and the Sèvre Nantaise on the left bank.
The estimated price of bottled water
$0.65 in USD (1.5-liter)
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The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Orleans, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.