Hardness, nitrates, pH, sanitary compliance: the real tap water quality in Fontaine-Étoupefour (soft water), with official Hub'Eau data updated monthly.
✓ Compliant with sanitary standardsTap water in Fontaine-Étoupefour measures 14.7°f in Calvados — a soft level below the national average. No softener needed: soft water doesn't encourage scaling in pipes or heating elements. In practice, households use fewer descaling products and tap seals last longer than in hard water areas. Official sanitary tests declare it compliant with current standards across all monitored parameters.
Results from the latest official sanitary samples (Hub’Eau, French Ministry of Health). Click a card to understand what each parameter measures.
Sanitary compliance summarises adherence to French regulatory limits across all analysed parameters (bacteriology, chemistry, radioactivity). Compliant water can be consumed directly from the tap without additional treatment.
The TH (titre hydrotimétrique) measures calcium and magnesium concentration, expressed in French degrees (°f). The higher it is, the harder the water and the faster limescale deposits on surfaces and in appliances.
Nitrates come mainly from agriculture and waste water. The French regulatory limit is 50 mg/L; below 25 mg/L, the level is considered low.
pH measures water acidity. Regulations require a value between 6.5 and 9: outside this range, water may encourage pipe corrosion or affect taste.
Free chlorine is added to disinfect water and prevent bacterial growth in the distribution network. High levels can produce a perceptible taste or odour, without health risk at authorised levels.
Turbidity measures water clarity, in NTU (nephelometric turbidity units). A low value indicates clear water with few suspended particles.
Conductivity reflects overall water mineralisation, in µS/cm. It has no strict sanitary threshold but indicates the dissolved mineral salt content.
Maintenance budget: ~£41/year
For 2 persons, water at 14.7°f deposits around 0.7 kg of limescale per year in your appliances. Estimated cost in descalers, salt and filters.
Calcium: ~24 mg per litre
Your water provides 24 mg of calcium/L, which is 2% of the recommended daily intake.
Filtration not required
Your soft water does not require filtration. A jug filter remains useful for taste.
Drinking water in Fontaine-Étoupefour, in the Calvados department is managed by saur centre normandie, which handles production, treatment and distribution of tap water in the municipality. The last available official sanitary analysis for Fontaine-Étoupefour dates from 9 March 2026.
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How does Fontaine-Étoupefour compare to the 67 cities in the Calvados department and the 4806 largest cities in France in our database, on key water quality indicators.
Comparison based on 67 cities in Calvados department and the 4806 largest cities in France in our database.
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Fontaine-Étoupefour ranks 45th out of 67 cities in the department in our database.
Tap water in Fontaine-Étoupefour has a quality index of 4.2/10 (average quality) in our database, calculated on nitrates, PFAS, pH, free chlorine and turbidity. This is a comparative reading of Hub'Eau data, not an official rating.
Tap water hardness in Fontaine-Étoupefour is 14.7°f (French degrees), making it soft water. The average is 25.5°f in the Calvados department and 22.1°f across our entire database.
Little. At 14.7°f, water in Fontaine-Étoupefour is soft: limescale deposits remain limited on taps, shower walls and heating appliances.
No. With soft water (14.7°f), a softener would bring nothing: limescale isn't the issue in Fontaine-Étoupefour.
Yes. In the last available official sanitary analysis (9 March 2026), water distributed in Fontaine-Étoupefour was declared compliant, meaning it can be drunk directly from the tap. Official conclusion: "Eau d'alimentation conforme aux exigences de qualité en vigueur pour l'ensemble des paramètres mesurés. A noter, la chloration est excessiv e." This is a point-in-time sample, not real-time monitoring.
The pH measured in Fontaine-Étoupefour is 7.5. Regulations require a value between 6.5 and 9: the water is within this range.
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