Hardness, nitrates, pH, sanitary compliance: the real tap water quality in Souleuvre en Bocage (soft water), with official Hub'Eau data updated monthly.
✓ Compliant with sanitary standardsAt 13°f, water in Souleuvre en Bocage is classified as soft — a favourable level for daily maintenance. White deposits on taps and shower walls are limited; monthly white vinegar treatment is generally enough to keep fixtures clean. For heating appliances, annual descaling is sufficient, compared to two or three times per year 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.
PFAS are persistent chemical compounds, sometimes called "forever chemicals", used in industry. The vigilance threshold used here is 0.1 µg/L, consistent with current health recommendations.
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: ~£36/year
For 2 persons, water at 13°f deposits around 0.6 kg of limescale per year in your appliances. Estimated cost in descalers, salt and filters.
Calcium: ~21 mg per litre
Your water provides 21 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 Souleuvre en Bocage, in the Calvados department is managed by syndicat des eaux du bocage virois, which handles production, treatment and distribution of tap water in the municipality. The last available official sanitary analysis for Souleuvre en Bocage dates from 15 December 2025.
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How does Souleuvre en Bocage compare to the 67 cities in the Calvados department and the 4806 largest cities in France in our database, on key water quality indicators.
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Souleuvre en Bocage ranks 50th out of 67 cities in the department in our database.
Tap water in Souleuvre en Bocage has a quality index of 4/10 (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 Souleuvre en Bocage is 13°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 13°f, water in Souleuvre en Bocage is soft: limescale deposits remain limited on taps, shower walls and heating appliances.
No. With soft water (13°f), a softener would bring nothing: limescale isn't the issue in Souleuvre en Bocage.
Yes. In the last available official sanitary analysis (15 December 2025), water distributed in Souleuvre en Bocage 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." This is a point-in-time sample, not real-time monitoring.
The pH measured in Souleuvre en Bocage is 7.7. Regulations require a value between 6.5 and 9: the water is within this range.
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