What is the best bottled water?

Under the InfoEau score (11 criteria, 80 points), the best waters for the General profile are Sainte-Sophie, Evian, Thonon, Mont Roucous and Volvic. The best choice depends on your profile: Mont Roucous and Montcalm lead on purity, Contrex and Hépar on calcium and magnesium intake, Evian and Volvic for everyday drinking.

Which bottled water is lowest in minerals?

Mont Roucous, Montcalm and Volvic have the lowest dry residue (under 150 mg/L), which makes them suitable for infant bottles and low-sodium diets.

Which bottled water has the fewest nitrates?

Mont Roucous (below 1 mg/L), Montcalm, Volvic and Mont Blanc are among the lowest-nitrate waters on the French market, far below the 50 mg/L limit set by EU Directive 2020/2184.

How is the InfoEau score calculated?

The score runs out of 80 points across 11 weighted criteria (dry residue, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, bicarbonates, sulphates, nitrates, fluoride, pH, hardness). Weightings change across 12 health profiles (General, Purity, Bones & calcium, Sport, Baby, Senior, Pregnancy and more). Thresholds follow the EU Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184) and EU natural mineral water labelling rules.

Bottled water ranking & comparison tool

French market

27 waters compared · 16 shown

Ranking and comparison of the main bottled waters sold in France: Evian, Contrex, Hépar, Volvic, Mont Roucous, Badoit, Vittel, Cristaline, Wattwiller, Thonon, Montcalm, Sainte-Sophie, Quézac, Salvetat, Perrier and many more.

Every water is scored out of 80 points on 11 criteria (dry residue, calcium, magnesium, sodium, nitrates, fluoride, pH…) across 12 health profiles: General, Purity, Bones & calcium, Sport, Baby, Senior, Pregnancy, Everyday, Tea, Transit, Digestion, Low-sodium diet. Thresholds follow the EU Drinking Water Directive and French mineral-water labelling rules.

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Mont Blanc

Saint-Gervais (Haute-Savoie)

76/80

Nitrates(0.8 mg/L)9.6/10

Dry residue(134 mg/L)9.5/10

Sodium(3 mg/L)9.4/10

Fluoride(0.05 mg/L)9.7/10

Sulphates(4 mg/L)9.8/10

Calcium(32 mg/L)9.3/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Montcalm

Auzat (Ariège)

75/80

Nitrates(0.7 mg/L)9.7/10

Dry residue(32 mg/L)9.1/10

Sodium(2.2 mg/L)9.6/10

Fluoride(0.1 mg/L)9.3/10

Sulphates(10 mg/L)9.5/10

Calcium(3 mg/L)9.0/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Cristaline

Variable source

Multi-sources

France

74.7/80

Composition varies depending on the source

Nitrates(1 mg/L)9.5/10

Dry residue(244 mg/L)9.9/10

Sodium(8 mg/L)8.8/10

Fluoride(0.2 mg/L)8.7/10

Sulphates(10 mg/L)9.5/10

Calcium(71 mg/L)9.7/10

✓ Very low nitrates

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Évian

Évian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)

74.5/80

Nitrates(3.7 mg/L)8.7/10

Dry residue(345 mg/L)9.6/10

Sodium(6.5 mg/L)8.9/10

Fluoride(0.1 mg/L)9.3/10

Sulphates(14 mg/L)9.3/10

Calcium(80 mg/L)9.8/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Thonon

Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)

74.4/80

Nitrates(2.1 mg/L)9.0/10

Dry residue(342 mg/L)9.7/10

Sodium(6 mg/L)8.9/10

Fluoride(0.1 mg/L)9.3/10

Sulphates(18 mg/L)9.1/10

Calcium(92 mg/L)9.9/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Pierval

74.1/80

Nitrates(2 mg/L)9.0/10

Dry residue(239 mg/L)9.9/10

Sodium(11 mg/L)8.6/10

Fluoride(0.1 mg/L)9.3/10

Sulphates(32 mg/L)8.6/10

Calcium(38 mg/L)9.4/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Mont Roucous

Lacaune (Tarn)

73.8/80

Nitrates(2 mg/L)9.0/10

Dry residue(22 mg/L)9.0/10

Sodium(3 mg/L)9.4/10

Fluoride(0.1 mg/L)9.3/10

Sulphates(3 mg/L)9.8/10

Calcium(2.9 mg/L)9.0/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Roche Claire

Séez (Savoie)

73.5/80

Nitrates(1 mg/L)9.5/10

Dry residue(118.5 mg/L)9.4/10

Sodium(0.3 mg/L)9.9/10

Fluoride(0 mg/L)10.0/10

Sulphates(15.2 mg/L)9.2/10

Calcium(35 mg/L)9.3/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Ogeu

73.1/80

Nitrates(2.9 mg/L)8.8/10

Dry residue(250 mg/L)10.0/10

Sodium(16 mg/L)8.3/10

Fluoride5.0/10

Sulphates(35.5 mg/L)8.5/10

Calcium(47.4 mg/L)9.5/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Wattwiller

Wattwiller (Haut-Rhin)

72.6/80

Nitrates(0 mg/L)10.0/10

Dry residue(155 mg/L)9.6/10

Sodium(3 mg/L)9.4/10

Fluoride(0.5 mg/L)6.7/10

Sulphates(24 mg/L)8.9/10

Calcium(35 mg/L)9.3/10

✓ Very low nitrates

Volvic

Volvic (Puy-de-Dôme)

72/80

Nitrates(7.3 mg/L)8.0/10

Dry residue(130 mg/L)9.5/10

Sodium(12 mg/L)8.6/10

Fluoride(0.2 mg/L)8.7/10

Sulphates(9 mg/L)9.6/10

Calcium(12 mg/L)9.1/10

Plancoët

Sassoy

Plancoët (Côtes-d'Armor)

71.5/80

Nitrates5.0/10

Dry residue(257 mg/L)10.0/10

Sodium(32 mg/L)7.3/10

Fluoride5.0/10

Sulphates(50 mg/L)8.0/10

Calcium(24 mg/L)9.2/10

Perrier

Sparkling

Les Bouillens

Vergèze (Gard)

70.5/80

Nitrates(7.3 mg/L)8.0/10

Dry residue(475 mg/L)9.1/10

Sodium(9.6 mg/L)8.7/10

Fluoride5.0/10

Sulphates(33 mg/L)8.6/10

Calcium(155 mg/L)9.4/10

La Salvetat

Sparkling

La Salvetat-sur-Agout (Hérault)

64.2/80

Nitrates5.0/10

Dry residue(850 mg/L)5.9/10

Sodium(7 mg/L)8.9/10

Fluoride5.0/10

Sulphates(25 mg/L)8.8/10

Calcium(253 mg/L)7.4/10

Abatilles

62.4/80

Nitrates(0 mg/L)10.0/10

Dry residue(372 mg/L)9.5/10

Sodium(105 mg/L)2.8/10

Fluoride5.0/10

Sulphates(8 mg/L)9.6/10

Calcium(21 mg/L)9.2/10

✓ Very low nitrates
High sodium → less suited to this profile

Vittel

Grande Source

Vosges

60/80

Nitrates(4.4 mg/L)8.6/10

Dry residue(841 mg/L)5.9/10

Sodium(5 mg/L)9.0/10

Fluoride(0.28 mg/L)8.1/10

Sulphates(336 mg/L)0.0/10

Calcium(202 mg/L)8.9/10

✓ Very low nitrates

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