The water in Marseille
- Hardness
- 153–247 ppm
- Band
- Medium
Tap water in Marseille measures 153–247 ppm (8.6–13.8 °dH), which is medium, according to figures published by Eau de Marseille Métropole.
Built for this water
Parthenope
The reference blend, built for the middle of the spread. In Naples that is the high ground — the Vomero, Posillipo, Chiaiano, the Sanità — where the water sits near 21 French degrees. Dense, dark, long on the tongue. If your water lands in the middle, start here and do not move.
See the blend →Against the SCA target zone
At its softest, Marseille sits 1.4× above the top of the zone the SCA Water Chart marks as its target (2.8–6.2 °dH). Read that as a distance, not a verdict: the chart maps taste outcomes, it does not grade cities.
The same number, three ways
- °dH
- 8.6–13.8 °dH
- °f
- 15.3–24.7 °f
- ppm CaCO₃
- 153–247 ppm
German utilities publish °dH, French and Italian ones °f, British and Irish ones ppm CaCO₃. Same water, three conventions — worth knowing if you compare your city with one abroad.
Of the 47 cities we publish, Marseille ranks 26th by hardness.
The other cities we publish in France
Cities with the closest water to this one
Closest match abroad
The water most like Marseille's, outside France, is Stuttgart.
Stuttgart — 161–239 ppm →Where this number comes from
Published by Eau de Marseille Métropole. We do not estimate: a city without a figure we could read on the utility's own publication is not on this site at all.
Eau de Marseille Métropole →