Piscine Philippe Rouget (Tournesol)

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Piscine Philippe Rouget (Tournesol)
Address
Avenue de Pskov, Quartier de Trinquetaille
Arles, Bouches du Rhone 13635
FRANCE
Telephone
04 90 96 69 39

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
€3.50. [May, 2018]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25m x 10m, 4 lanes, indoor/outdoor, 28ºC (82ºF)

Location

County/Region
Bouches du Rhone
GPS
43.68597, 4.61084

Teams That Use This Facility

Youth Swim
Click on the Team Name to view its website.

Facility Notes

NOTE: The pool operates from September through July, it is closed in August. The only choice for swimming in Arles in August is the outdoor, seasonal Piscine Marius-Cabassud, which can be found HERE.

Facility Reviews

There are two public pools open during the school year in Arles, most swimmers will probably prefer the Piscine Guy Berthier over this one.

As of May, 2018, this pool is open only three times a week: Tuesday from 6 to 8:30 PM; Wednesday from 11 AM to 8 PM; and Friday from 6 to 8:30 PM. The website was last updated in mid-2017, and you cannot believe much you read there.

The facility is in poor repair, but it is not dangerous, as far as I can tell. The plastic roof has amazing huge blossoms of mold on it, more visible from without than from within. Lots of plastic parts in the dressing rooms are falling apart.

There are backstroke flags on one end only. The ceiling has a spoke and hub arrangement, so those who swim on their backs should identify the colored ropes that run through the air above each lane. The water was clean at about 8/10.

Lockers require a €1 deposit.
[May, 2018]