VILLEDIEU LES POELES Wastewater Treatment Plant, Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny, Normandy

The VILLEDIEU LES POELES wastewater treatment plant is located in the Zone Industrielle Vallées in Villedieu-les-Poêles, part of the commune Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny in the Manche department of Normandy, France. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,800 residents, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU regulations. As a French wastewater facility, the plant operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which requires secondary treatment for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in thousands of cubic meters per day or population equivalent), indicating a scale appropriate for its service population. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the English Channel via the Sienne River or nearby coastal watersheds. The Normandy region features sensitive aquatic environments, including estuaries and coastal zones that support diverse marine life and migratory bird populations.

The plant's discharge flows into the Sienne River basin, which empties into the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel and the English Channel. This coastal area is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse marine habitats and serving as a migratory corridor for fish and bird species. The EU Water Framework Directive requires good ecological status for these waters, making effective treatment essential.