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Impérial du Large
L’Imperiau de Fòra · Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
EntryBoat
Max depth65 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Impérial du Large is a dive site near Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 65 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, soft corals, sea fans, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Red ScorpionfishScorpaena scrofa
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris- Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Nearby sites
- 1Bosse du Chameau0.2 km
- 2Impérial du Milieu0.2 km
- 3Tombant de David0.4 km
- 4Impérial de Terre0.4 km
- 5Cala maussana0.5 km
- 6Calanque des Contrebandiers0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org