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Impérial du Milieu
L’Imperiau dau Mitan · Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
EntryBoat
Max depth60 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp12–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Impérial du Milieu 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 60 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 12 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
- 1Tombant de David0.2 km
- 2Bosse du Chameau0.2 km
- 3Impérial de Terre0.2 km
- 4Impérial du Large0.2 km
- 5Cala maussana0.4 km
- 6Calanque des Contrebandiers0.7 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