Wildfires in France — what is burning right now?

Live overview of French wildfires: every burned area measured in the past 42 days, the nearest town for each fire, and day-by-day satellite image series for the biggest ones. Hotspot detections on the live map refresh every 20 minutes.

52measured burned areas · 42 days
17,820hectares burned · 42 days
Aug 23, 2026latest detection

Burned areas in France — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
1,389 haJul 18, 2026Aug 23, 2026Grande-Synthe—
1,015 haJul 18, 2026Aug 23, 2026Fos-sur-Mer · 4 km—
169 haAug 23, 2026Aug 23, 2026Serres · 10 km—
158 haAug 21, 2026Aug 23, 2026Martigues · 5 km—
235 haJul 28, 2026Aug 23, 2026Neuves-Maisons—
146 haAug 22, 2026Aug 23, 2026Mantes-la-Jolie—
182 haAug 20, 2026Aug 23, 2026Dunkirk · 4 km—
146 haJul 31, 2026Aug 23, 2026Blausasc—
125 haAug 22, 2026Aug 22, 2026Villefagnan · 7 km—
202 haAug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2026Aléria · 8 km—
308 haAug 19, 2026Aug 19, 2026Vallon-en-Sully · 13 km—
176 haAug 19, 2026Aug 19, 2026Pierrelatte · 4 km—
292 haAug 17, 2026Aug 19, 2026Foix · 10 km—
189 haAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Allan—
210 haAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Nanteuil-en-Vallée · 7 km—
151 haAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Bordeaux · 7 km—
169 haAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Boulogne-sur-Gesse—
141 haAug 17, 2026Aug 17, 2026Le Mans · 6 km—
205 haAug 17, 2026Aug 17, 2026Ponteilla—
Burned area near Sabres from space3,433 haAug 13, 2026Aug 17, 2026Sabres · 10 kmsatellite page →
124 haAug 17, 2026Aug 17, 2026Brinon-sur-Sauldre—
139 haAug 5, 2026Aug 17, 2026Euville · 6 km—
312 haAug 15, 2026Aug 16, 2026Monthermé—
217 haAug 15, 2026Aug 15, 2026Vence · 5 km—
230 haAug 14, 2026Aug 15, 2026Vierzon · 9 km—
477 haAug 14, 2026Aug 14, 2026Lodève · 11 km—
243 haAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Azay-le-Ferron · 4 km—
902 haAug 12, 2026Aug 13, 2026Saint-Just—
167 haAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Saint-Lyphard—
162 haAug 10, 2026Aug 13, 2026Argentré—
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Data. Hotspots: NASA MODIS & VIIRS (updated ~20 min). Burned-area outlines and sizes: Copernicus Emergency Management Service / EFFIS (CC BY 4.0). Satellite image series: Copernicus Sentinel-2. Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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