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.

103measured burned areas · 42 days
31,004hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 8, 2026latest detection

Map — hotspots and burned areas in France

Dots are satellite heat detections from the past 42 days — bright yellow is the last 24 hours. Brown outlines are measured burned areas: click one for size and dates. Photo pins open the day-by-day satellite image series of that fire.

Burned areas in France — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
Burned area near Fos-sur-Mer from space1,213 haJul 18, 2026Oct 8, 2026Fos-sur-Mer · 4 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Grande-Synthe from space1,424 haJul 18, 2026Oct 8, 2026Grande-Synthesatellite series →
101 haOct 5, 2026Oct 8, 2026Saint-Pierre-la-Cour—
162 haOct 5, 2026Oct 7, 2026Bouilly · 6 km—
297 haOct 3, 2026Oct 6, 2026Joux-la-Ville · 11 km—
189 haAug 30, 2026Oct 6, 2026Mantes-la-Jolie—
208 haOct 5, 2026Oct 6, 2026Plomodiern · 6 km—
555 haSep 25, 2026Oct 1, 2026Ax-les-Thermes · 7 km—
Burned area near Foix from space856 haSep 25, 2026Sep 30, 2026Foix · 11 kmsatellite series →
132 haSep 29, 2026Sep 29, 2026Riez · 10 km—
469 haSep 24, 2026Sep 28, 2026Ax-les-Thermes · 13 km—
294 haSep 27, 2026Sep 27, 2026Saint-Gilles · 7 km—
286 haSep 27, 2026Sep 27, 2026Carcassonne · 4 km—
267 haSep 26, 2026Sep 27, 2026Joyeuse · 13 km—
118 haSep 23, 2026Sep 27, 2026Florange—
283 haSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026Tarare · 5 km—
Burned area near Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône from space163 haSep 23, 2026Sep 26, 2026Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône · 7 kmsatellite series →
404 haSep 19, 2026Sep 24, 2026Le Pian-Médoc · 6 km—
Burned area near Sainte-Hélène from space276 haSep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026Sainte-Hélène · 6 kmsatellite series →
232 haSep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026Barbaste · 14 km—
188 haSep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard · 7 km—
Burned area near Mont-de-Marsan from space153 haSep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026Mont-de-Marsan · 14 kmsatellite series →
195 haSep 20, 2026Sep 22, 2026Ax-les-Thermes · 6 km—
263 haSep 21, 2026Sep 21, 2026Beauvoisin—
186 haSep 19, 2026Sep 20, 2026Saint-Pierre-des-Nids—
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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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