Forest Fire (6127 ha) in France 23 Jul 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029730
Countries: France
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Jul 2026 - 29 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 7755 in the burned area
Burned area: 6127 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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25 Jul 07:0225 Jul 15:0225 Jul 19:0226 Jul 07:0428 Jul 19:0629 Jul 03:0607 Aug 19:48

Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 7753 5553 25 Jul 2026 06:01 GWIS
2 0.5 7755 6100 25 Jul 2026 14:01 GWIS
3 0.5 7755 6105 25 Jul 2026 18:01 GWIS
4 0.5 7755 6126 26 Jul 2026 06:01 GWIS
5 0.5 7755 6127 28 Jul 2026 18:01 GWIS
6 0.5 7755 6127 29 Jul 2026 02:01 GWIS
7 0.5 7755 6127 07 Aug 2026 18:01 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in France , Region of Aquitaine (population 2,850,095) . The nearest places are Bordeaux, Gujan-Mestras, Arcachon, Villenave d'Ornon, Mérignac, Bègles, Blanquefort, Cenon, Mont-de-Marsan, Dax, and Ambarès-et-Lagarve.



Radius Population
10 km 32000 people
5 km 22000 people
2 km 16000 people
1 km 12000 people
Burned Area 7800 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aquitaine France 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gujan-Mestras Aquitaine France City 19000 people 26 km
Arcachon Aquitaine France City 12000 people 29 km
Villenave d'Ornon Aquitaine France City - 61 km
Mérignac Aquitaine France City 62000 people 62 km
Bègles Aquitaine France City 23000 people 64 km
Bordeaux Aquitaine France Major city 230000 people 65 km
Blanquefort Aquitaine France City 17000 people 69 km
Cenon Aquitaine France City 22000 people 70 km
Mont-de-Marsan Aquitaine France City 36000 people 75 km
Dax Aquitaine France City 22000 people 77 km
Ambarès-et-Lagarve Aquitaine France City - 78 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Parentis 30 Civ. Paved No 2600 3 km
Cazaux 25 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 15 km
La Teste de Buch 15 Civ. Paved No 4500 22 km
Mimizan 50 Civ. Paved No 3400 29 km
Andernos-les-Bains 20 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 40 km
Rion des Landes 78 Priv. Unpaved No 3500 56 km
Merignac / Bordeaux BOD 49 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 58 km
Munduku 62 Mil. Paved Yes 10400 73 km
Boucali 12 0 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Ferret France 29 km
Arcachon FRARC France 29 km
Bordeaux FRBOD France 66 km
Bassens FRBAS France 73 km
Bec d'Ambès FRBEC France 84 km
Izon FRIZO France 85 km
Capbreton France 87 km
Blaye FRBYE France 89 km
Pauillac FRPAP France 94 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Nuclear Facilities

Site Name Type Name Country
Site-Blayais Nuclear Power Reactor Blayais-3 France
Site-Blayais Nuclear Power Reactor Blayais-4 France
Site-Blayais Nuclear Power Reactor Blayais-2 France
Site-Blayais Nuclear Power Reactor Blayais-1 France

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