Overall Orange Forest fire in France from 04 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 07 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6561 ha) in France 04 Jul 2026

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1029331
Countries:	France
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Jul 2026 - 08 Jul 2026
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	5570 in the burned area
Burned area:	6561 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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06 Jul 07:00 06 Jul 15:01 06 Jul 23:01 07 Jul 03:01 07 Jul 07:01 08 Jul 15:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	1.5	3173	5933	06 Jul 2026 06:00	GWIS
2	1.5	3188	6055	06 Jul 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	1.5	5557	6247	06 Jul 2026 22:00	GWIS
4	1.5	5558	6387	07 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
5	1.5	5570	6565	07 Jul 2026 06:00	GWIS
6	1.5	5570	6561	08 Jul 2026 14:00	GWIS
7	1.5	5570	6576	12 Jul 2026 14:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in France , Region of Languedoc-Roussillon (population 1,917,562) . The nearest places are Perpignan, Narbonne, Elne, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Limoux, Port-la-Nouvelle, Olot, Figueres, Ripoll, Carcassonne, and Mazamet.

Radius	Population
10 km	29000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	10000 people
Burned Area	5600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Languedoc-Roussillon	France	1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Perpignan	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	Major city	110000 people	27 km
Elne	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	6900 people	34 km
Banyuls-sur-Mer	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	5000 people	50 km
Limoux	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	11000 people	51 km
Port-la-Nouvelle	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	5200 people	54 km
Olot	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	31000 people	55 km
Figueres	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	38000 people	56 km
Ripoll	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	11000 people	61 km
Carcassonne	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	49000 people	62 km
Narbonne	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	Major city	50000 people	67 km
Torelló	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	12000 people	74 km
Manlleu	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	19000 people	78 km
Girona	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	85000 people	80 km
Torroella de Montgrí	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	-	83 km
Vic	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	37000 people	86 km
Berga	Cataluña (Catalunya, Catalonia)	Spain	City	16000 people	87 km
Castelnaudary	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	12000 people	88 km
Béziers	Languedoc-Roussillon	France	City	70000 people	92 km
Mazamet	Midi-Pyrénées	France	City	11000 people	92 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
Llabanere	PGF	44	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	26 km
La Quillane		1710	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3200	39 km
Lezignan Corbieres		63	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	58 km
Salvaza	CCF	132	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	64 km
La Cerdana		1093				0	66 km
Les Pujols		340	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4200	85 km
Gerona Costa Brava	GRO	143	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	87 km
Castres-Mazamet	DCM	240	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	101 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Port Vendres	FRPOV	France	49 km
La Nouvelle	FRNOU	France	55 km
Port Bou		Spain	56 km
Rosas	ESROS	Spain	66 km
Cape Creus		Spain	73 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Vinca	Tet	1976	3 km
	Agly	Agly	1994	8 km
	Villeneuve la Raho	Neant	1977	28 km
	Puyvalador	Aude	1932	36 km
	Matemale	Aude	1959	39 km
	Boadella	Muga	1968	42 km
	La Bouillouse	Tet	1910	48 km
	Naguilhes	Gnoles	1959	53 km
	Le Lanoux	Font Vive	1960	56 km
Lac de Montbel	Montbel	Triere	1985	61 km
	Laparan	Aston	1985	71 km
	Susqueda	Ter	1968	77 km
	Sau	Ter	1963	79 km
	La Baells	Llobregat	1976	83 km
	Cammazes	Sor	1956	90 km
	Saints Peyres	Arn	1934	97 km
	La Raviege	Agout	1957	102 km

Nuclear plants

Nuclear Facilities

Site Name	Type	Name	Country
Site-Malvesi	Nuclear Fuel Cycle	Comurhex II - Malvesi (UF4)	France

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