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Cantal
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · code 15 · 250 municipalities
Low danger for tomorrow
Météo des forêts · September 10, 2026The expected weather conditions and recent rainfall reduce the risk of fires starting and spreading.
The day after: Low danger.
Published by Météo-France, combining temperature, humidity, wind and vegetation dryness. It is not a fire forecast: it is how easily a fire would spread if one started.
2026 stops on September 9.
| Year | Points chauds |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 86 |
| 2013 | 36 |
| 2014 | 77 |
| 2015 | 90 |
| 2016 | 67 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 263 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 98 |
| 2022 | 117 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2024 | 117 |
| 2025 | 113 |
| 2026 (en cours) | 173 |
Worst affected municipalities
Cumulative hotspots since 2012.
| Municipality | Hotspots | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Thiézac | 99 |
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| Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne | 84 |
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| Lascelle | 73 |
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| Saint-Paul-de-Salers | 71 |
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| Saint-Projet-de-Salers | 61 |
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| Saint-Martin-Valmeroux | 49 |
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| Chaudes-Aigues | 47 |
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| Le Fau | 42 |
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| Fontanges | 40 |
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| Lavigerie | 37 |
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Why they start
Out of 285 declared fires whose cause is recorded, that is 53 % of those in the department.
BDIFF source. An investigation succeeds more often when a fire is large or suspicious: arson is probably over-represented here.
Cite this page
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FeuxFrance, independent observatory of vegetation fires in France. "Vegetation fires in Cantal", data of September 9, 2026. https://feuxfrance.com/en/departments/15-cantal
Free to reuse, provided you also cite the original source (NASA FIRMS, EFFIS or BDIFF) and do not present satellite hotspots as declared fires.