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Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · code 24 · 503 municipalities
2026 stops on October 26.
| Year | Points chauds |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 67 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2021 | 90 |
| 2022 | 77 |
| 2023 | 61 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2025 | 95 |
| 2026 (en cours) | 101 |
Worst affected municipalities
Cumulative hotspots since 2012.
| Municipality | Hotspots | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil | 36 |
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| La Chapelle-Gonaguet | 25 |
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| Thenon | 25 |
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| Saint-Pierre-de-Côle | 25 |
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| Montpon-Ménestérol | 25 |
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| Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes | 22 |
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| Jumilhac-le-Grand | 22 |
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| Bassillac et Auberoche | 22 |
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| Saint-Jean-de-Côle | 19 |
|
| Ménesplet | 19 |
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Why they start
Out of 472 declared fires whose cause is recorded, that is 36 % 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
The figures on this page can be reused freely. This reference carries the date of the data, not the date of your visit: that is what lets you find the exact version of a figure later on.
FeuxFrance, independent observatory of vegetation fires in France. "Vegetation fires in Dordogne", data of October 26, 2026. https://feuxfrance.com/en/departments/24-dordogne
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