FeuxFrance
Bussac-Forêt
Charente-Maritime (17) · INSEE code 17074 · 3,517 ha · 1,074 inhabitants
Between 2012 and 2025, satellites saw fire in 12 years out of 14, for 190 hotspots.
Fire keeps coming back: 11 consecutive years with at least one start. The worst is still 2020, with 31 hotspots.
The busiest month is September, which carries 29 % of the detections.
This is the worst affected municipality in its department, ahead of 256 others that saw at least one hotspot.
This year, 1 hotspot has already been detected here, the last one on July 17, 2026.
Low danger for tomorrow
Météo des forêts · September 10, 2026The expected weather conditions and recent rainfall reduce the risk of fires starting and spreading.
Bulletin published for the whole of the Charente-Maritime department, not for this municipality in particular.
Local recurrence
This area burned in 12 of the 14 complete years from 2012 to 2025.
2026 is not counted: the year is not over.
Full constellation. 2026 stops on September 10, so its bar is not comparable to the others.
| Year | Points chauds |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (en cours) | 1 |
Declared fires
BDIFF · year 2025, latest publishedThis table cannot be compared with the hotspots above. BDIFF records fires confirmed on the ground, including very small ones, but it is located to the municipality and published a year behind. Both sources in detail
| Alert date | Area burned | of which forest | Suspected cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Accidental |
| 08/12/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 08/12/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 08/10/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 08/10/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 08/07/2025 | 3 ha | 3 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/17/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 07/13/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/12/2025 | 2 ha | 2 ha | Arson |
| 07/11/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/10/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/09/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/06/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 06/05/2024 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/30/2020 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 09/04/2019 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 09/03/2019 | 1 ha | 1 ha | Not recorded |
| 08/30/2019 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 06/28/2019 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Accidental |
| 04/29/2017 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Accidental |
| 03/30/2017 | 1 ha | 1 ha | Accidental |
| 09/12/2016 | 5 ha | 5 ha | Arson |
| 09/09/2016 | 1 ha | 1 ha | Not recorded |
| 09/07/2016 | 4 ha | 4 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/07/2015 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Arson |
| 06/29/2015 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 04/18/2015 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 05/19/2014 | 1 ha | 1 ha | Not recorded |
| 05/19/2014 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 05/19/2014 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 08/31/2013 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Accidental |
| 09/28/2012 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Accidental |
| 09/16/2010 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 05/23/2010 | 5 ha | 3 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/22/2009 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/16/2006 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Natural |
| 06/18/2006 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |