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Villefranche-sur-Cher
Loir-et-Cher (41) · INSEE code 41280 · 2,722 ha · 2,678 inhabitants
Between 2012 and 2025, satellites saw fire in 10 years out of 14, for 55 hotspots.
Fire keeps coming back: 8 consecutive years with at least one start. The worst is still 2019, with 11 hotspots.
The busiest month is August, which carries 40 % of the detections.
In its department, out of the 176 municipalities that saw at least one hotspot, this one ranks 3rd.
This year, 7 hotspots have already been detected here, the last one on August 16, 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 Loir-et-Cher department, not for this municipality in particular.
Local recurrence
This area burned in 10 of the 14 complete years from 2012 to 2025.
2026 is not counted: the year is not over.
Full constellation. 2026 stops on September 9, so its bar is not comparable to the others.
| Year | Points chauds |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (en cours) | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/12/2022 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 07/12/2022 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 09/30/2020 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 08/07/2020 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 08/06/2020 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 08/03/2020 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 03/27/2019 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Accidental |