FeuxFrance
Altier
Lozère (48) · INSEE code 48004 · 5,475 ha · 213 inhabitants
Satellites have seen fire here every year since 2012, 205 hotspots in total.
The worst season is 2021, with 21 hotspots.
The busiest month is February, which carries 39 % of the detections.
In its department, out of the 120 municipalities that saw at least one hotspot, this one ranks 2nd.
This year, 25 hotspots have already been detected here, the last one on April 9, 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 Lozère department, not for this municipality in particular.
Local recurrence
This area burned in 14 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 | 18 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 (en cours) | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/10/2025 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 02/17/2023 | 13 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 01/25/2023 | 1 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 03/28/2021 | 3 ha | — | Unintentional (works) |
| 03/01/2021 | 3 ha | — | Unintentional (works) |
| 04/13/2019 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 02/17/2019 | 2 ha | 2 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 12/12/2016 | 5 ha | — | Not recorded |
| 07/21/2016 | 0 ha | — | Natural |
| 04/20/2016 | 22 ha | 8 ha | Unintentional (private individual) |
| 03/07/2014 | 4 ha | — | Unintentional (works) |
| 03/05/2012 | 3 ha | 1 ha | Not recorded |
| 03/02/2012 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 09/30/2011 | 1 ha | 0 ha | Arson |
| 04/06/2011 | 7 ha | 3 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 02/13/2011 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (private individual) |
| 02/28/2009 | 1 ha | 0 ha | Not recorded |
| 02/15/2008 | 43 ha | 10 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 01/28/2008 | 10 ha | 5 ha | Unintentional (private individual) |
| 01/27/2008 | 1 ha | 1 ha | Unintentional (private individual) |
| 01/27/2008 | 3 ha | 1 ha | Unintentional (works) |
| 10/14/2007 | 0 ha | 0 ha | Unintentional (private individual) |