Started on Sep 20, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Apatou, France, an active wildfire has expanded to 300 hectares, or 741 acres, after igniting on September 20, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while 13 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby, mapping the fire's recent spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. The broader landscape faces heightened strain, with 97,310 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 559 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 98,158 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 565% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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