Started on Aug 9, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Bellegarde-en-Diois, France, where 7 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours to map its current spread. The fire has consumed 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on August 9, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Meanwhile, the broader national context shows that 93,020 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that stands 530 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 97,202 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 559% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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