Wildfire near Bellegarde-en-Diois, France (2026)

Wildfire near Bellegarde-en-Diois — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Bellegarde-en-Diois — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

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The story so far

Summary written on Aug 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.