Wildfire near Broglie, France (2026)

Wildfire near Broglie — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Broglie — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

The story so far

About 5 km east of Broglie.

Summary written on Aug 11, 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 Broglie, France, where five thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the current spread of the front. The fire, which started on August 10, 2026, has consumed 130 hectares, or 321 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. The wider situation in France reflects an extraordinary year for blazes, with 93,301 hectares burned so far in 2026, a staggering 532% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.