Wildfire near Captieux (Aug 9)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Captieux, France, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, since it started on August 9, 2026. Operating within the region's typical fire season that spans from June to September, satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while four distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the localized spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop of severe seasonal activity, with 93,020 hectares having burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a staggering 530 percent increase above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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 96,595 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 555% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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