Started on Jul 23, 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 low heat signature from the active wildfire near Chouppes, France, which has burned 130 ha (321 acres) since starting on July 22, 2026.
Orbiting sensors have detected 5 heat signatures clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the incident.
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 97,310 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 559% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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