Wildfire near Franchesse
Started on Jul 24, 2026.
France today7 days
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spanning 100 hectares (247 acres), an active wildfire continues to burn near Franchesse, France, after starting on July 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the blaze.
With four heat detections logged over the past 48 hours, the cluster of thermal signatures indicates ongoing local spread in the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 4 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 96,926 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 563% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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