Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 29), France (2026)

Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 29) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 29) — 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

The story so far

About 15 km east of Le Porge.

Summary written on Jul 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Spreading across 230 hectares (568 acres) near Le Porge, France, this active wildfire that ignited on July 29, 2026, is currently exhibiting moderate heat intensity as detected by satellite monitoring.

Orbiting sensors have picked up 30 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and thermal activity of the fire front in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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.