Wildfire near Naussac-Fontanes
Started on Aug 7, 2026.
France today7 days
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Naussac-Fontanes, France, where four separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on August 7, 2026, within a typical fire season that runs from June to September.
This incident unfolds during an extraordinary year for French wildfires, with 93,020 hectares burned 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 96,927 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 557% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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