EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Saint-Jean-d'Illac

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
380 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 29, 2026
Wildfire near Saint-Jean-d'Illac — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Saint-Jean-d'Illac — 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

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The story so far

About 20 km west of Saint-Jean-d'Illac.

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

Burning near Saint-Jean-d'Illac, France, an active wildfire has expanded across 380 ha (939 acres) since it started on 2026-07-29. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 21 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.

The bigger picture in France

Across France, roughly 98,523 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 568% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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