Wildfire near Saint-Just, France (2026)

Wildfire near Saint-Just — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Saint-Just — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Summary written on Aug 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Saint-Just in France, the active wildfire has grown to 200 hectares (494 acres) since it started on August 13, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside eight heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours.

This fire unfolds against a broader national crisis as France faces a typical fire season that runs from June to September. So far in 2026, 93,361 hectares have burned across the country, a staggering 533 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.