Wildfire near Solaure en Diois
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across coniferous forest and mixed forest near Solaure en Diois, France, a wildfire has burned 4,192 ha (10,359 acres) over 36 days. The fire maintained an average daily growth of 116 ha/day (approx) after starting on 2026-07-03, and the incident has now ended.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Across the country, 93,020 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 530% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 45 days. In total it burned about 4,192 ha (10,359 acres) — around 42 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 96,487 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 554% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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