Wildfire near Vence, France (2026)

Wildfire near Vence — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Vence — 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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

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The story so far

About 5 km northwest of Vence.

Burning near the city of Vence, France, a wildfire ignited on August 15, 2026, and remained active over a protracted period of 72 days before ultimately ending. Satellites tracked a low heat signature from the fire front as the event unfolded within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to September.

Satellite monitoring provided an estimated size of roughly 100 hectares, or 247 acres, for the incident. This fire occurred within a broader national landscape that saw 98,523 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 568% above the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.