PPRN Flood Risk Data: Regulatory Zoning for Dieulouard, France

Risk Prevention Plans (PPR) are the French state's key instrument for monitoring development in areas exposed to major risks, established by the Act of 2 February 1995. This dataset provides the geographic data for the PPRN flood risk plan covering the municipality of Dieulouard (code 54157), managed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. The data was last updated on 2020-11-19.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood-prone areas for development planning based on the regulatory zoning plan.
• Analyzing land-use restrictions for construction and agriculture based on the PPR regulation.
• Integrating hazard and issue maps for environmental risk assessment studies.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific legal framework (French Act of 2 February 1995).
• Provides a polygon envelope for the affected municipality, enabling direct mapping.
• Managed by a recognized geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Last updated 2020-11-19; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely produced by departmental directorates of the territories (DDT) as part of the PPR approval process.

Freshness

2020-11-19

Geography

Dieulouard, France (municipality code 54157)