Health Facilities in Loir-et-Cher, France

A 2019 dataset from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) provides the location of health facilities in the Loir-et-Cher department of France. It includes hospitals, retirement homes, and facilities for disabled persons. The data is served via a Web Feature Service (WFS) for direct download.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service accessibility based on facility locations mentioned in the description
• Analyze spatial distribution of different facility types (hospitals, retirement homes) for regional planning
• Conduct demographic studies by correlating facility locations with population data

Strengths

• Data is provided by a national geological and mining research organization (BRGM)
• Includes multiple facility types: hospitals, retirement homes, and disabled hospitals
• Specific geographic focus on the Loir-et-Cher department in France

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely collected and published via a national open data initiative.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00

Geography

Loir-et-Cher department, France.