Risk Prevention Plans (PPR): Natural Hazard Zoning for Lauzerte, Tarn-et-Garonne

Risk Prevention Plans (PPR) are the French state's key instrument for monitoring development in areas exposed to major natural hazards, established by the Act of 2 February 1995. This dataset from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières maps existing PPRNs for the Tarn-et-Garonne department, specifically for the municipality of Lauzerte. Each plan is linked to an administrative procedure via a unique GASPAR code and contains regulatory zoning maps and documents.

Use Cases

• Map regulatory zoning for construction and land use based on described hazard areas.
• Analyze the spatial extent of natural risk prevention measures for a specific municipality.
• Link administrative procedures and planning documents using the described GASPAR code identifier.

Strengths

• Dataset is explicitly linked to a formal French legal framework (Act of 2 February 1995).
• Each record is associated with a unique administrative identifier (GASPAR code) for traceability.
• Provides a geographical table for mapping approved and prescribed risk prevention plans.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2021-07-22 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely compiled by departmental directorates of the territories (DDT) as part of the state's risk prevention mandate.

Freshness

2021-07-22 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Lauzerte, Department of Tarn-et-Garonne, France