PPR BORDES: Flood Hazard Zones for the Bordes Municipality, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

A 2019 dataset from the French Geological Survey (BRGM) detailing areas exposed to flood hazards within the municipality of Bordes (64138) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It contains hazard zones defined by the local Risk Prevention Plan (PPR), based on a synthesis of hazard studies assessing probability and intensity. The data is informative and not legally enforceable against third parties.

Use Cases

• Modeling flood risk exposure based on hazard intensity and probability levels described in the plan.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of hazard zones for land-use planning and development restrictions.
• Integrating with other geospatial data to assess community vulnerability to flooding.
• Validating or comparing flood hazard models against regulatory zoning maps.

Strengths

• Data originates from the French Geological Survey (BRGM), a national geological institution.
• Hazard zones are based on a synthesis of multiple calculated, modelled, or observed hazard data sources.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2019-03-26.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data is explicitly flagged as informative and not legally enforceable, limiting its use for regulatory compliance.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Standardized from digital data used in the development of approved Risk Prevention Plans (PPR).

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipality of Bordes (64138), department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.