PPRN/PSS: Flood Risk Zoning for Laronxe, France

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES provides a dataset of regulatory flood zones for the municipality of Laronxe (54303). The data originates from Submersible Surface Planes (PSS) and Risk Prevention Plans (PPR), which map flood hazards and enforce land-use restrictions under French law. The dataset was last updated on April 5, 2019.

Use Cases

• Identify land where construction is prohibited based on high flood hazard zones.
• Assess regulatory requirements for building projects in areas with average flood hazard.
• Analyze flood risk zoning for land-use planning and environmental impact studies.
• Map historical flood regulation areas established by the 1935 decree-law.

Strengths

• Data is legally enforceable under French law (Barnier Law of 1995).
• Distinguishes between three regulatory zone types (e.g., 'red areas' where building is prohibited).
• Originates from a national geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-04-05 00:00:00; 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

Created from regulatory mapping documents (PSS/PPR).

Freshness

2019-04-05 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Laronxe, France (code 54303)