Flood Risk Exposure Assets for Crazannes, Charente-Maritime

Crazannes, a commune in Charente-Maritime, France, has assets and individuals documented as exposed to flooding from the Charente river. The dataset was created by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) for a Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) and represents a snapshot of land cover and vulnerability at the time of the study's development. It was last updated on September 17, 2021.

Use Cases

• Historical analysis of land cover and asset vulnerability based on the documented 'issues'.
• Regulatory compliance review for past Risk Prevention Plans (PPR) based on the study's hazard scope.
• Benchmarking changes in flood exposure over time based on the non-updated, dated photograph of assets.

Strengths

• Provides a specific geographic focus on the commune of Crazannes in Charente-Maritime.
• Created by an authoritative geological organization, the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.
• Has a defined purpose for supporting the development of a Risk Prevention Plan (PPR).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Data is explicitly described as a non-exhaustive, non-updated snapshot and is no longer used in practice.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely gathered for the development of a Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) study.

Time Range

Snapshot at the time of the PPR study's development; specific years unknown.

Freshness

Snapshot from 2021-09-17; not updated after PPR approval.

Geography

Commune of Crazannes, Charente-Maritime, France, focusing on overflow of the Charente river.