PPRN Forest Fire and Coastal Hazard Zoning for Les Mathes, France

Les Mathes commune in Charente-Maritime, France, is covered by this natural hazard prevention plan. The dataset contains layers for risk exposure scope, risk zoning, regulatory zoning, existing information, and addressed issues, approved by prefectural decree on 15/10/2003. It is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) as a Web Map Service (WMS).

Use Cases

• Map regulatory building restrictions based on the PPRN zoning layers.
• Assess exposure to marine submersion and erosion risks for coastal infrastructure planning.
• Identify areas of high forest fire risk for land management and emergency preparedness.

Strengths

• Approved by a specific prefectural decree (15/10/2003), providing a formal regulatory basis.
• Contains multiple defined thematic layers (e.g., risk zoning, regulatory zoning, issues).
• Sourced from a national geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely created as part of the Plan for the Prevention of Natural Hazards (PPRN) regulatory process.

Time Range

Plan approved 2003-10-15; data reflects conditions at that time.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Les Mathes commune on the Arvert peninsula in Charente-Maritime, France.