St-Pierre-d’Oléron Natural Hazard Risk Zones for Forest Fires and Coastal Risks

A 2021 geospatial dataset from the French Geological Survey (BRGM) delineating regulated risk zones for forest fires, coastal erosion, and marine submersion in the commune of St-Pierre-d’Oléron, Charente-Maritime. It classifies areas into three regulatory categories based on hazard levels as defined by the French Environmental Code. The data is served via a Web Map Service (WMS) for visualization.

Use Cases

• Assess land development restrictions based on the 'red zone' (building prohibited) classification.
• Plan coastal infrastructure projects considering 'blue zone' (prescribed area) requirements for average hazard levels.
• Evaluate potential risk aggravation from new constructions in areas not directly exposed but subject to regulatory prohibitions.
• Visualize and overlay natural hazard zones for forest fires and coastal risks on interactive maps.

Strengths

• Provides a legally defined zoning scheme based on the French Environmental Code (Article L562-1).
• Covers multiple natural hazards (forest fires, coastal erosion, marine submersion) for a specific coastal commune.
• Published by the authoritative Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Freshness

2021-09-17

Geography

Commune of St-Pierre-d’Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France