PPR SERRES-CASTET: Natural Risk Prevention Plan for a French Municipality

The COVADIS data standard for Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs) includes specifications for storing geographical data related to major risks. The PPR tool was established by the Act of 2 February 1995 and covers eight natural hazards and four technological risks. This specific dataset pertains to the Natural Risk Prevention Plan (PPRN) for the municipality of Serres-Castet in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, last updated on 2019-03-26.

Use Cases

• Mapping regulated hazard zones based on the regulatory zoning plan described.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of specific natural hazards like floods or forest fires referenced in the description.
• Assessing land-use restrictions and easements for development in areas exposed to risk.
• Integrating standardized risk data for cross-municipality comparative analysis within the COVADIS framework.

Strengths

• Based on a standardized national data specification (COVADIS) for homogeneous storage.
• Covers a defined set of eight natural and four technological hazards as per French law.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2019-03-26.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the data was last updated in 2019.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Developed by the French State as part of the Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) tool.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-26 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Serres-Castet (64519), Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France