Flood Hazard Prevention Plan Data for the Charente River, Montignac to Balzac

A dataset of the Plan for the Prevention of Natural Hazards (PPRN) for flooding along the Charente River, from Montignac to Balzac in France. It was created by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and last updated on November 28, 2019. The data likely contains regulatory zoning maps, hazard assessments, and identified issues for flood risk management.

Use Cases

• Delineate flood risk zones based on the regulatory zoning maps described.
• Model flood hazards along the Charente River based on the hazard data mentioned.
• Assess potential impacts on infrastructure and land use based on the identified issues.
• Support regulatory compliance for construction and development in designated hazard areas.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific legal framework (French Law of 22 July 1987).
• Provides a structured regulatory approach with three defined categories of information: zoning, hazards, and issues.
• Spatially specific to the Charente River segment from Montignac to Balzac.

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-11-28 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Created as part of the state-mandated Plan for the Prevention of Natural Hazards (PPRN) process.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-11-28 00:00:00

Geography

Charente River, France, from Montignac to Balzac.