PPRN Flood Risk Zoning for Bords, Charente-Maritime

A natural hazard prevention plan (PPRN) for the municipality of Bords, France, approved in 2013. The dataset contains layers detailing the scope of exposure, risk zoning, regulatory zoning, and related information for flooding from the Charente river. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated in September 2021.

Use Cases

• Delineate flood-prone areas for land-use planning based on the regulatory zoning layer.
• Assess exposure and vulnerability of assets based on the issues addressed layer.
• Model flood risk scenarios based on the zoning of risks layer.
• Integrate existing infrastructure and complementary information for emergency preparedness.

Strengths

• Plan was formally approved by a prefectural decree on 05/08/2013, providing a regulatory basis.
• Contains multiple structured thematic layers as described, including exposure scope and regulatory zoning.
• Sourced from a national geological and mining research bureau (BRGM), suggesting authoritative data collection.

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.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely created as part of a formal natural hazard prevention planning process for the municipality.

Time Range

Plan approved 2013-08-05.

Freshness

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

Geography

Municipality of Bords, Charente-Maritime, France, focusing on the Charente river.