PPRN Flooding: Charente River Overflow Risk Zoning for Gonds, France

Approved on 31 December 2009, this dataset contains the Plan for the Prevention of Natural Hazards (PPRN) for the commune of Gonds in Charente-Maritime, France. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated in September 2021. The data includes layers for risk exposure scope, regulatory zoning, and related information concerning flooding from the overflow of the Charente River.

Use Cases

• Assess property exposure to flood risk based on the defined scope of exposure layer.
• Analyze regulatory land-use restrictions based on the regulatory zoning layer.
• Map flood hazard zones for emergency preparedness based on the risk zoning layer.
• Identify infrastructure and assets at risk based on the issues addressed layer.

Strengths

• Regulatory approval date of 31 December 2009 is explicitly stated.
• Data is provided by a national geological and mining research bureau (BRGM).
• Description lists five distinct thematic layers (scope, zoning, regulatory zoning, information, issues).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Time Range

Approved 2009-12-31

Freshness

2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Commune of Gonds, Charente-Maritime, France