Natural Flood Risk Hazard Zones for Val du Bec d'Allier and Val de Givry, Nièvre

Nièvre department in France contains areas exposed to natural hazards, as defined by the Natural Flood Risk Prevention Plan (PPRi). The dataset, published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, delineates zones based on hazard intensity and probability of occurrence, including areas behind protective structures. It was last updated on December 7, 2023.

Use Cases

• Modeling flood risk exposure based on hazard intensity and probability zoning.
• Informing land-use planning and development restrictions based on regulatory hazard zones.
• Assessing the impact of protective structures on hazard representation in flood risk studies.

Strengths

• Hazard zones are derived from a synthesis of multiple calculated, modeled, or observed data sources.
• Areas protected by structures are included in the hazard representation.
• Last update date of 2023-12-07 is provided.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Hazard study synthesizing multiple sources of calculated, modeled, or observed hazards data.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-12-07 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Val du Bec d'Allier and Val de Givry, Nièvre department (58), France.