PPR de BAYONNE: Risk Prevention Plans for Bayonne, France

Risk Prevention Plans (PPR) are the key state instrument for monitoring development in areas exposed to major environmental risks, established by the French Act of 2 February 1995. The dataset, provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, maps existing PPRNs for the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, with a last update recorded on 2019-03-26. Each plan is linked to a GASPAR administrative procedure and includes regulatory zoning plans, regulations, and supporting graphic documents.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood or landslide hazard zones based on the regulatory zoning plans described.
• Analyzing land-use restrictions for construction and agriculture based on the PPR regulations.
• Monitoring the status of risk prevention procedures (prescribed, approved) for municipal planning.
• Integrating spatial risk data with other geographic information systems using the INSPIRE download service.

Strengths

• Data is linked to formal administrative procedures via unique GASPAR codes.
• Includes multiple document types such as regulatory zoning plans and submission notes.
• Last update timestamp (2019-03-26) is explicitly provided.

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely compiled by departmental directorates of the territories (DDT) as part of the state's risk prevention mandate.

Freshness

2019-03-26

Geography

Bayonne (64102), Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France