Flood Risk Regulation Zones for Vervant, France

Vervant, a commune in Charente-Maritime, France, has regulated flood risk zones defined under the French Environmental Code. The dataset, provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), categorizes areas into zones where construction is prohibited, prescribed, or subject to requirements based on hazard levels from river overflow. It was last updated on September 17, 2021.

Use Cases

• Assess land development suitability based on flood hazard zoning categories.
• Model potential flood damage by identifying prohibited and prescribed construction zones.
• Inform municipal planning policies using the legally defined risk area framework.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative French geological survey organization, BRGM.
• Zones are defined by enforceable regulations under the French Environmental Code (Article L562-1).
• Last update timestamp (2021-09-17) is explicitly 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.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Freshness

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

Geography

Commune of Vervant, Charente-Maritime, France