Rail Noise Affected Sectors in Maine-et-Loire, France

Sectors affected by rail noise in the French department of Maine-et-Loire, determined by the Prefect under national noise control laws. The dataset is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and was last updated on August 18, 2023. It likely contains geographic boundaries for areas where specific acoustic requirements apply for new construction.

Use Cases

• Modeling noise pollution exposure based on infrastructure classification criteria mentioned in the description
• Informing land-use zoning decisions based on legally defined noise-affected sectors
• Assessing compliance with acoustic construction requirements for new buildings in affected areas

Strengths

• Legally defined sectors based on French Environmental Code (Articles L. 571-10, R. 571-32 to R. 571-43)
• Last updated on 2023-08-18, suggesting recent maintenance

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Determined by the departmental Prefect based on infrastructure classification and municipal consultation, as per law.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-08-18 00:00:00

Geography

Department of Maine-et-Loire (49), France