Flood Risk Issues for the Charente River in St-Sever-de-Saintonge, 2021

Surface issues considered in the flood risk prevention plan (PPRN) for the Charente River in the commune of St-Sever-de-Saintonge, Charente-Maritime. The data represents a dated, non-exhaustive snapshot of assets and individuals exposed to flooding hazards, compiled by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. It was last updated on 2021-09-17 and is not maintained after the plan's approval.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood-exposed assets based on the described land cover analysis.
• Assessing vulnerability of properties and activities to river flooding as referenced in the description.
• Supporting historical analysis of risk prevention planning using the dated snapshot of issues.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific, official risk prevention plan (PPRN) for a defined geographic area.
• Provides a structured basis for land cover knowledge necessary for risk studies, as stated in the description.
• Source organization is the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, a French public institution.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Compiled for the development of a Risk Prevention Plan (PPR).

Time Range

Snapshot at the time of the PPR study (likely circa 2021).

Freshness

2021-09-17

Geography

Commune of St-Sever-de-Saintonge, Charente-Maritime, France, focusing on the Charente River.