# Wildfires in France in 2021

10 fires larger than 100 hectares in France in 2021, with 9,337 hectares burned according to their perimeters. Here is the whole year: what the official record says, when and where it burned and what the weather was like.

## The year in a few sentences

- According to Copernicus EFFIS, 30,652 hectares burned in France in 2021: 2.2 times the average of the other years from 2006 to 2025 (13,919 ha). (Copernicus EFFIS)
- The worst week was 19 February to 25 February: 9,944 hectares burned in seven days, 32% of the year according to Copernicus EFFIS. (Copernicus EFFIS)
- The largest fire was the Gonfaron fire, which started on 16 August 2021 and burned 6,626 hectares: 71% of the area of the year's 10 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 16 August 2021: a Fire Weather Index of 48 (very high on the EFFIS scale) at the Gonfaron fire, calculated by WorldFires from ERA5. (WorldFires · ERA5)

## Month by month

Hectares within the perimeters by the month the fire started. Tap a month to see it on the map.

| Month | Fires | Hectares |
|---|---:|---:|
| January | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 483 |
| March | 0 | 0 |
| April | 4 | 728 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 2 | 986 |
| August | 3 | 7,140 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 |

## Week by week, against other years (Copernicus EFFIS)

The average and the band are the Copernicus EFFIS climatology for 2006–2025, which includes 2021 itself.

| Week | 2021 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0–1,584 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0–1,584 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 327 | 0–1,899 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 549 | 0–4,844 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 0 | 0 | 950 | 0–5,329 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 31 | 31 | 1,465 | 0–8,573 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 1,320 | 1,289 | 3,259 | 0–19,686 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 11,264 | 9,944 | 5,133 | 0–30,149 |
| 9 (26 Feb–4 Mar) | 15,207 | 3,943 | 5,784 | 0–36,004 |
| 10 (5 Mar–11 Mar) | 16,491 | 1,284 | 6,130 | 0–36,269 |
| 11 (12 Mar–18 Mar) | 16,602 | 111 | 6,398 | 0–36,720 |
| 12 (19 Mar–25 Mar) | 17,643 | 1,041 | 6,768 | 0–38,054 |
| 13 (26 Mar–1 Apr) | 20,193 | 2,550 | 7,070 | 0–38,810 |
| 14 (2 Apr–8 Apr) | 21,629 | 1,436 | 7,214 | 0–38,810 |
| 15 (9 Apr–15 Apr) | 21,832 | 203 | 7,298 | 0–39,039 |
| 16 (16 Apr–22 Apr) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,416 | 0–39,039 |
| 17 (23 Apr–29 Apr) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,466 | 0–39,039 |
| 18 (30 Apr–6 May) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,469 | 0–39,039 |
| 19 (7 May–13 May) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,479 | 0–39,039 |
| 20 (14 May–20 May) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,484 | 0–39,039 |
| 21 (21 May–27 May) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,494 | 0–39,039 |
| 22 (28 May–3 Jun) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,551 | 0–39,039 |
| 23 (4 Jun–10 Jun) | 21,832 | 0 | 7,557 | 0–39,039 |
| 24 (11 Jun–17 Jun) | 21,864 | 32 | 7,608 | 0–39,039 |
| 25 (18 Jun–24 Jun) | 21,864 | 0 | 7,770 | 0–39,039 |
| 26 (25 Jun–1 Jul) | 21,864 | 0 | 7,910 | 86–39,249 |
| 27 (2 Jul–8 Jul) | 22,041 | 177 | 8,892 | 86–39,282 |
| 28 (9 Jul–15 Jul) | 22,041 | 0 | 9,378 | 86–41,124 |
| 29 (16 Jul–22 Jul) | 22,041 | 0 | 9,764 | 86–43,648 |
| 30 (23 Jul–29 Jul) | 22,850 | 809 | 10,805 | 137–46,466 |
| 31 (30 Jul–5 Aug) | 22,850 | 0 | 11,658 | 137–48,419 |
| 32 (6 Aug–12 Aug) | 22,850 | 0 | 12,732 | 616–61,144 |
| 33 (13 Aug–19 Aug) | 30,121 | 7,271 | 13,268 | 616–61,539 |
| 34 (20 Aug–26 Aug) | 30,187 | 66 | 13,359 | 616–61,573 |
| 35 (27 Aug–2 Sept) | 30,398 | 211 | 13,699 | 784–61,704 |
| 36 (3 Sept–9 Sept) | 30,398 | 0 | 13,858 | 784–61,773 |
| 37 (10 Sept–16 Sept) | 30,398 | 0 | 14,075 | 784–65,302 |
| 38 (17 Sept–23 Sept) | 30,398 | 0 | 14,178 | 891–65,604 |
| 39 (24 Sept–30 Sept) | 30,398 | 0 | 14,198 | 891–65,604 |
| 40 (1 Oct–7 Oct) | 30,398 | 0 | 14,283 | 891–65,708 |
| 41 (8 Oct–14 Oct) | 30,398 | 0 | 14,317 | 891–65,708 |
| 42 (15 Oct–21 Oct) | 30,398 | 0 | 14,433 | 891–65,708 |
| 43 (22 Oct–28 Oct) | 30,432 | 34 | 14,642 | 891–66,304 |
| 44 (29 Oct–4 Nov) | 30,432 | 0 | 14,651 | 891–66,304 |
| 45 (5 Nov–11 Nov) | 30,432 | 0 | 14,655 | 891–66,337 |
| 46 (12 Nov–18 Nov) | 30,432 | 0 | 14,657 | 891–66,337 |
| 47 (19 Nov–25 Nov) | 30,432 | 0 | 14,661 | 891–66,337 |
| 48 (26 Nov–2 Dec) | 30,432 | 0 | 14,672 | 891–66,337 |
| 49 (3 Dec–9 Dec) | 30,432 | 0 | 14,708 | 891–66,337 |
| 50 (10 Dec–16 Dec) | 30,468 | 36 | 14,726 | 891–66,337 |
| 51 (17 Dec–23 Dec) | 30,571 | 103 | 14,732 | 891–66,337 |
| 52 (24 Dec–30 Dec) | 30,652 | 81 | 14,746 | 891–66,337 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [Gonfaron fire, August 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/gonfaron-2021-08.md) · 6,626 ha
- [Moux fire, July 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/moux-2021-07.md) · 809 ha
- [Ascain fire, February 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/ascain-2021-02.md) · 483 ha
- [Avensan fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/avensan-2021-04.md) · 297 ha
- [Beaumes-de-Venise fire, August 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/beaumes-de-venise-2021-08.md) · 266 ha
- [Saint-Pargoire fire, August 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/saint-pargoire-2021-08.md) · 248 ha
- [Oulches fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/oulches-2021-04.md) · 187 ha
- [Narbonne fire, July 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/narbonne-2021-07.md) · 177 ha
- [Valdahon fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/valdahon-2021-04.md) · 140 ha
- [Cercoux fire, April 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cercoux-2021-04.md) · 104 ha

## Sources and limits

Fire-page areas are satellite-measured perimeters and may differ from official statistics. The yearly and weekly record is the Copernicus EFFIS estimate. The FWI is our own calculation from ERA5 at each fire's location: it is not an official danger warning.
Official information for France is published by: [Sécurité civile](https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Le-ministere/Securite-civile)

## How to cite

WorldFires, “Wildfires in France in 2021”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/france/2021 (accessed 15 November 2026). Sources: Copernicus EFFIS, WorldFires, WorldFires · ERA5, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS).

> Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/france/2021