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Communes that have burned most often in France

Communes of France with at least one fire larger than 100 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 557. With two or more: 116. Top of the list is Sainte-Engrâce, which has burned 7 times in 2 years, with 1,259 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1Sainte-EngrâcePyrénées-Atlantiques7×2 years · 1,259 ha
  2. 2CallenLandes6×4 years · 1,920 ha
  3. 3LarrauPyrénées-Atlantiques6×1 year · 1,676 ha
  4. 4SarrancePyrénées-Atlantiques6×2 years · 1,050 ha
  5. 5Saint-Étienne-de-BaïgorryPyrénées-Atlantiques6×3 years · 925 ha
  6. 6EstérençubyPyrénées-Atlantiques5×2 years · 670 ha
  7. 7LucmauGironde5×4 years · 366 ha
  8. 8CorrensVar4×2 years · 1,999 ha
  9. 9SolaroHaute-Corse4×1 year · 1,298 ha
  10. 10NarbonneAude4×3 years · 1,272 ha
  11. 11Olmeta-di-TudaHaute-Corse4×4 years · 1,149 ha
  12. 12LecumberryPyrénées-Atlantiques4×1 year · 832 ha
  13. 13Saint-Clair-sur-GalaureIsère4×4 years · 627 ha
  14. 14OlettaHaute-Corse4×3 years · 548 ha
  15. 15Saint-MichelPyrénées-Atlantiques4×2 years · 443 ha
  16. 16QuenzaCorse-du-Sud4×2 years · 334 ha
  17. 17LuxeyLandes4×3 years · 196 ha
  18. 18Le Grand-SerreDrôme4×4 years · 134 ha
  19. 19MartiguesBouches-du-Rhône3×3 years · 1,337 ha
  20. 20Montfort-sur-ArgensVar3×2 years · 917 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1Le PorgeGironde8,158 ha1× · 55 %
  2. 2SaumosGironde6,030 ha2× · 1.0×
  3. 3LantonGironde5,968 ha1× · 43 %
  4. 4La Teste-de-BuchGironde5,804 ha1× · 33 %
  5. 5Le TempleGironde4,445 ha1× · 62 %
  6. 6Belin-BélietGironde4,035 ha1× · 26 %
  7. 7ArèsGironde3,930 ha2× · 80 %
  8. 8Lège-Cap-FerretGironde3,797 ha1× · 40 %
  9. 9HostensGironde3,658 ha2× · 64 %
  10. 10BiscarrosseLandes2,901 ha1× · 15 %
  11. 11AiguinesVar2,737 ha2× · 24 %
  12. 12LouchatsGironde2,596 ha1× · 66 %
  13. 13LacanauGironde2,505 ha1× · 11 %
  14. 14Sainte-HélèneGironde2,478 ha2× · 19 %
  15. 15Le Cannet-des-MauresVar2,272 ha1× · 31 %
  16. 16FontjoncouseAude2,138 ha1× · 77 %
  17. 17CorrensVar1,999 ha4× · 54 %
  18. 18LandirasGironde1,994 ha1× · 33 %
  19. 19RodèsPyrénées-Orientales1,962 ha2× · 1.1×
  20. 20CallenLandes1,920 ha6× · 22 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1RodèsPyrénées-Orientales1.1×1,962 ha · 19 km²
  2. 2SaumosGironde1.0×6,030 ha · 57 km²
  3. 3GuillosGironde83 %1,881 ha · 23 km²
  4. 4ArèsGironde80 %3,930 ha · 49 km²
  5. 5JonquièresAude78 %1,063 ha · 14 km²
  6. 6FontjoncouseAude77 %2,138 ha · 28 km²
  7. 7Montfort-sur-ArgensVar77 %917 ha · 12 km²
  8. 8OrigneGironde76 %1,697 ha · 22 km²
  9. 9Saint-Laurent-de-la-CabrerisseAude72 %1,821 ha · 25 km²
  10. 10LouchatsGironde66 %2,596 ha · 39 km²
  11. 11Olmeta-di-TudaHaute-Corse66 %1,149 ha · 17 km²
  12. 12HostensGironde64 %3,658 ha · 57 km²
  13. 13Le TempleGironde62 %4,445 ha · 72 km²
  14. 14Ille-sur-TêtPyrénées-Orientales57 %1,813 ha · 32 km²
  15. 15Montalba-le-ChâteauPyrénées-Orientales55 %876 ha · 16 km²
  16. 16Le PorgeGironde55 %8,158 ha · 150 km²
  17. 17CorrensVar54 %1,999 ha · 37 km²
  18. 18BarsacDrôme53 %851 ha · 16 km²
  19. 19Villesèque-des-CorbièresAude51 %1,617 ha · 32 km²
  20. 20TournissanAude49 %588 ha · 12 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 100 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached each municipality, even partly. Hectares are those burned inside the municipality and are added fire by fire, so land that burned twice counts twice; that is why the share, given only for municipalities of 10 km² or more, can exceed 100 % (it is then shown as a multiple). It describes what happened: it does not measure risk or say anything about causes.