Since the start of the year, France recorded over 8,000 wildfires in the country with an estimated area burnt of more than 25,000 hectares said Julien Marion, Director of Civil Protection and Crisis Management.<\/p>\n
He described the start of the season as “exceptionally intense” and said this was “roughly double the figure recorded at the same time last year”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More than 325 fire outbreaks were recorded across France in a single day, the Interior Minister announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n
As the wildfire season got off to a challenging start, marked by numerous forest fires, Laurent Nu\u00f1ez called on all prefects to work with fire and rescue services to encourage businesses to release volunteer firefighters from their regular duties whenever operational demands required it.<\/p>\n
The maps below from the Feux de Forets website<\/a> show the number of fires burning as of Monday, July 13th.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On Monday, M\u00e9t\u00e9o France had placed 59 d\u00e9partements on orange alert for wildfires, the second highest risk level, with that number expected to drop by Tuesday.<\/p>\n However numerous French towns have cancelled their fireworks displays on Tuesday, July 14th, due to the risk of wildfires.<\/p>\n READ ALSO: UPDATE: French towns cancel July 14th fireworks over risk of wildfires<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You can keep up to date with the latest alerts via M\u00e9t\u00e9o France’s dedicated site<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ ALSO: What you should do if there are wildfire warnings in your part of France<\/a><\/p>\n Fonatainebleau<\/p>\n The fire, which officials described as “very virulent” and of “exceptional scale”, began late afternoon on Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60 kilometres south-east of Paris.<\/p>\n It had raced across 800 hectares and was still spreading, officials said early on Monday, causing the partial closure of the A6 highway, the country’s main north-south artery.<\/p>\n There were also long delays on trains travelling on the nearby high-speed rail line. French rail company SNCF said on Sunday evening there were delays of up to six hours for trains arriving at or leaving from Paris’s Gare de Lyon.<\/p>\n As of Monday morning, around 15 people had been evacuated from their homes and firefighters are still battling to contain the blaze.<\/p>\n Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales<\/p>\n The wildfire that burned nearly 5,000 hectares in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales has been declared under control but is still burning.<\/p>\n \u201cMore favourable weather conditions\u201d, notably with a drop in temperatures and an increase in humidity, has helped the firefighting effort.<\/p>\n The pr\u00e9fecture also announced that access to the last remaining villages still closed following the evacuations linked to the Tr\u00e9villach fire would be reopened on Friday. Residents of the six villages were able to return to their homes at 2 pm. They were, however, urged to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n Dr\u00f4me<\/p>\n The fire burning in the mountains above the town of Die, in the Dr\u00f4me d\u00e9partement, has burned an estimated 3,700 hectares, according to the latest update from firefighters.<\/p>\n After 10 days of battling the blaze, emergency services said they had remained fully mobilised to bring the fire under control. While cooler night-time conditions had reduced the fire’s intensity, officials warned it was expected to become more active again as temperatures rose later that day.<\/p>\n Marseille<\/p>\n Six hectares have been destroyed by a fire in the 11th arrondissement of Marseille. The fire was under control at the end of the day on Friday.<\/p>\n Around 90 maritime firefighters, 40 vehicles, as well as two helicopters, four Canadair aircraft and one Dash aircraft were deployed to tackle the blaze. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n Indre<\/p>\n One of the largest wildfires in the history of the Indre department, which had burned through 900 hectares of vegetation since Wednesday, was contained and brought under control, the pr\u00e9fecture told AFP.<\/p>\n Although the situation stabilised, the risk of flare-ups had not been ruled out, the same source said, adding that the total area burned was still being assessed. No one was injured and no homes were destroyed.<\/p>\n The local prefect announced a ban on all walks in forests and the cancellation of all Bastille Day fireworks displays scheduled for July 14th.<\/p>\n Savoie<\/p>\n A fire was raging in the Alpine d\u00e9partement of Savoie in south-eastern France. The fire broke out on June 24th following a thunderstorm on the slopes of the Tour du Merle, in the commune of Planay, the pr\u00e9fecture stated.<\/p>\n The authorities stated that the fire was located in an area that is very difficult to access, featuring scree slopes and rocky cliffs.<\/p>\n Although the wildfire had initially been spreading slowly, the situation deteriorated rapidly, forcing authorities to close the RD915 and RD91D roads on Tuesday. As a result, the popular tourist villages of Pralognan-la-Vanoise and Planay became inaccessible by road.<\/p>\n Ahead of the weekend, local tourism officials asked accommodation providers to contact guests and advise them not to travel to Pralognan-la-Vanoise to avoid overcrowding around the village while emergency services dealt with the fire.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, a 22-year-old volunteer fireman lost his life while working on the ground to stop the flames.\u00a0<\/p>\n Stay up to date<\/p>\n Residents can monitor active wildfires through the government’s Feux de for\u00eat website<\/a> and app, which provides real-time information on the location and status of fires across France.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_20260713_104240.jpg\")
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