Overview

• About 30,000 hectares of vegetation burned this summer, including nearly 20,000 hectares of forest, roughly double the historical average.
• The Corbières fire that began on 5 August near Ribaute (Aude) scorched about 11,300 hectares and is classified as the worst Mediterranean French blaze in at least 50 years.
• ONF observed roughly 1.5 times more fire starts this season, yet most were contained before reaching 5 hectares.
• More than 600 ONF agents were deployed on high‑risk days for prevention and surveillance as part of a mass‑intervention strategy.
• Two heatwaves and prolonged drought heightened risk as the season extended beyond southern regions to areas such as Brittany and the Jura, with ONF now active in 80 departments.