🇫🇷 France: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 99 significant fire ignitions in France (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 99 significant wildfires in France, 3 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 1193 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most affected French departments
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serres | 3 Aug, 16:00 | 174 | 1193 |
| Langogne | 19 Aug, 13:40 | 124 | 811 |
| Broglie | 9 Aug, 15:49 | 48 | 214 |
| Toutainville | 9 Aug, 15:39 | 77 | 180 |
| Villemoustaussou | 13 Aug, 16:28 | 43 | 163 |
| Langogne | 19 Aug, 14:25 | 2 | 154 |
| Vinça | 18 Aug, 13:10 | 8 | 130 |
| Mormant | 6 Aug, 14:30 | 20 | 124 |
| Puiseux-en-France | 11 Aug, 13:26 | 16 | 119 |
| Landiras | 18 Aug, 13:41 | 11 | 106 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, France, August 2026: 99 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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