Since the record-breaking heatwave at the end of May, several local authorities have extended water restrictions due to drought fears, with départements including Dordogne, Charente, Charente-Maritime and Pyrénées-Orientales now under alert.
Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 4 Jun 2026 10:13 CET
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An irrigation machine waters crops in a field at Saint-Sever, south-western France. (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ / AFP)
Since the record-breaking heatwave at the end of May, several local authorities have extended water restrictions due to drought fears, with départements including Dordogne, Charente, Charente-Maritime and Pyrénées-Orientales now under alert.
Les préfectures de plusieurs départements ont commencé, dès fin mai, à prendre des mesures de restriction des prélèvements en eau…
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The early heatwave has increased concerns over forest fires for the summer, with several areas already placed on alert.
A la mi-journée, mardi, les trois quarts du pays seront au moins en vigilance orange, dont quatorze départements en vigilance…
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Ils sont situés sur la partie ouest du pays s'étendant de la Charente à la Manche.
