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Gironde – Landes complex
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Gironde / Landes), France
FR-GIR-2026-0712
Limit outdoor plans
Derived for travelersStill active near homes or holiday areas — limit countryside / forest plans and confirm road access.
Stay away from fire-affected hills/forests; recheck hotel and road updates daily. Not an evacuation order.
Recent trend
Since last update (~48h window)
Stabilised late July; residents returning. Little further perimeter growth expected.
Est. area change: -200 ha
Trend is for travelers (worsening / improving), not a certified 48h satellite product.
Burned area
Size class
> 10,000 ha
Started
21d ago
Perimeter control
Share of fire edge secured by firelines (approx.)
Smoke (est.)
Limited or residual burning — light smoke possible near the perimeter, especially mornings.
Not an official AQI reading — inferred from size, growth, and nearby people.
Access impact
Forest tracks and some rural roads were restricted during peak; check local reopenings before hiking or coastal forest drives.
Nearby places (approx.)
- Arcachon · Resort / lodging~35 km
- Bordeaux · City~45 km
- Bordeaux Airport (BOD) · Airport~40 km
Straight-line style estimates for orientation — not driving distance.
Growth state
Authorities reported the Gironde sector stabilised; little further perimeter growth expected.
Spread drivers
EstimatedWind / run dir
Variable / shifting
elevated FWI, residual gusts
Likely toward
Limited perimeter advance; residual runs possible in unburned pockets inside the ring, not a free run toward Arcachon.
Terrain: Landes pine flatlands — historically wind-driven when active.
No directed path on the map — wind/run direction not specified for this incident.
If you are nearby
- Follow national civil-protection and hotel / municipality instructions over any app briefing.
- Postpone hiking, off-road, and rural B&B stays inside the affected hills/forests.
- Allow extra time for coastal or main-road transfers; secondary roads close first.
- Ask your accommodation about local road and beach-access updates — they often hear first.
- EUROFIRE is not an emergency alert channel.
Official resources
- This page is not an official emergency alert. Use the sources below for life-safety, or call 112 in the EU.
- Educational purpose only — do your own research through official channels.
How we know
Growth: from official stabilisation messaging. Spread: residual risk from regional FWI language, not a published plume vector.
Travel caution and smoke risk are derived for briefing only. From reports = explicit authority wording. Estimated = inferred from status, size, and exposure.
Nearby vacation / tourism exposure
- Arcachon basin resorts
- Landes coastal forests
Situation notes
Part of France’s record 2026 season (160k+ ha national). Gironde fire stabilised late July; residents gradually returning. Extreme FWI risk remains across SW France.