The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region experienced two heat waves in 2023. The impact on public health resulted in 162 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 537 visits to emergency rooms (353 of which...

Occitanie experienced two heat waves in 2023. The impact on health resulted in 68 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 391 visits to emergency rooms (216 of which led to hospitalization), and...

The Pays de la Loire region experienced two heat waves in 2023. The health impact included 48 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 103 visits to emergency rooms (69 of which resulted in...

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region experienced three heat waves in 2023. The health impact included 210 SOS Médecins calls, 774 emergency room visits (470 of which resulted in...

Link to the "Heat Waves and Health" bulletin for summer 2023.

Key Points The incidence rate of acute diarrhea reported by the Sentinelles network is at a low level of activity compared to those typically observed during this period in previous...

The summer of 2023 was marked by four heat waves, which affected 73% of the French population. Monitoring of this summer—which Météo France has identified as the fourth hottest since the...

Key points According to Météo-France, the summer of 2023 was the fourth hottest summer recorded in France since the beginning of the 20th century. The 2023 summer monitoring period was...

Key Points The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the only region affected by all four heat waves. During these heat waves, biometeorological alert thresholds were exceeded in all 12...

Key Points The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region experienced two heat waves, the first occurring during the first half of July and the second during the second half of August 2023. During...