Key Points According to Météo-France, on Tuesday, July 7, Météo-France placed the region’s six departments under an orange alert. From July 11 through July 15 at 6 a.m., all...

Key Points The Pays de la Loire region was hit by another heat wave—the third of the season—which began on July 6, 2026, and ended on July 16, 2026. This was the third heat wave in...

Key Points In Week 29 (July 13–19, 2026), activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased compared to the previous week across all age groups (+6%, or +5,125 procedures), except among...

Key Points  In Week 29 (July 13–19, 2026), the number of emergency department visits remained stable across all age groups. The number of hospitalizations following an emergency...

Key Points  Nationwide, in Week 28 of 2026 (July 6–12), the number of deaths from all causes reported by INSEE continued to decline and appears to be returning to the usual range of...

Key Points A widespread heat wave has been affecting mainland France since July 4. The entire population of mainland France has been under an orange or red heat wave alert. Between...

Santé publique France has released data on excess all-cause mortality observed during the heat wave from June 17 to July 2, 2026, which exposed nearly the entire population to extreme...

Key Points The second heat wave of 2026—defined for each department as temperatures exceeding the departmental alert thresholds for at least three consecutive days—began on June 17,...

Key Points On July 9, 2026, a new heat wave began in the region. As of that date, Météo France placed two departments under an orange alert (Aube and Haute-Marne), with the other...

Key Points  The Pays de la Loire region has been affected by a new heat wave that began on July 6, 2026, in the Vendée department and is still ongoing as of June 15, 2026. This is the...