Key Points This weekly bulletin presents the latest epidemiological monitoring of the heat wave that began on July 7, 2026, covering the period from July 14, 2026, to July 20, 2026. ...

Key Points The use of emergency care for all causes (hospital emergency departments in the Oscour® network and SOS Médecins), across all age groups and among those aged 75 and older,...

Key Points As of July 21, Météo France has placed two departments under an orange heat wave alert (Bouches-du-Rhône and Var) and two departments under a yellow alert (Alpes-Maritimes...

Key Points The heat wave, which began on July 14, is still ongoing and will last at least until Wednesday, July 22. At the regional level, analysis of emergency department visits for...

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...