Key Points

• Météo-France issued an orange heat wave alert for the eight departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté on August 12, 2026.
• A regional analysis of emergency care utilization shows no increase in the composite health indicator iCanicule (which includes cases of hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia) since August 10, the day on which three departments in the southern part of the region were placed under an orange heat wave alert.
• At the departmental level, there has been no marked increase in emergency room visits, nor any particular increase in calls to SOS Médecins in the Doubs department.