Key Points

• Since August 1, and in light of the heat wave affecting the eastern part of France in particular, Météo-France has placed the Gard department under an orange heat wave alert (six other departments in the region are also under a yellow heat wave alert).
• A regional analysis of emergency care utilization shows no abnormal variation in the iCanicule composite health indicator (which includes hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia). This trend—subject to the completeness of the data submitted to Santé publique France—is generally consistent at the departmental level, particularly in the Gard.