Key Points

• The Occitanie region has been experiencing a heat wave since June 19, 2025, and this heat wave intensified from June 27 (with three departments under an orange heat wave alert) through July 7. Between June 29 and July 2, all 13 departments in Occitanie were placed under an orange heatwave alert. Since July 7, all departments in Occitanie have been under a green heatwave alert.

• A regional analysis of emergency care utilization indicates an increase in the iCanicule composite health indicator (including hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia) during the heatwave.

• This trend falls within the expected fluctuations for the prevailing weather conditions and is observable across the region as a whole.