Water restrictions in place for 62 French departments
A total of 62 departments across France have imposed water restrictions, with eight on high alert for drought conditions.
The restrictions , from October 11 onwards. There are four levels of restriction, with each depending on the drought level in the given region.
To be certain of the level of water restriction in your area, you can check the prefectoral decrees for the affected areas on created by the minister for Ecology.
The restrictions must also be displayed at the local Mairie for each affected commune, and also be published in regional and local newspapers.
Map from , published midnight October 13
The levels are 鈥淰igilance鈥� (grey on the Propluvia map), encouraging businesses and the public to save water; 鈥淎lerte鈥� (yellow), a 50% reduction in agriculture water use, restrictions in nautical leisure activities, and time limits on activities such as watering the grass or filling your pool.
The 鈥淎lerte Renforc茅e鈥� (orange) means even more restrictions on agriculture; a limit on garden watering; and no activities such as car washing. 鈥淐rise鈥� (red) indicates a stoppage of all non-priority use of water, with only water used for urgent healthcare, drinking, or national security permitted.
The aim of the restrictions is to prevent forest fires due to drought, with many departments still feeling the effects of this year鈥檚 extremely hot summer.
The full list of departments with restrictions in place:
Ain (01), Allier (03), Ard猫che (07), Aveyron (12), Cantal (15), Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Cher (18), C么tes-d鈥橭r (21), Creuse (23), Dordogne (24), Doubs (25), Dr么me (26), Eure (27), Eure-et-Loir (28), Finist猫re (29), Gard (30), Haute-Garonne (31), Indre (36), Indre et Loire (37), Is猫re (38), Jura (39), Landes (40), Loir-et-Cher (41), Haute-Loire (42), Haute-Loire(43), Loire-Atlantique (44), Loiret (45), Lot (46), Lot-et-Garonne (47), Loz猫re (48), Maine-et-Loire (49), Haute-Marne (52), Mayenne (53), Meurthe et Moselle (54), Meuse (55), Moselle (57), Ni猫vre(58), Nord (59), Oise (60), Puy-de-D么me (63), Hautes-Pyr茅n茅es (65), Pyr茅n茅es Orientales (66), Bas-Rhin (67), Haut-Rhin (68), Rh么ne (69), Haute-Sa么ne (70), Sa么ne et Loire (71), Sarthe (72), Savoie (73), Haute-Savoie (74), Deux-S猫vres (79), Tarn (81), Tarn-et-Garonne (82), Vend茅e (85), Vienne (86), Haute-Vienne (87), Vosges (88), Le Territoire de Belfort (90), Yonne (89) Essonne (91), and Seine-et-Marne (94).
