Orange fire alert in Hérault: access to forests discouraged

Municipalities in sectors 4, 7, and 8 are under high forest fire risk, with access and work restrictions in wooded areas.

Orange forest fire alert sign in a Mediterranean landscape.
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Orange forest fire alert sign in a Mediterranean landscape.

Municipalities in sectors 4, 7, and 8 of Hérault are placed on orange forest fire alert, leading to restrictions on access and work in forest areas.

The municipalities in sectors 4 (Villeveyrac, Poussan, and Montbazin), 7 (Marseillan, Mèze, Loupian, Bouzigues, and Sète), and 8 (Mireval, Vic-la-Gardiole, Frontignan, Balaruc-les-Bains, Balaruc-le-Vieux, and Gigean) are currently placed on a forest fire alert at the ORANGE level.
In this context, access to forest massifs is discouraged. Work in wooded areas is permitted only between 5 AM and 12 PM, provided that a prevention and extinction system is in place.
By specific municipal decree, access to the Pierres Blanches forest massif in Sète is formally prohibited. Similarly, all work within forest spaces and within a 200-meter radius around these areas is also forbidden.
Based on information from the official source: Mairie de Montbazin (22/09/2026)