Key Points

• Météo-France issued an orange alert for the eight departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté on August 14, 2025. According to Météo-France, the heat wave is expected to subside by the end of the weekend: “The risk of a heat wave persists on Monday in the southern half of the region, but is becoming low.”

• A regional analysis of emergency care utilization indicates that the iCanicule composite health indicator (including hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia) has remained stable since the start of the heatwave. This trend falls within the expected fluctuations for the current weather conditions and is observable across the region as a whole.

• Heat poses a health risk to the entire population. The observed health impacts underscore the importance of implementing preventive measures to mitigate the effects of the heat.