Key Points

From August 22, 2023, to August 24, 2023, and amid a heat wave, Météo-France issued an orange alert for the Vendée (17.9% of the region’s resident population) and three departments (Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire (from August 22 to August 24) and Sarthe (from August 23 to August 24), representing 73.8% of the regional resident population) under a yellow alert. Since August 25, 2023, Météo-France has not issued any specific alerts at the regional level.