Floods, Haute-Garonne and 4 other départements, January 2022

In blue, the communes declared for this flood: this blue is not the water. In white, the water detected by radar (Copernicus GFM, Sentinel-1). In coral, the Natura 2000 sites and those under regulatory protection, in bright coral their part within that area. Hover over a département to read its name. Map: Animalert, from GASPAR (Géorisques), Copernicus EMS, Global Flood Monitoring (© European Union) and IGN ADMIN EXPRESS. Contains modified Copernicus Emergency Management Service information (2026)

161 hectares of water detected by radar (Copernicus GFM, Sentinel-1)
38 hectares in Natura 2000 or under regulatory protection
23% of the observed flooded area
40 protected animal species recorded within reach in the ten years before the flood

Communes declared: 160
Dates per the orders: 9 to 12 January 2022
Départements: Haute-Garonne, Ariège, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn-et-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Flood type: river flooding, runoff or mudflow
Heaviest rainfall: 138 mm; in one day (Haute-Garonne, 9 January 2022), Boutx le Mourtis station · per Météo-France; 6 January 2022: 0 mm
7 January 2022: 15.5 mm
8 January 2022: no reading
9 January 2022: 138 mm
10 January 2022: 83 mm
11 January 2022: 0 mm
12 January 2022: 0 mm
The flood's dates
Peak discharge: 3,767 m³/s; La Garonne à Verdun-sur-Garonne - HG, on 11 January 2022 · per Hub'Eau
Extent: water detected by radar (Copernicus GFM, Sentinel-1); 161 ha

Protected species recorded within reach

Observations recorded in the ten years before the flood, some known only to within a few kilometres, up to 10 km, when their published position is blurred or given by grid square. They tell which species were reported there, not what became of each animal.

126 species recorded within reach
40 protected animal species among them

40 Birds

In the water's path

Establishments registered today within reach of the flood, at their declared address or at the point Géorisques gives. They were not necessarily there on the day of the flood, and the dataset does not say whether they were flooded. An ICPE-classified farm can also be in the SIRENE register: these counts do not add up.

No ICPE-classified livestock farm located within the flood's reach
Géorisques · ICPE
No livestock business in the SIRENE register based within the flood's reach
SIRENE register · Insee
No veterinary practice based within the flood's reach
SIRENE register · Insee
No animal protection association based within the flood's reach
National register of associations
No wildlife association based within the flood's reach
National register of associations

A wildlife association is an association whose declared purpose in the national register of associations is the preservation of wildlife: the register does not say whether it runs an authorised care centre. Associations are counted at their declared address: an association or a care centre based outside the area can work across all of it.

Protected areas within reach

Area of each site within reach of the flood, and the share of the site it represents. Natura 2000 and regulatory protection first, then the ZNIEFF.

Natura 2000 and regulatory protectionZNIEFFPart within reachThe flood's areaHover over a site, on the map or in the list, to find it.

NéouvielleNatura 2000, Habitats Directive22 ha within reach0.4% of the site
Garonne, Ariège, Hers, Salat, Pique et NesteNatura 2000, Habitats Directive8 ha within reach0.1% of the site
Vallée de la Garonne de Muret à MoissacNatura 2000, Birds Directive5 ha within reach0.1% of the site
Quérigut, Laurenti, Rabassolles, Balbonne, la Bruyante, haute vallée de l'OriègeFor its birds: Quérigut, OrluNatura 2000, Habitats and Birds Directives3 ha within reachunder 0.1% of the site
Massif en rive gauche du BastanZNIEFF type I (inventoried natural area)22 ha within reach0.3% of the site
Vallées de Barèges et de LuzZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)22 ha within reach0.1% of the site
Coteaux de l'est du St-GironnaisZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)8 ha within reach0.1% of the site
Gravières de Saint-Caprais et de la GravetteZNIEFF type I (inventoried natural area)5 ha within reach2.0% of the site
Mont Garias, étangs et Pic Rouge de Bassiès, bois du FarZNIEFF type I (inventoried natural area)3 ha within reach0.1% of the site
Moyenne montagne du Vicdessos et massif des Trois SeigneursZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)3 ha within reachunder 0.1% of the site
Vallée et bassin versant de l'OriègeZNIEFF type I (inventoried natural area)3 ha within reachunder 0.1% of the site
Bassin versant de l'Oriège et montagnes orientales d'Ax-les-ThermesZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)3 ha within reachunder 0.1% of the site

A marsh can be designated twice under Natura 2000, for its habitats and for its birds: when both sites carry the same name, or have the same extent and almost the same area here, they share one row. Natura 2000 areas overlap and do not add up. A ZNIEFF is a wildlife inventory, with no regulatory protection.

The declared communes

160 communes declared a natural disaster (flood) for this flood, département by département.

Haute-GaronneSee the 68 communes

Aulon, Barbazan, Beauzelle, Blagnac, Boussan, Carbonne, Castillon-de-Saint-Martory, Cazères, Chaum, Cintegabelle, Clermont-le-Fort, Couladère, Daux, Donneville, Eaunes, Fenouillet, Fonsorbes, Fronsac, Gagnac-sur-Garonne, Galié, Gensac-sur-Garonne, Gouaux-de-Larboust, Gourdan-Polignan, Goyrans, Grenade, Grépiac, Jurvielle, Labarthe-Inard, Labarthe-Rivière, Labarthe-sur-Lèze, Labège, Lacroix-Falgarde, Lamasquère, Lespiteau, Lestelle-de-Saint-Martory, Longages, Luscan, Martres-Tolosane, Mauran, Mauzac, Mazères-sur-Salat, Melles, Merville, Miramont-de-Comminges, Montaigut-sur-Save, Montaut, Montgaillard-Lauragais, Montréjeau, Muret, Ondes, Palaminy, Pins-Justaret, Pinsaguel, Pointis-Inard, Ponlat-Taillebourg, Portet-de-Luchon, Portet-sur-Garonne, Rieux-Volvestre, Roques, Saint-Béat-Lez, Saint-Jory, Saint-Martory, Salies-du-Salat, Saubens, Seysses, Toulouse, Venerque, Vernet

AriègeSee the 61 communes

Aleu, Arignac, Ascou, Auzat, Ax-les-Thermes, Benagues, Biert, Camon, Capoulet-et-Junac, Caumont, Crampagna, Daumazan-sur-Arize, Dun, Engomer, Erp, Eycheil, Foix, Freychenet, Gaudiès, Gourbit, La Bastide-de-Bousignac, La Bastide-de-Sérou, Lacave, Lacourt, Lagarde, Lapenne, Laroque-d'Olmes, Le Mas-d'Azil, Le Port, Léran, Lézat-sur-Lèze, Mercus-Garrabet, Mérens-les-Vals, Mirepoix, Montaut, Montgailhard, Montoulieu, Moulis, Orlu, Oust, Pamiers, Péreille, Perles-et-Castelet, Prat-Bonrepaux, Rieux-de-Pelleport, Rivèrenert, Roumengoux, Sabarat, Saint-Amadou, Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat, Saint-Girons, Saint-Lizier, Savignac-les-Ormeaux, Seix, Sentenac-d'Oust, Sorgeat, Surba, Vals, Varilhes, Vaychis, Vernaux

Hautes-PyrénéesSee the 19 communes

Agos-Vidalos, Ancizan, Arbéost, Asté, Aucun, Ayzac-Ost, Barèges, Grust, Izaourt, Lau-Balagnas, Lourdes, Loures-Barousse, Montgaillard, Nestier, Pailhac, Saint-Créac, Salles, Sarrancolin, Sost

Tarn-et-GaronneSee the 8 communes

Castelferrus, Castelsarrasin, Escatalens, Finhan, Grisolles, Mas-Grenier, Monbéqui, Verdun-sur-Garonne

Pyrénées-AtlantiquesSee the 4 communes

Asasp-Arros, Igon, Louvie-Soubiron, Saint-Pé-de-Léren

This flood's data

In every file of the dataset, this flood carries the identifier EV-20220109-20220112-31.

The full dataset is released on 13 October at 6:00 (Paris time). Until then, we send it on request: presse@animalert.app.

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Recognised and listed

Public on data.gouv.fr on 13 October at 6:00
A project labelled by the French StateNational Resilience Day 2026 (Journée nationale de la résilience)
Registered with GBIFDerived dataset, DOI 10.15468/dd.ta4vkx