Floods, Jura and 3 other départements, July 2021
1,514 hectares of water detected by radar (Copernicus GFM, Sentinel-1)
1,023 hectares in Natura 2000 or under regulatory protection
68% of the observed flooded area28 protected animal species recorded within reach in the ten years before the flood
- Communes declared
- 90
- Dates per the orders
- 13 to 18 July 2021
- Départements
- Jura, Saône-et-Loire, Ain and Doubs
- Flood type
- river flooding, runoff or mudflow
- Heaviest rainfall
- 69.3 mm
- in one day (Jura, 15 July 2021), IVREY station · per Météo-France
- 10 July 2021: 11.7 mm
- 11 July 2021: 0 mm
- 12 July 2021: 53.2 mm
- 13 July 2021: 0 mm
- 14 July 2021: 56.1 mm
- 15 July 2021: 69.3 mm
- 16 July 2021: 30.4 mm
- 17 July 2021: 0 mm
- 18 July 2021: 0 mm
125.4 mm from 13 to 15 Jul, up to the wettest day
The flood's dates
- Peak discharge
- 1,096 m³/s
- L'Ain à Pont-d'Ain, on 15 July 2021 · per Hub'Eau
- Extent
- water detected by radar (Copernicus GFM, Sentinel-1)
- 1,514 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.
93 species recorded within reach
28 protected animal species among them
28 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 · ICPENo livestock business in the SIRENE register based within the flood's reach
SIRENE register · InseeNo veterinary practice based within the flood's reach
SIRENE register · InseeNo animal protection association based within the flood's reach
National register of associationsNo 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.
- Dunes continentales, tourbière de la Truchère et prairies de la Basse SeilleFor its birds: Basse vallée de la SeilleNatura 2000, Habitats and Birds Directives456 ha within reach14.9% of the site
- Basse vallée du DoubsNatura 2000, Habitats and Birds Directives271 ha within reach7.1% of the site
- Prairies alluviales et milieux associés de Saône-et-LoireNatura 2000, Birds Directive260 ha within reach2.9% of the site
- Vallées de la Loue et du LisonNatura 2000, Habitats and Birds Directives36 ha within reach0.1% of the site
- Île du GirardNational nature reserve3 ha within reach2.4% of the site
- La Seille de Louhans à CuiseryZNIEFF type I (inventoried natural area)425 ha within reach16.9% of the site
- Brenne, Seille et Bresse orientaleZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)347 ha within reach1.7% of the site
- Vallées de la Seille en amont de Louhans et de la BrenneZNIEFF type I (inventoried natural area)339 ha within reach8.9% of the site
- La basse vallée du Doubs en aval de DoleZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)266 ha within reach7.2% of the site
- Bresse Sud-Orientale, Valliere et SolnanZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)144 ha within reach0.5% of the site
- Vallée de la Loue de Quingey à ParceyZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)75 ha within reach2.0% of the site
- Saône aval et confluence avec la SeilleZNIEFF type II (inventoried natural area)56 ha within reach0.8% 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
90 communes declared a natural disaster (flood) for this flood, département by département.
JuraSee the 77 communes
Arbois, Arlay, Aumont, Baume-les-Messieurs, Beaufort-Orbagna, Belmont, Bletterans, Blois-sur-Seille, Buvilly, Champagne-sur-Loue, Château-Chalon, Chatelay, Chaussin, Chille, Chilly-le-Vignoble, Colonne, Condamine, Conliège, Courbouzon, Courlans, Courlaoux, Darbonnay, Dole, Domblans, Éclans-Nenon, Foucherans, Frébuans, Gizia, Grange-de-Vaivre, L'Étoile, Larnaud, Lavigny, Le Louverot, Le Pin, Le Vernois, Les Planches-près-Arbois, Les Trois-Châteaux, Lons-le-Saunier, Macornay, Marnoz, Menétru-le-Vignoble, Mesnay, Messia-sur-Sorne, Miéry, Montain, Montbarrey, Montholier, Montigny-lès-Arsures, Montmorot, Nancuise, Nevy-lès-Dole, Nevy-sur-Seille, Ounans, Parcey, Passenans, Perrigny, Plainoiseau, Poligny, Port-Lesney, Pupillin, Quintigny, Revigny, Ruffey-sur-Seille, Saint-Amour, Saint-Baraing, Saint-Lamain, Saint-Lothain, Salins-les-Bains, Sellières, Souvans, Taxenne, Trenal, Vadans, Val-d'Épy, Val-Sonnette, Villette-lès-Arbois, Voiteur
Saône-et-LoireSee the 8 communes
Branges, Bruailles, Cuisery, Frangy-en-Bresse, La Genête, Louhans-Châteaurenaud, Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse, Sornay
AinSee the 4 communes
Pont-d'Ain, Priay, Salavre, Verjon
DoubsSee the commune
Chalezeule
Download this flood's data
In every file of the dataset, this flood carries the identifier EV-20210715-20210717-39. Its dates were frozen when the identifier was created and differ here from the flood's.
Recognised and listed

A project labelled by the French StateNational Resilience Day 2026 (Journée nationale de la résilience)
Registered with GBIFDerived dataset, DOI 10.15468/dd.ta4vkx