Wildfires Near Bordeaux: Thousands Evacuated on July 25, 2026

Herz — Climate Desk · 25 July 2026 at 07:31 · 30s summary · 1 min read

What We Know

Thousands of residents from Le Haillan, Eysines and Merignac—suburbs southwest of Bordeaux—were evacuated on July 25, 2026. Forest fires gripping the region showed no signs of slowing, according to The Guardian.

Sophie Brocas, prefect of Nouvelle-Aquitaine—France's administrative region created by territorial reform in 2015 and encompassing the Bordeaux area—and the Gironde department, announced these evacuations on social media platform X.

On the same day, Spanish authorities warned that winds risked intensifying ongoing wildfires across Spain.

Background

This episode is part of a broader wave of simultaneous wildfires affecting both France—including the Bordeaux region and Cap-Ferret area—and Spain, particularly Madrid, with large-scale evacuations and weather alerts issued on both sides related to dangerous wind conditions.

Gironde, a department in southwest France where Bordeaux serves as the capital, is regularly exposed to forest fires. In 2022, wildfires affected several areas of the Gironde forest from mid-July through September, requiring hundreds of firefighters from other French regions and several European countries.

The region is largely covered by the Landes de Gascogne forest, a vast forest spanning the departments of Landes, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne, bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

What Remains Uncertain

The exact number of people evacuated, the extent of areas affected by the flames, and developments in the situation in the hours following the announcement are not specified in available information.