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Apt: geology and natural hazards

What public services say about the ground beneath the commune (population 10,143) and the hazards it faces: natural disasters, earthquakes, radon, cavities, clays, groundwater and rocks.

Hazard names and other data are quoted as their producers publish them, in French.

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Hazards listed by the French State

Natural and technological hazards to which the commune is exposed, according to the national GASPAR database.

  • Inondation: par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d’eau
  • Mouvement de terrain: affaissements et effondrements d’origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), glissement de terrain, tassements différentiels
  • Séisme
  • Feu de forêt
  • Radon
  • Rupture de barrage
  • Transport de marchandises dangereuses
  • Affaissement minier: effondrements localisés

Recognised natural disasters

28 events recognised as a natural disaster by ministerial order since 1982.

  • Inondations et/ou coulées de boue: 17
  • Sécheresse: 11
  • Mouvement de terrain: 1
  • Tempête: 1

  1. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 31/03/2024 to 01/04/2024, order published in the Journal officiel on 01/06/2024.

  2. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 09/03/2024 to 10/03/2024, order published in the Journal officiel on 27/04/2024.

  3. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 05/06/2023, order published in the Journal officiel on 07/07/2023.

  4. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/04/2023 to 30/06/2023, order published in the Journal officiel on 02/07/2024.

  5. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/04/2022 to 30/09/2022, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/05/2023.

  6. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/04/2021 to 30/09/2021, order published in the Journal officiel on 08/12/2022.

  7. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 20/12/2019, order published in the Journal officiel on 12/06/2020.

  8. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 01/12/2019, order published in the Journal officiel on 29/01/2020.

  9. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 22/11/2019 to 24/11/2019, order published in the Journal officiel on 29/01/2020.

  10. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/04/2019 to 30/06/2019, order published in the Journal officiel on 25/10/2020.

  11. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 07/05/2018, order published in the Journal officiel on 27/07/2018.

  12. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2016, order published in the Journal officiel on 01/09/2017.

  13. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/2012 to 30/09/2012, order published in the Journal officiel on 25/05/2013.

  14. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 14/12/2008 to 15/12/2008, order published in the Journal officiel on 13/02/2009.

  15. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/2008 to 31/03/2008, order published in the Journal officiel on 22/04/2009.

  16. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/2007 to 31/03/2007, order published in the Journal officiel on 10/10/2008.

  17. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/2005 to 31/03/2005, order published in the Journal officiel on 10/10/2008.

  18. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 01/12/2003 to 04/12/2003, order published in the Journal officiel on 20/03/2004.

  19. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/10/1998 to 30/09/1999, order published in the Journal officiel on 28/03/2002.

  20. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/1996 to 30/09/1998, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/04/1999.

  21. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 06/01/1994 to 12/01/1994, order published in the Journal officiel on 10/02/1994.

  22. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 24/05/1990, order published in the Journal officiel on 19/12/1990.

  23. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 23/05/1990, order published in the Journal officiel on 19/12/1990.

  24. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 26/08/1987 to 27/08/1987, order published in the Journal officiel on 16/01/1988.

  25. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 23/08/1987 to 24/08/1987, order published in the Journal officiel on 16/01/1988.

  26. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 07/04/1986 to 15/04/1986, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/08/1986.

  27. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue, Mouvement de terrain

    Event on 23/08/1984, order published in the Journal officiel on 24/10/1984.

  28. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue, Tempête

    Event from 06/11/1982 to 10/11/1982, order published in the Journal officiel on 02/12/1982.

Earthquakes and radon

Seismic zone

Zone 3 of 5: moderate. This regulatory zoning, in force since 2011, sets the rules for earthquake-resistant construction.

Radon potential

Category 2 of 3: low potential, with aggravating factors. Geological features (faults, mine workings, thermal springs) can make it easier for radon to reach buildings. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can build up in poorly ventilated rooms.

Beneath the town hall

What BRGM maps say at the town hall. They describe that single point: elsewhere in the commune, the ground may be quite different.

  • Shrink-swell clays

  • Rising groundwater

  • Underground cavities

  • Ground movements

  • Earthquakes

  • Nature of the ground

Cavities and ground movements

Recorded across the whole commune by BRGM, in its national databases of underground cavities and ground movements.

1 underground cavity recorded (quarries, cellars, military works, natural cavities…).

4 ground movements recorded (landslides, rockfalls, collapses, mudflows…).

See cavities and ground movements on the map

Risk prevention plans

  • PPRN-I - Calavon-Coulon amont 2024

    Natural risk prevention plan.

The zoning and regulations of each plan, which may prohibit or restrict building, can be consulted at the town hall and on Géorisques.

Nearby communes

Sources and limitations

Listed hazards, natural disasters, seismic zoning, radon potential, cavities, ground movements and prevention plans: Géorisques, published by the French ministry for the ecological transition, under Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0, data accessed on 02/11/2026. Summary beneath the town hall: BRGM map services, queried when the page is displayed. List of communes and populations: API Découpage administratif (geo.api.gouv.fr), d’après le code officiel géographique de l’Insee, version of 30/10/2026.

This information reflects the state of knowledge at the scale of the commune or of a single point. It replaces neither a soil survey nor the official risk statement (état des risques) required for a sale or a rental, which is drawn up on the official French government service.