To deal with a shortage of water, 18 departments have taken special measures to limit or suspend water use. The good news is….we’re not one of them so far!

Departments placed ‘en état de crise’ are:

Charente
Charente-Maritime
Deux-Sèvres
Maine-et-Loire
Seine-Maritime
Vienne.

Departments placed ‘en alerte renforcée’ are:

Ardennes
Eure
Indre
Loire-Atlantique
Marne.

Departments placed ‘en alerte’ are:

Cher
Côtes d’Armor
Haute-Savoie
Ille-et-Vilaine
Morbihan
Orne
Vendée

Departments placed ‘en vigilance’ are:

Calvados
Drôme
Haut-Rhin
Isère
Rhône
Savoie.