Key Points

• The third heat wave began in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on July 30 and ended on August 18, with the entire PACA region under a yellow heat wave alert. All departments in the region were placed under an orange heat wave alert for at least one day by Météo France. Some departments remained under an orange alert for the entire period.
• A regional analysis of emergency care utilization shows that visits to emergency rooms, hospitalizations, and SOS Médecins interventions for the iCanicule composite indicator over the analysis period (August 11, 2026, to August 17, 2026).