Key Points

• From June 15 to June 19, the Centre-Val de Loire region experienced a heat wave, with Météo-France issuing an orange heat wave alert for one department (Indre-et-Loire) on June 15, which was extended to the entire region on June 17. The heatwave ended on June 20 with the onset of thunderstorms.

• Total healthcare utilization: no increase between June 15 and June 19 in emergency care visits among all age groups and those aged 75 and older.

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule1 composite indicator: slight increase between June 15 and June 19 in the proportion of emergency department visits related to iCanicule among all coded visits (for those aged 75 and older and all ages).