Key Points

• From August 2, 2022, to August 4, 2022, a heat wave affected the region, resulting in two departments being placed under an orange heat wave alert and ten under a yellow heat wave alert. Then, on August 8, 2022, Météo-France again classified two departments under an orange heat wave alert and eight departments under a yellow heat wave alert.

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule1 composite indicator: Increased activity at emergency departments and SOS Médecins associations for the iCanicule composite indicator during the heatwave from August 2 to 8 (for people aged 75 and older, and all ages). In total, 157 emergency room visits and 56 SOS Médecins interventions related to iCanicule were recorded during the alert period.