Drought: situation report in Eure

Updated on 09/14/2026

Situation report as of 14 September

Following several rainfall events at the end of August and the beginning of September, meteorological forecasts for the coming week indicate little or no significant rainfall. As a result, the condition of watercourses will continue to deteriorate.

In response to this situation, the prefect of Eure, Xavier Delarue, issued a prefectural decree on Monday, 14 September, reactivating the crisis level (red on the map) for the Avre upstream and Iton upstream areas:

* Municipalities located in the Avre upstream sector are: Armentières-sur-Avre, Bâlines, Chennebrun, Gournay-le-Guérin, Les Barils, Mandres, Pullay, Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre, Saint-Victor-sur-Avre, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton.

* Municipalities located in the Iton upstream sector are: Beaubray, Bémécourt, Bois-Arnault, Bourth, Breteuil, Burey, Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil, Chéronvilliers, Collandres-Quincarnon, Conches-en-Ouche, Le Fidelaire, Le Lesme, Les Baux-de-Breteuil, Louversey, Marbois, Mesnils-sur-Iton, Nagel-Séez-Mesnil, Saint-Élier, Sainte-Marie-d'Attez, Sainte-Marthe, Sébécourt, Sylvains-lès-Moulins, Tilleul-Dame-Agnès, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton (ex Francheville).

In these municipalities, this worsening of drought conditions requires car wash stations to cease operations.

To find out whether your municipality is subject to water consumption restrictions, consult the VigiEau website: <https://vigieau.gouv.fr/>

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Situation update as of 5 September

Rainfall during the second half of August and during the final week improved water levels in the rivers of Eure. The prefect has issued an order to reduce drought levels accordingly.

* The Iton Amont and Avre Amont areas have moved from a crisis level [red on the map] to an enhanced alert level [orange on the map].

The affected municipalities are: Armentières-sur-Avre, Bâlines, Chennebrun, Gournay-le-Guérin, Les Barils, Mandres, Pullay, Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre, Saint-Victor-sur-Avre, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton (formerly Verneuil sur Avre), Beaubray, Bémécourt, Bois-Arnault, Bourth, Breteuil, Burey, Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil, Chéronvilliers, Collandres-Quincarnon, Conches-en-Ouche, Le Fidelaire, Le Lesme, Les Baux-de-Breteuil, Louversey, Marbois, Mesnils-sur-Iton, Nagel-Séez-Mesnil, Saint-Élier, Sainte-Marie-d'Attez, Sainte-Marthe, Sébécourt, Sylvains-lès-Moulins, Tilleul-Dame-Agnès, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton (formerly Francheville).

✅ Washing stations in the southern part of the department may resume operations (except for rollers without water recycling).

✅ Irrigation restrictions are also lifted.

* The Risle Amont area moves from an enhanced alert level [orange on the map] to a standard alert level [yellow on the map].

The affected municipalities are: Ambenay, Barc, Barquet, Beaumont-le-Roger, Beaumontel, Bois-Anzeray, Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, Chambord, Grosley-sur-Risle, Juignettes, La Ferrière-sur-Risle, La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre, La Houssaye, La Neuve-Lyre, La Vieille-Lyre, Launay, Le Noyer-en-Ouche, Les Bottereaux, Mesnil-en-Ouche, Mesnil-Rousset, Neaufles-Auvergny, Romilly-la-Puthenaye, Rugles, Saint-Antonin-de-Sommaire.

* The Marais Vernier and lower Risle areas are now under vigilance (gray on the map).

➡ Despite this improvement in the situation, it remains important to continue preserving the water resource.

Situation update as of 14 August

The Prefect of Eure has issued a new order updating the map of areas subject to water use restriction measures.

The new heatwave episode continues to dry up the various watercourses in Eure and worsens the flow conditions of the rivers.

In this context:

The enhanced alert level is activated for Risle Amont. The affected municipalities are: Ambenay, Barc, Barquet, Beaumont-le-Roger, Beaumontel, Bois-Anzeray, Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, Chambord, Grosley-sur-Risle, Juignettes, La Ferrière-sur-Risle, La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre, La Houssaye, La Neuve-Lyre, La Vieille-Lyre, Launay, Le Noyer-en-Ouche, Les Bottereaux, Mesnil-en-Ouche, Mesnil-Rousset, Neaufles-Auvergny, Romilly-la-, Puthenaye, Rugles, Saint-Antonin-de-Sommaire.

Restrictions implemented at the enhanced alert level:

* extend the ban on watering vegetable gardens by individuals and on crop irrigation by farmers from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

* increases measures to reduce water withdrawals by industrial users and water savings on golf courses.

The alert level is activated for the lower Risle. The affected municipalities are: Aclou, Aizier, Appeville-Annebault, Authou, Barneville-sur-Seine, Bazoques, Bernienville, Berthouville, Berville-sur-Mer, Beuzeville, Boisney, Boissey-le-Châtel, Boissy-Lamberville, Bonneville-Aptot, Bosgouet, Bosrobert, Bosroumois, Boulleville, Bouquetot, Bourg-Achard, Bourneville-Sainte-Croix, Bray, Brestot, Brétigny, Brionne, Calleville, Campigny, Caumont, Cauverville-en-Roumois, Colletot, Combon, Condé-sur-Risle, Conteville, Corneville-sur-Risle, Crosville-la-Vieille, Le Troncq, Les Monts du Roumois, Les Préaux, Lieurey, Livet-sur-Authou, Malleville-sur-le-Bec, Manneville-la-Raoult, Manneville-sur-Risle, Martainville, Montfort-sur-Risle, Morsan, Nassandres sur Risle, Neuville-sur-Authou, Noards, Notre-Dame-d'Épine, Ormes, Pont-Audemer, Pont-Authou, Rouge-Perriers, Rougemontiers, Routot, Saint-Benoît-des-Ombres, Saint-Christophe-sur-Condé, Saint-Cyr-de-Salerne, Saint-Denis-des-Monts, Saint-Éloi-de-Fourques, Saint-Étienne-l'Allier, Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre, Saint-Grégoire-du-Vièvre, Saint-Léger-du-Gennetey, Saint-Maclou, Saint-Mards-de-Blacarville, Saint-Martin-Saint-Firmin, Saint-Meslin-du-Bosc, Saint-Ouen-de-Thouberville, Saint-Ouen-du-Tilleul, Saint-Paul-de-Fourques, Saint-Philbert-sur-Boissey, Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle, Saint-Pierre-de-Salerne, Saint-Pierre-des-Fleurs, Saint-Pierre-des-Ifs, Saint-Pierre-du-Bosguérard, Saint-Pierre-du-Val, Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque, Saint-Siméon, Saint-Sulpice-de-Grimbouville, Saint-Symphorien, Saint-Victor-d'Épine, Sainte-Colombe-la-Commanderie, Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, Selles, Thénouville, Thibouville, Thierville, Tocqueville, Tournedos-Bois-Hubert, Tourville-la-Campagne, Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer, Toutainville, Triqueville, Trouville-la-Haule, Valletot, Vannecrocq, Vieux-Port, Villez-sur-le-Neubourg, Vitot, Voiscreville.

Restrictions measures implemented at alert level:

* for individuals: watering of vegetable gardens prohibited between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and washing of vehicles at home prohibited at any time; filling of private swimming pools with a volume exceeding 1 m³ is prohibited (except for refilling or initial filling of pools whose construction began before the first restrictions were imposed);

* for farmers: irrigation and sprinkler watering of agricultural crops prohibited between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

* For local authorities: watering of wooded areas, lawns, flowerbeds, and green spaces prohibited between 11:00 and 18:00; cleaning of facades, roofs, sidewalks, and other impermeable surfaces prohibited, except when carried out by a local authority or a professional cleaning company;

* For operators of car wash stations: switch to economic mode on the wash portals;

* For managers of sports facilities: watering of golf courses prohibited between 08:00 and 20:00; watering of sports fields and racecourses prohibited;

* For industrial operators and ICPE managers: implementation of action plans and reduction of water withdrawals by 5%;

* For all actors: cessation of water withdrawals from surface water (except in specific cases).

Remains in effect:

* The crisis level (shown in red on the map) for the upper Avre and upper Iton;

* The alert level for the Andelle, middle Avre, lower Avre, Calonne, Epte, lower Eure, middle Eure, and Oison.

*To find out if your municipality is subject to water consumption restrictions, consult the VigiEau website: <https://vigieau.gouv.fr/>*

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Situation update as of 6 August

The prefect of Eure has issued a new order updating the map of zones subject to water use restriction measures.

Following a technical correction of hydrological measurements, the Calonne and Middle Eure zones have moved from the alert level to the watch level. This change results in a reduction of water consumption restrictions applicable in the affected municipalities:

Asnières, Bailleul-la-Vallée, Barville, Cormeilles, Drucourt, Fontaine-la-Louvet, Fresne-Cauverville, La Chapelle-Hareng, Le Bois-Hellain, Le Planquay, Les Places, Morainville-Jouveaux, Piencourt, Saint-Aubin-de-Scellon, Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles, Saint-Sylvestre-de-Cormeilles, Thiberville, Aigleville, Ailly, Angerville-la-Campagne, Autheuil-Authouillet, Bois-le-Roi, Boisset-les-Prévanches, Boncourt, Bretagnolles, Breuilpont, Bueil, Caillouet-Orgeville, Cailly-sur-Eure, Chaignes, Chambray, Champenard, Champigny-la-Futelaye, Cierrey, Clef Vallée d'Eure, Croisy-sur-Eure, Croth, Dardez, Douains, Émalleville, Épieds, Ézy-sur-Eure, Fains, Fontaine-Bellenger, Fontaine-sous-Jouy, Foucrainville, Fresney, Gadencourt, Gaillon, Garennes-sur-Eure, Gauciel, Guichainville, Hardencourt-Cocherel, Hécourt, Heudreville-sur-Eure, Houlbec-Cocherel, Irreville, Ivry-la-Bataille, Jouy-sur-Eure, Jumelles, L'Habit, La Baronnie, La Boissière, La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx, La Chapelle-Longueville, La Couture-Boussey, La Forêt-du-Parc, La Heunière, La Trinité, Le Cormier, Le Plessis-Hébert, Le Val d'Hazey, Le Val-David, Le Vieil-Évreux, Les Authieux, Les Trois Lacs, Lignerolles, Marcilly-sur-Eure, Ménilles, Mercey, Merey, Miserey, Mouettes, Mousseaux-Neuville, Neuilly, Pacy-sur-Eure, Prey, Reuilly, Rouvray, Saint-André-de-l'Eure, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul, Saint-Germain-de-Fresney, Saint-Julien-de-la-Liègue, Saint-Laurent-des-Bois, Saint-Luc, Saint-Marcel, Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul, Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne, Saint-Vigor, Saint-Vincent-des-Bois, Sainte-Colombe-près-Vernon, Sassey, Serez, Vaux-sur-Eure, Vernon, Villegats, Villiers-sur-le-Roule, Villez-sous-Bailleul, and Villiers-en-Désœuvre.

The levels of the other drought zones in the department remain unchanged:

* Crisis: Avre upstream and Iton upstream;

* Alert: Charentonne, Iton downstream, and Risle upstream;

* Watch: Andelle, Avre middle, Avre downstream, Calonne, Epte, Eure downstream, Eure middle, Oison, and Risle downstream.

Restriction measures vary according to the municipality and the severity level of the drought zone.

To find out whether your municipality is subject to water consumption restrictions, visit the VigiEau website: <https://vigieau.gouv.fr/>

Consult the order of 6 August

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Situation update as of 21 July

The situation continues to deteriorate in Eure.

Crisis level (shown in red on the map) is activated for the upper Avre and upper Iton:

Armentières-sur-Avre, Bâlines, Chennebrun, Gournay-le-Guérin, Les Barils, Mandres, Pullay, Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre, Saint-Victor-sur-Avre, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton, Beaubray, Bémécourt, Bois-Arnault, Bourth, Breteuil, Burey, Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil, Chéronvilliers, Collandres-Quincarnon, Conches-en-Ouche, Le Fidelaire, Le Lesme,

Les Baux-de-Breteuil, Louversey, Marbois, Mesnils-sur-Iton, Nagel-Séez-Mesnil, Saint-Élier, Sainte-Marie-d'Attez, Sainte-Marthe,

Sébécourt, Sylvains-lès-Moulins, Tilleul-Dame-Agnès, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton.

Water consumption is limited to the absolute minimum.

Alert (shown in yellow on the map) is activated for the Calonne and middle Eure:

Asnières, Bailleul-la-Vallée, Barville, Cormeilles, Drucourt, Fontaine-la-Louvet, Fresne-Cauverville, La Chapelle-Hareng, Le Bois-Hellain, Le Planquay, Les Places, Morainville-Jouveaux, Piencourt, Saint-Aubin-de-Scellon, Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles, Saint-Sylvestre-de-Cormeilles, Thiberville, Aigleville, Ailly, Angerville-la-Campagne, Autheuil-Authouillet, Bois-le-Roi, Boisset-les-Prévanches, Boncourt, Bretagnolles, Breuilpont, Bueil, Caillouet-Orgeville, Cailly-sur-Eure, Chaignes, Chambray, Champenard, Champigny-la-Futelaye, Cierrey, Clef Vallée d'Eure, Croisy-sur-Eure, Croth, Dardez, Douains, Émalleville, Épieds, Ézy-sur-Eure, Fains, Fontaine-Bellenger, Fontaine-sous-Jouy, Foucrainville, Fresney, Gadencourt, Gaillon, Garennes-sur-Eure, Gauciel, Guichainville, Hardencourt-Cocherel, Hécourt, Heudreville-sur-Eure, Houlbec-Cocherel, Irreville, Ivry-la-Bataille, Jouy-sur-Eure, Jumelles, L'Habit, La Baronnie, La Boissière, La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx, La Chapelle-Longueville, La Couture-Boussey, La Forêt-du-Parc, La Heunière, La Trinité, Le Cormier, Le Plessis-Hébert, Le Val d'Hazey, Le Val-David, Le Vieil-Évreux, Les Authieux, Les Trois Lacs, Lignerolles, Marcilly-sur-Eure, Ménilles, Mercey, Merey, Miserey, Mouettes, Mousseaux-Neuville, Neuilly, Pacy-sur-Eure, Prey, Reuilly, Rouvray, Saint-André-de-l'Eure, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul, Saint-Germain-de-Fresney, Saint-Julien-de-la-Liègue, Saint-Laurent-des-Bois, Saint-Luc, Saint-Marcel, Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul, Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne, Saint-Vigor, Saint-Vincent-des-Bois, Sainte-Colombe-près-Vernon, Sassey, Serez, Vaux-sur-Eure, Vernon, Villegats, Villers-sur-le-Roule, Villez-sous-Bailleul, Villiers-en-Désœuvre.

Alert level (shown in grey on the map) is activated for the Andelle, the middle Avre, the lower Avre, and the Oison.

Refer to the prefectural order dated 21 July 2026.

Situation update as of 17 July

Except for a few isolated and very localized thunderstorms, the meteorological situation marked by extreme heat has not improved river flow conditions. The Iton upstream and middle Eure areas are particularly affected.

Under these conditions, Xavier Delarue, Prefect of Eure, issued a fourth prefectural order on Friday, 17 July, to raise the alert level to enhanced alert for the Iton upstream area and to place the middle Eure under alert. Thus:

* the alert level (shown in grey on the map) remains in effect for: the Calonne, the Epte, the lower Eure, the lower Risle. It now also applies to the middle Eure.

The transition to alert status aims to raise public and local authorities' awareness of proper water-saving practices.

* the warning level (shown in yellow on the map) remains in effect for:

+ the Charentonne: Bernay, Bournainville-Faverolles, Broglie, Caorches-Saint-Nicolas, Capelle-les-Grands, Chamblac, Corneville-la-Fouquetière, Courbépine, Duranville, Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, Fontaine-l'Abbé, Grand-Camp, La Chapelle-Gauthier, La Goulafrière, La Trinité-de-Réville, Le Theil-Nolent, Malouy, Mélicourt, Menneval, Montreuil-l'Argillé, Notre-Dame-du-Hamel, Plainville, Plasnes, Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières, Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney, Saint-Denis-d'Augerons, Saint-Germain-la-Campagne, Saint-Jean-du-Thenney, Saint-Laurent-du-Tencement, Saint-Léger-de-Rôtes, Saint-Mards-de-Fresne, Saint-Martin-du-Tilleul, Saint-Pierre-de-Cernières, Saint-Victor-de-Chrétienville, Saint-Vincent-du-Boulay, Serquigny, Treis; Sants-en-Ouche, Valailles, Verneusses;

+ Iton downstream: Acquigny, Amfreville-sur-Iton, Arnières-sur-Iton, Aulnay-sur-Iton, Aviron, Bacquepuis, Bérengeville-la-Campagne, Berville-la-Campagne, Brosville, Canappeville, Caugé, Cesseville, Chambois, Champ-Dolent, Chavigny-Bailleul, Claville, Crestot, Criquebeuf-la-Campagne, Daubeuf-la-Campagne, Écauville, Ecquetot, Émanville, Évreux, Fauville, Faverolles-la-Campagne, Ferrières-Haut-Clocher, Feuguerolles, Gaudreville-la-Rivière, Gauville-la-Campagne, Glisolles, Gravigny, Grossœuvre, Hectomare, Hondouville, Houetteville, Huest, La Bonneville-sur-Iton, La Croisille, La Vacherie, Le Boulay-Morin, Le Mesnil-Fuguet, Le Plessis-Grohan, Le Val-Doré, Les Baux-Sainte-Croix, Les Ventes, Mandeville, Marbeuf, Nogent-le-Sec, Normanville, Parville, Portes, Quittebeuf, Sacquenville, Saint-Aubin-d'Écrosville, Saint-Germain-des-Angles, Saint-Martin-la-Campagne, Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent, Tourneville, Venon, Villettes

+ Upper Risle: Ambenay, Barc, Barquet, Beaumont-le-Roger, Beaumontel, Bois-Anzeray, Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, Chambord, Grosley-sur-Risle, Juignettes, La Ferrière-sur-Risle, La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre, La Houssaye, La Neuve-Lyre, La Vieille-Lyre, Launay, Le Noyer-en-Ouche, Les Bottereaux, Mesnil-en-Ouche, Mesnil-Rousset, Neaufles-Auvergny, Romilly-la-, Puthenaye, Rugles, Saint-Antonin-de-Sommaire.

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| Restriction measures implemented at alert level:

* For individuals: watering of gardens and vegetable plots prohibited between 11:00 and 18:00, and washing of private vehicles at home prohibited at all times; filling of private swimming pools with a volume exceeding 1 m³ prohibited (except for refilling or initial filling of pools whose construction began before the first restrictions were imposed);

* For farmers: sprinkler irrigation and watering of agricultural crops prohibited between 11:00 and 18:00;

* For local authorities: watering of wooded areas, lawns, flowerbeds, and green spaces prohibited between 11:00 and 18:00; cleaning of facades, roofs, sidewalks, and other impermeable surfaces prohibited, except when carried out by a local authority or a professional cleaning company;

* For car wash station operators: switching to eco-mode for car wash portals;

* For sports facility managers: watering of golf courses prohibited between 08:00 and 20:00; watering of sports fields and racecourses prohibited;

* For industrial operators and ICPE managers: implementation of action plans and reduction of water withdrawals by 5%;

* For all actors: cessation of water withdrawals from natural watercourses (except in specific cases). |

* the enhanced alert level (in orange on the map) is:

+ maintained for the upper Avre: Armentières-sur-Avre, Bâlines, Chennebrun, Gournay-le-Guérin, Les Barils, Mandres, Pullay, Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre, Saint-Victor-sur-Avre, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton.

+ It now applies to the upper Iton: Beaubray, Bémécourt, Bois-Arnault, Bourth, Breteuil, Burey, Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil, Chéronvilliers, Collandres-Quincarnon, Conches-en-Ouche, Le Fidelaire, Le Lesme, Les Baux-de-Breteuil, Louversey, Marbois, Mesnils-sur-Iton, Nagel-Séez-Mesnil, Saint-Élier, Sainte-Marie-d'Attez, Sainte-Marthe, Sébécourt, Sylvains-