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Lescar: geology and natural hazards

What public services say about the ground beneath the commune (population 9,455) and the hazards it faces: natural disasters, earthquakes, radon, cavities, clays, groundwater and rocks.

Hazard names and other data are quoted as their producers publish them, in French.

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Lescar at a glance

Seismic zone
4 of 5 (medium)
Radon potential
Category 1 of 3 (low potential)
Recognised natural disasters
17 since 1982
Underground cavities recorded
None
Ground movements recorded
None
Risk prevention plans
1

Hazards listed by the French State

Natural and technological hazards to which the commune is exposed, according to the national GASPAR database.

  • Inondation: par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d’eau
  • Séisme
  • Transport de marchandises dangereuses

Recognised natural disasters

17 events recognised as a natural disaster by ministerial order since 1982.

  • Inondations et/ou coulées de boue: 13
  • Sécheresse: 3
  • Chocs mécaniques liés à l’action des vagues: 2
  • Tempête: 1

  1. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 12/06/2023 to 13/06/2023, order published in the Journal officiel on 10/12/2023.

  2. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 28/05/2023, order published in the Journal officiel on 07/07/2023.

  3. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/05/2023.

  4. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 09/12/2021 to 12/12/2021, order published in the Journal officiel on 17/12/2021.

  5. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/04/2019 to 30/06/2019, order published in the Journal officiel on 17/11/2020.

  6. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 12/06/2018 to 13/06/2018, order published in the Journal officiel on 15/08/2018.

  7. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 03/06/2018, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/11/2018.

  8. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 02/05/2011, order published in the Journal officiel on 21/08/2011.

  9. Chocs mécaniques liés à l’action des vagues, Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 24/01/2009 to 27/01/2009, order published in the Journal officiel on 29/01/2009.

  10. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 12/06/2008, order published in the Journal officiel on 13/08/2008.

  11. Chocs mécaniques liés à l’action des vagues

    Event from 25/12/1999 to 29/12/1999, order published in the Journal officiel on 30/12/1999.

  12. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 23/06/1993 to 24/06/1993, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/12/1993.

  13. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 11/05/1993, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/09/1993.

  14. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 08/08/1992 to 09/08/1992, order published in the Journal officiel on 08/07/1993.

  15. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/06/1989 to 31/12/1989, order published in the Journal officiel on 16/09/1990.

  16. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 18/06/1988, order published in the Journal officiel on 14/09/1988.

  17. Tempête, Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 06/11/1982 to 10/11/1982, order published in the Journal officiel on 02/12/1982.

Earthquakes and radon

Seismic zone

Zone 4 of 5: medium. This regulatory zoning, in force since 2011, sets the rules for earthquake-resistant construction.

Radon potential

Category 1 of 3: low potential. The geological formations have the lowest uranium content. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can build up in poorly ventilated rooms.

Beneath the town hall

What BRGM maps say at the town hall. They describe that single point: elsewhere in the commune, the ground may be quite different.

  • Shrink-swell clays

  • Rising groundwater

  • Underground cavities

  • Ground movements

  • Earthquakes

  • Nature of the ground

Cavities and ground movements

Recorded across the whole commune by BRGM, in its national databases of underground cavities and ground movements.

No underground cavity recorded (quarries, cellars, military works, natural cavities…).

No ground movement recorded (landslides, rockfalls, collapses, mudflows…).

See cavities and ground movements on the map

Risk prevention plans

  • PPRi - LESCAR

    Natural risk prevention plan.

The zoning and regulations of each plan, which may prohibit or restrict building, can be consulted at the town hall and on Géorisques.

Nearby communes

Sources and limitations

Listed hazards, natural disasters, seismic zoning, radon potential, cavities, ground movements and prevention plans: Géorisques, published by the French ministry for the ecological transition, under Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0, data accessed on 02/11/2026. Summary beneath the town hall: BRGM map services, queried when the page is displayed. List of communes and populations: API Découpage administratif (geo.api.gouv.fr), d’après le code officiel géographique de l’Insee, version of 30/10/2026.

This information reflects the state of knowledge at the scale of the commune or of a single point. It replaces neither a soil survey nor the official risk statement (état des risques) required for a sale or a rental, which is drawn up on the official French government service.