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Odenas: geology and natural hazards
What public services say about the ground beneath the commune (population 938) 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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Odenas at a glance
- Seismic zone
- 2 of 5 (low)
- Radon potential
- Category 3 of 3 (significant potential)
- Recognised natural disasters
- 5 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
- Mouvement de terrain: eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, glissement de terrain
- Séisme
- Phénomène lié à l’atmosphère: tempête et grains (vent), foudre, grêle, neige et pluies verglaçantes
- Radon
- Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Recognised natural disasters
5 events recognised as a natural disaster by ministerial order since 1982.
- Inondations et/ou coulées de boue: 4
- Glissement de terrain: 2
- Poids de la neige: 1
- Tempête: 1
Glissement de terrain, Inondations et/ou coulées de boue
Event from 01/05/1983 to 31/05/1983, order published in the Journal officiel on 24/06/1983.
Inondations et/ou coulées de boue, Glissement de terrain
Event from 01/04/1983 to 30/04/1983, order published in the Journal officiel on 24/06/1983.
Inondations et/ou coulées de boue
Event from 08/12/1982 to 31/12/1982, order published in the Journal officiel on 13/01/1983.
Poids de la neige
Event from 26/11/1982 to 28/11/1982, order published in the Journal officiel on 22/12/1982.
Tempête, Inondations et/ou coulées de boue
Event from 06/11/1982 to 10/11/1982, order published in the Journal officiel on 19/11/1982.
Earthquakes and radon
Seismic zone
Zone 2 of 5: low. This regulatory zoning, in force since 2011, sets the rules for earthquake-resistant construction.
Radon potential
Category 3 of 3: significant potential. At least part of the commune has higher-than-average 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…).
Risk prevention plans
Ardières
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.