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Zutkerque: geology and natural hazards

What public services say about the ground beneath the commune (population 1,820) 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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Zutkerque at a glance

Seismic zone
2 of 5 (low)
Radon potential
Category 1 of 3 (low potential)
Recognised natural disasters
20 since 1987
Underground cavities recorded
None
Ground movements recorded
None
Risk prevention plans
2

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 à débordement lent de cours d’eau, par remontées de nappes naturelles
  • Séisme
  • Transport de marchandises dangereuses

Recognised natural disasters

20 events recognised as a natural disaster by ministerial order since 1987.

  • Inondations et/ou coulées de boue: 16
  • Sécheresse: 4
  • Mouvement de terrain: 1

  1. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 27/12/2023 to 11/01/2024, order published in the Journal officiel on 24/01/2024.

  2. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 13/11/2023 to 24/11/2023, order published in the Journal officiel on 28/12/2023.

  3. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 02/11/2023 to 12/11/2023, order published in the Journal officiel on 15/11/2023.

  4. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/04/2022 to 30/09/2022, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/05/2023.

  5. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/10/2018 to 31/12/2018, order published in the Journal officiel on 17/07/2019.

  6. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 02/11/2012 to 04/11/2012, order published in the Journal officiel on 13/01/2013.

  7. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 26/11/2009 to 28/11/2009, order published in the Journal officiel on 02/04/2010.

  8. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 12/08/2006 to 13/08/2006, order published in the Journal officiel on 08/12/2006.

  9. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 24/06/2005, order published in the Journal officiel on 28/02/2006.

  10. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 21/11/2000, order published in the Journal officiel on 29/12/2000.

  11. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 01/11/2000 to 02/11/2000, order published in the Journal officiel on 29/12/2000.

  12. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue, Mouvement de terrain

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

  13. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/01/1996 to 31/12/1996, order published in the Journal officiel on 29/12/2000.

  14. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 17/01/1995 to 05/02/1995, order published in the Journal officiel on 24/02/1995.

  15. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 25/12/1994 to 31/12/1994, order published in the Journal officiel on 03/08/1995.

  16. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 10/08/1994, order published in the Journal officiel on 31/01/1995.

  17. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 19/12/1993 to 02/01/1994, order published in the Journal officiel on 18/02/1994.

  18. Sécheresse

    Event from 01/05/1989 to 31/12/1990, order published in the Journal officiel on 05/02/1992.

  19. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event from 20/01/1988 to 25/02/1988, order published in the Journal officiel on 21/04/1988.

  20. Inondations et/ou coulées de boue

    Event on 22/07/1987, order published in the Journal officiel on 09/10/1987.

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 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

  • PPR_Vallée_de_la_Hem

    Natural risk prevention plan.

  • bv pieds de coteaux wateringues

    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 03/11/2026. 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.