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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2008
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 2 0.2 0.6 0.9
Alt Empordà 39 2.2 11.5 13.7
Alt Penedès 14 3.0 1.5 4.5
Alt Urgell 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alta Ribagorça 3 0.0 2.0 2.0
Anoia 21 1.7 2.3 4.1
Bages 18 1.3 0.4 1.8
Baix Camp 8 0.2 1.0 1.2
Baix Ebre 11 3.5 3.2 6.7
Baix Empordà 12 2.5 0.0 2.5
Baix Llobregat 30 1.4 5.8 7.2
Baix Penedès 6 0.2 1.3 1.5
Barcelonès 2 0.0 0.1 0.1
Berguedà 10 3.2 0.3 3.4
Cerdanya 5 0.0 0.6 0.6
Conca de Barberà 9 4.4 14.2 18.6
Garraf 10 0.2 0.1 0.3
Garrigues 5 0.8 0.2 1.0
Garrotxa 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gironès 22 1.4 5.0 6.4
Maresme 16 0.2 6.8 7.0
Montsià 2 0.0 5.8 5.8
Noguera 10 16.9 1.2 18.0
Osona 7 0.9 0.1 1.0
Pallars Jussà 5 7.9 9.7 17.6
Pallars Sobirà 4 0.1 2.0 2.0
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 6 0.5 0.0 0.6
Priorat 6 0.1 1.3 1.4
Ribera d'Ebre 6 0.2 0.1 0.2
Ripollès 1 0.0 0.2 0.2
Segarra 19 0.1 8.5 8.6
Segrià 27 87.1 21.0 108.0
Selva 10 1.3 0.5 1.8
Solsonès 4 0.1 0.7 0.8
Tarragonès 3 0.7 1.1 1.8
Terra Alta 8 5.6 2.6 8.2
Urgell 10 0.0 12.6 12.7
Val d'Aran 4 38.4 259.5 297.9
Vallès Occidental 26 0.2 2.7 2.8
Vallès Oriental 18 2.9 0.8 3.7
Catalonia 421 189.5 387.2 576.7
Metropolità 116 7.9 17.7 25.6
Comarques Gironines 91 7.9 17.2 25.1
Camp de Tarragona 34 5.9 19.5 25.4
Terres de l'Ebre 27 9.3 11.7 20.9
Ponent 71 104.9 43.4 148.3
Comarques Centrals 60 7.3 3.8 11.1
Alt Pirineu i Aran 22 46.4 273.9 320.2
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Direcció General del Medi Natural.

Last update: November 27, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Fire
Violent fire, uncontrolled and of destructive effects, which spreads in houses, forests, etc.

Methodological aspects

Forests and forest land covering over half the area of Catalonia are a national wealth of extraordinary importance in terms of flora and fauna, the production of raw materials, the production of ecosystem and the contribution to leisure. The incidence of wooded masses on climate, hydrology, soil protection, air pollution and landscape makes their conservation be fundamental.

The fire is a phenomenon that occurs in several contexts and stages, has diverse origins and often has some devastating effects.