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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2005
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 5 5.2 4.7 9.9
Alt Empordà 34 6.6 10.8 17.5
Alt Penedès 48 10.0 11.1 21.1
Alt Urgell 23 23.2 27.4 50.5
Alta Ribagorça 4 0.0 5.9 5.9
Anoia 29 3.9 7.3 11.3
Bages 59 1,975.1 445.4 2,420.6
Baix Camp 25 57.5 118.6 176.1
Baix Ebre 22 31.4 124.2 155.5
Baix Empordà 28 9.5 0.1 9.6
Baix Llobregat 48 74.7 95.9 170.6
Baix Penedès 23 22.4 13.9 36.2
Barcelonès 18 0.6 14.8 15.4
Berguedà 28 390.3 81.9 472.2
Cerdanya 7 0.0 2.2 2.2
Conca de Barberà 32 16.7 6.9 23.6
Garraf 7 0.7 0.1 0.8
Garrigues 37 106.4 96.5 202.9
Garrotxa 5 0.4 3.3 3.7
Gironès 24 5.2 1.3 6.4
Maresme 23 7.6 2.4 9.9
Montsià 2 0.0 12.4 12.4
Noguera 31 38.1 24.2 62.3
Osona 29 3.0 4.2 7.2
Pallars Jussà 23 12.8 40.6 53.4
Pallars Sobirà 10 0.3 61.3 61.6
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 13 0.2 0.3 0.6
Priorat 25 108.9 59.9 168.8
Ribera d'Ebre 27 385.2 354.5 739.8
Ripollès 5 0.5 0.8 1.3
Segarra 6 1.0 3.2 4.2
Segrià 36 28.8 30.8 59.6
Selva 22 82.5 0.4 82.9
Solsonès 11 10.9 2.3 13.2
Tarragonès 7 0.4 1.2 1.5
Terra Alta 25 61.5 67.8 129.3
Urgell 7 0.4 0.5 0.9
Val d'Aran 4 0.0 26.2 26.2
Vallès Occidental 45 87.0 124.7 211.7
Vallès Oriental 35 33.0 2.1 35.1
Catalonia 892 3,601.8 1,892.2 5,493.9
Metropolità 224 213.5 251.1 464.7
Comarques Gironines 131 104.9 17.1 122.0
Camp de Tarragona 117 211.0 205.1 416.1
Terres de l'Ebre 76 478.1 558.9 1,037.0
Ponent 117 174.6 155.3 329.9
Comarques Centrals 156 2,383.3 541.1 2,924.5
Alt Pirineu i Aran 71 36.3 163.5 199.8
Barcelona 369 2,585.9 790.0 3,376.0
Girona 138 104.9 19.3 124.3
Lleida 192 221.8 318.8 540.6
Tarragona 193 689.1 764.0 1,453.1
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.