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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2007
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 13 10.0 6.3 16.4
Alt Empordà 42 10.0 9.4 19.5
Alt Penedès 23 7.8 4.4 12.1
Alt Urgell 5 0.5 0.1 0.6
Alta Ribagorça 1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Anoia 16 1.3 2.9 4.3
Bages 52 251.8 23.3 275.1
Baix Camp 23 39.5 331.9 371.4
Baix Ebre 14 7.5 15.5 22.9
Baix Empordà 33 6.7 1.6 8.2
Baix Llobregat 20 0.6 9.8 10.4
Baix Penedès 5 4.3 2.7 7.0
Barcelonès 14 0.6 11.3 11.9
Berguedà 13 1.1 23.7 24.8
Cerdanya 3 1.2 0.6 1.8
Conca de Barberà 11 2.9 1.2 4.1
Garraf 2 0.0 0.2 0.2
Garrigues 16 2.9 2.5 5.4
Garrotxa 14 0.1 1.5 1.5
Gironès 41 2.5 2.0 4.5
Maresme 11 8.0 1.8 9.7
Montsià 9 0.0 37.8 37.8
Noguera 7 10.0 1.0 11.0
Osona 10 1.2 3.5 4.7
Pallars Jussà 8 1.4 6.4 7.8
Pallars Sobirà 4 0.0 2.3 2.3
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 13 1.0 0.4 1.4
Priorat 8 334.3 68.0 402.3
Ribera d'Ebre 12 38.3 83.1 121.4
Ripollès 2 28.5 52.3 80.8
Segarra 8 7.5 10.3 17.8
Segrià 25 2.7 17.2 19.9
Selva 17 3.5 0.2 3.8
Solsonès 5 36.1 4.0 40.1
Tarragonès 10 4.3 0.8 5.1
Terra Alta 14 11.1 11.9 23.1
Urgell 11 0.5 10.0 10.5
Val d'Aran 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vallès Occidental 27 5.7 2.2 8.0
Vallès Oriental 16 1.7 0.5 2.2
Catalonia 578 847.3 764.4 1,611.7
Metropolità 113 24.3 30.1 54.4
Comarques Gironines 162 52.4 67.3 119.6
Camp de Tarragona 70 395.3 410.9 806.3
Terres de l'Ebre 49 56.9 148.3 205.2
Ponent 67 23.7 41.0 64.7
Comarques Centrals 96 291.5 57.4 348.9
Alt Pirineu i Aran 21 3.2 9.4 12.6
Barcelona 207 280.1 84.1 365.0
Girona 162 52.4 67.3 119.6
Lleida 90 61.8 53.8 115.6
Tarragona 119 452.2 559.2 1,011.5
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.