Girona · 761 inhabitants · 597 buildings analysed one by one

Maçanet de CabrenysClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 597 buildings in Maçanet de Cabrenys using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 2 to 23 tropical nights a year by 2050.

2→23tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
99%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
133homes less than 100 m from El Fraussa
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

LowMediumHighVery highRivers and streams

Level of the highest hazard in each 250 m area by 2050: flooding, heat, wildfire, wind or ground movement.

Tropical nights a year in a typical building

Maçanet de Cabrenys compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 7 nights
    lower than 51 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 29,8 °C
    lower than 76 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 3,1
    lower than 82 % of municipalities

Position among the 8.217 municipalities: further right means more risk. These are figures for the municipality as a whole, the same for everyone; they may differ from those for the typical building. Compare with others →

What stands out

What we found in Maçanet de Cabrenys

It comes from matching each building with its neighbourhood, its street, the nearest watercourse and its surroundings.

1

631 homes at very high wildfire risk

591 buildings

These are 591 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 3 are blocks of flats with 76 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Carrer de Torras i Bages: 26
  • Carrer de la Riera de Frausa: 26
  • Carrer de Joan Maragall: 24

Proximity to woodland and to burnt areas (ESA WorldCover, EFFIS). It does not measure the state of the vegetation or any firebreaks.

2

From 2 to 23 tropical nights a year

2→23 nights

In a typical building in Maçanet de Cabrenys, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 2 a year (1991-2020) to about 23 by 2050. For this reason, 0 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

Median of the buildings. Intermediate-to-high emissions scenario (SSP3-7.0).

3

Riera d'Ardenya: 51 homes less than 50 m away, with no official map

51 homes

Along Riera d'Ardenya (5,2 km within the municipality) there is no official mapped flood zone, but there are 51 homes less than 50 m from the watercourse.

Having no official map does not mean it cannot overflow: watercourses that are dry most of the year are the ones that cause the most surprises in a storm.

Six hazards

How many homes are at high risk, today and in 2050

The 640 homes in Maçanet de Cabrenys by the level of their building. Tap a hazard to see it on the map.

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What can be done

For the town council and for residents

For the town council and its technical staff

  • Review with the river basin authority the watercourses with no official mapping that run next to homes, and keep them clear.
  • Firebreaks and evacuation routes in the streets that border woodland.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • If you live on a ground floor or have a garage next to a watercourse, have a plan: where to go upstairs, what to switch off and how to hear about warnings.
  • Keep the strip around your house clear of dry vegetation and know both ways out of your street.
  • Look up your building: the free report gives its level for each hazard, and the Climate Note gives the full detail.

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