France's Public Health Agency records 800 additional deaths attributable to the heat wave during this period, bringing the total to 7,300 excess deaths since May.
The president of the European Commission announced Wednesday the forthcoming presentation of a strategy to fight heat waves, following a summer marked by record temperatures across Europe.
Le Monde publishes eleven portraits of victims of extreme heat during the summer of 2026.
Public Health France releases unprecedented mortality figures since 2003, during the country's hottest summer on record.