The Gironde was placed in heat wave red vigilance this Friday and until Saturday inclusive.
The authorities have announced specific measures to accompany this event, such as the free opening of museums, the extension of swimming pool hours and the ban on outdoor meetings.
Many parties have been canceled due to the hot weather, and the official commemorations of the June 18 call have been postponed to Sunday.
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After days already marked by very hot temperatures, the department was classified in heat wave red vigilance this Friday, from 2 p.m. until Saturday inclusive, and peaks above 40 ° C are announced.
The authorities have implemented several measures, in addition to those already taken with the most vulnerable groups (EHPAD, nurseries, schools, etc.)
Preferred air-conditioned places, parks and gardens
Bordeaux residents are invited to limit their outdoor activities and to prefer the freshness of a library or a museum.
Thus, the city of Bordeaux has announced that its museums will be freely accessible this Friday afternoon and Saturday.
All the municipal libraries remain open, with the exception of those of the Public Garden, Flora Tristan and Aubiers, which are not air-conditioned.
The prefect of Gironde even banned "all public demonstrations outdoors or in non-air-conditioned premises" during the red alert episode.
The city has extended the opening hours of parks, gardens and swimming pools to allow more city dwellers to get some fresh air as nighttime temperatures are expected to be very high, with a minimum of 23°C overnight from Friday to Saturday.
Social services teams and city mediators are also present with the homeless to provide them with the list of refreshed open places, showers and water points.
The opening hours of the Stalingrad day stop and its showers are extended until Saturday inclusive.
The Gironde prefecture has also banned fireworks and burning during this alert period.
Staggered June 18 celebrations and commemorations
The events scheduled these days are canceled in cascade in Gironde, due to the high temperatures.
Sauternes wine festival will not take place, for example, and the Rock School festival has been postponed to June 26.
The Cypressat festival, which celebrates green wine and which was to be held outdoors in Cenon, has also been canceled.
The official commemorations of the 82nd anniversary of the appeal of June 18, 1940 have been postponed to Sunday 10 a.m.
This June 18, a tribute was also to be paid to Jean-Jacques Savin, who disappeared off the island of Madeira while trying to cross the Atlantic by rowing.
The city where he resided, Ares, also canceled this event, which will be rescheduled later.
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