Is Dax safe? France travel risk
Is Dax safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dax scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Dax scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dax: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 43.7100° N, 1.0500° W place Dax within Nouvelle-Aquitaine at an elevation of 16 meters. Heading to Paris: 629.0 km NNE.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
43.7100° N, 1.0500° W
16 m
Europe/Paris
21,716
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Dax happened in July (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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