Is Elne safe? France travel risk
Is Elne safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Elne scores 39/100 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.
Elne scores 39/100 (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 Elne: 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 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Occitanie (42.5997° N, 2.9710° E), Elne sits 697.4 km N from Paris at 8 m elevation.
Occitanie
42.5997° N, 2.9710° E
8 m
Europe/Paris
9,479
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 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Elne happened in August (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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