Is Gardanne safe? France travel risk
Is Gardanne safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gardanne scores 32/100 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.
Gardanne scores 32/100 (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 Gardanne: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur at 43.4553° N, 5.4760° E (elevation 216 m), Gardanne lies 646.9 km NNW of Paris. Time zone: Europe/Paris.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
43.4553° N, 5.4760° E
216 m
Europe/Paris
21,534
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in France
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: October (85 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 11° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 12° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 50 | 47 | 60 | 67 | 53 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 85 | 74 | 55 |
Normals: Marseille (19.6 km away).
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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gardanne happened in June and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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