Is Pessac safe? France travel risk
Is Pessac safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pessac 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.
Pessac 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 Pessac: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 44.8067° N, 0.6311° W (elevation 37 m), Pessac lies 504.2 km NNE of Paris. Time zone: Europe/Paris.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
44.8067° N, 0.6311° W
37 m
Europe/Paris
66,874
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Pessac happened in July (5 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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