Le Guédeniau and the forêt de Baugé destination risk · checked against official sources 16 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time
Le Guédeniau and the forêt de Baugé Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?
A forest fire that started behind the cemetery at Le Guédeniau, a delegated commune of Baugé-en-Anjou, on the afternoon of Monday 10 August was declared fixé by the fire service on Tuesday evening. The RD58 was closed in the sector while crews worked. Two people were moved out of their homes as a precaution and no building was destroyed.
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What is still disrupted in Le Guédeniau and the forêt de Baugé
Checked against Fire service via Oxygène Radio and my-angers.info, latest situation Wednesday morning 12 August 2026 on 2026-08-13. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.
- Check locally: Fire service: the Guédeniau fire was fixé on the evening of Tuesday 11 August. Fixed, meaning it has stopped moving and is not yet out. Several dozen firefighters remained on the ground on Wednesday morning damping down and watching for flare-ups. The cause has not been established. (as of 2026-08-12)
- Still closed: RD58 closed in the Guédeniau sector. Closed to traffic by département staff on Monday 10 August so fire crews could work. No reopening has been announced. The commune also asked people to keep off the roads around Le Guédeniau, Lasse, La Lande-Chasles and Mouliherne, and not to drive out to watch the fire. (as of 2026-08-11)
- Restriction lifted: Two residents evacuated as a precaution on 10 August. Two people were moved out at the start of the operation. No casualties and no destroyed buildings were reported. No further evacuation has been ordered. (as of 2026-08-11)
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Two residents were moved out as a precaution as the fire took hold on Monday 10 August. No further evacuation has been reported and no house was destroyed.The RD58 was closed and no reopening has been announced
Département staff closed the RD58 in the sector on Monday 10 August so crews could work. No source we read this morning reports it back in service. The commune also asked people to stay off the lanes around Le Guédeniau, Lasse, La Lande-Chasles and Mouliherne.The fire has stopped moving but it is not out
The fire service declared it fixé on the evening of Tuesday 11 August. Several dozen firefighters were still damping down on Wednesday morning. Burnt woodland carries weakened trees and unstable ground, so stay out of it.Woodland rules apply across the whole department
Maine-et-Loire has been at orange fire vigilance since 21 July: all use of fire is banned in woods and within 200 metres of them, including barbecues and cigarettes, motor vehicles are banned from forest tracks, and walkers and cyclists are kept out between midday and midnight. A further prefectural order, SIDPC-2026-069, tightened the restrictions from Tuesday 11 August.Nearby alternatives to compare
- Angers, Saumur and the Loire valley châteaux were nowhere near this fire and are working normally.
- If the plan was a walk or a ride in the forêt de Baugé, pick something outside the woods this week: the departmental restrictions apply to every bois and forêt in Maine-et-Loire, not only the burnt ground.
- If you are driving between Baugé and Longué-Jumelles or Mouliherne, check your route the morning you travel rather than trusting a satnav through the RD58 sector.
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