Mention of climatic and natural events in the archives since the end of the eighteenth century
Description
Archival records contain numerous references to climatic disasters or natural events, long before legislation took up the issue of compensation for victims of public or agricultural calamities.
The dataset made available here is a list of dated and localised events, compiled from information disseminated in inventories of the National Archives.
It contains the following information:
* Type of event: list closed from the terms used in the files;
* Content: description in the archive inventories;
* Department: current French departments (plus Algeria);
* Department number;
* Year;
* Location: municipality(s) mentioned where appropriate;
* Start date: in the form YYYY-MM-DD, although most dates contain only one indication of months;
* End date: in the form YYYY-MM-DD;
* Group: documentary ensemble stripped;
* URL of the notice: notice on the documentary portal of the National Archives;
* Rating;
* Unique identifier.
This dataset does not claim to be an exhaustive record of events over a period. It aims to make available dated and localised facts, in order to promote the exploitation of other content (press archives, documents kept in public archives, etc.). For example, for the 1950s and 1960s, only events were retained for which there is a file with several pieces. Chronological files containing prefectural orders classifying municipalities in a state of public disaster have not been identified; foot-and-mouth disease epizootic diseases, endemic during these years, have also not been taken into account.
The data made available concern (as of 20 November 2023) the recount of two groups of files:
* **work for the restoration of cathedrals in the 19th century**: 235 events listed in the files of works of cathedrals in France between 1800 and 1905 (archives of the former directorate of cults);
* **public calamities (1950-1968)**: 779 events listed (archives of the Departmental and Municipal Directorate – ancestor of the Directorate-General for Local Authorities).
This dataset is expected to be updated later with other recounts.
The Act of 13 July 1982 on compensation to victims of natural disasters amends the previous legislation amending the previous regulatory regime (Law No 48-1516 of 26 September 1948, amended by Law No 50-960 of 8 August 1950, Act of 4 August 1956 establishing a fund for the relief of victims of disasters and disasters, Act of 10 July 1964 on agricultural disasters). The “paper” records of the recognition of the state of natural disaster resulting from the 1982 Act are archived in the National Archives. The data are available in open data via the database “Aided Management of Administrative Risk Procedures (GASPAR)](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/base-nationale-de-gestion-assistee-des-procedures-administratives-relatives-aux-risques-gaspar/#/resources)”.
Resources
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Description |
Link |
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8 |
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https://www.data.gouv.fr/api/1/datasets/r/1ef5c857-2185-4c06-a928-5e4c5603754a |
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23 |
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https://www.data.gouv.fr/api/1/datasets/r/7b593066-d5a8-4559-acf7-ce265f35446e |
Tags
- histoire
- archives
- catastrophe-naturelle
- 19e-siecle
- 20e-siecle
- climat