Ardèche: Favorable opinion for compensation of crop losses due to summer drought

The CODAR commission approved the recognition request for damages caused by high temperatures in June and July 2026.

Generic image of various agricultural products like wheat, corn, grapes, apples, and lavender, arranged on a wooden surface.
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Generic image of various agricultural products like wheat, corn, grapes, apples, and lavender, arranged on a wooden surface.

The commission for the orientation and development of crop damage insurance (CODAR) has issued a favorable opinion for the recognition of national solidarity indemnity for crop losses suffered in Ardèche during June and July 2026.

The commission for the orientation and development of crop damage insurance (CODAR) met on October 1, 2026. Based on expert missions carried out by the Departmental Directorate of Territories of Ardèche, it issued a favorable opinion for the recognition of the national solidarity indemnity (ISN) for crop losses due to high temperatures in June and July 2026 across all municipalities in the department.
The crop losses concern several productions, including field crops (wheat, corn, barley, etc.), market gardening (tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, etc.), viticulture (vines and table grapes), fruit growing and berries (apricots, peaches, cherries, etc.), as well as other productions such as lavender, basil, and beekeeping (honey, royal jelly).
The submission of compensation claims by agricultural operators will be done via online declaration on the Aléanat platform from Tuesday, October 20 to Thursday, November 19, 2026. The address for the procedure is: https://ecoagri.agriculture.gouv.fr/aleanat.
For more information on the procedure, you can contact the agriculture service of the Departmental Directorate of Territories at ddt-calam@ardeche.gouv.fr, by phone at 06 75 71 17 94 or 04 75 65 55 00, or consult the website of the State services in Ardèche starting Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Based on information from the official source: Mairie de Cornas (20/10/2026)