Mentions of climatic and natural events in archives since the late 18th centuryMentions d’événements climatiques et naturels dans les archives depuis la fin du XVIIIe siècle
Mentions d’événements climatiques et naturels dans les archives depuis la fin du XVIIIe siècleMentions of climatic and natural events in archives since the late 18th century
This dataset, published by the Région (data.laregion.fr open data portal), lists mentions of climatic disasters and natural events found in historical archive documents, predating modern legislation on compensation for victims of public or agricultural calamities. It compiles references drawn from archival records describing floods, storms, droughts, and other natural occurrences recorded from the late eighteenth century onward. The data is useful for historical research, climate history studies, and understanding how such events were documented before formal disaster-relief frameworks existed. Access is free and does not require authentication, making the dataset available for researchers, archivists, and the public interested in long-term records of natural events.Les documents d’archives contiennent de nombreuses mentions de catastrophes climatiques ou d’événements naturels, bien avant que la législation s’empare de la question de l’indemnisation des victimes des calamités publiques ou agricoles. Le jeu de données mis à disposition ici est une liste d’évé...
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Data schema (12 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type_d_evenementtype d'événement | text | Type of climatic or natural event mentioned in the archive.Type of climatic or natural event mentioned in the archive. |
| contenu | text | Text content or summary describing the archive record.Text content or summary describing the archive record. |
| departementdépartement | text | Name of the French department where the event occurred.Name of the French department where the event occurred. |
| cote | text | Archival reference code identifying the document.Archival reference code identifying the document. |
| anneeannée | text | Year in which the event took place.Year in which the event took place. |
| groupe | text | Category or classification group for the event.Category or classification group for the event. |
| lieu | text | Specific place or locality associated with the event.Specific place or locality associated with the event. |
| numero_de_departementnuméro de département | text | Numeric code identifying the French department.Numeric code identifying the French department. |
| url_de_la_noticeUrl de la notice | text | Web link to the archive record's online description.Web link to the archive record's online description. |
| date_de_debutdate de début | text | Start date of the recorded event.Start date of the recorded event. |
| date_de_finDate de fin | text | End date of the recorded event.End date of the recorded event. |
| identifiant | double | Unique numeric identifier for the record.Unique numeric identifier for the record. |
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- https://data.laregion.fr/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/mentions-evenements-climatiques-dans-les-archives
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curl -s 'https://data.laregion.fr/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/mentions-evenements-climatiques-dans-les-archives/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 records of the dataset as JSON.
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