From the creation of BRGM in 1959 to the current challenges of responding to new geoscientific issues, this site traces the history of the French Geological Survey.

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A gorge carved by the Ardèche river A gorge carved by the Ardèche river
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BNPE - National database of quantitative water abstractions
The National Database of Quantitative Water Abstractions (BNPE) is the national tool dedicated to water abstractions in mainland France and the overseas departments.
Spring water Spring water
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OneWater – Water as a Common Good: the French national water research programme
The OneWater – Water as a Common Good website brings together all the information from the French national research programme led by CNRS, INRAE and BRGM, aimed at developing knowledge in the field o…
View from the twin slag heaps of Loos-en-Gohelle View from the twin slag heaps of Loos-en-Gohelle
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SOLSA - Sonic online and sampling analysis
SOLSA is the expert system combining on-site and real-time sonic analysis for the multi-scale morphological, chemical and mineralogical characterisation of mineral raw materials.
Extract from the French Geological Reference Platform geological map of the Pyrenees Extract from the French Geological Reference Platform geological map of the Pyrenees
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Lumni Enseignement - Educational resources for teachers and students
The Lumni Enseignement platform provides primary and secondary school teachers and their pupils with a wide range of educational resources from public partners (public media and cultural and scientif…
Water abstractions, Reunion Island Water abstractions, Reunion Island
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Naïades: data on surface water quality
It is easy to find measurement data on the quality of rivers and water bodies via the Naïades website. Surface water-quality monitoring includes different types of data such as hydrobiology, hydromor…
Euroméditerranée II area, urban renewal operation carried out with BRGM near the Vieux-Port of Marseille Euroméditerranée II area, urban renewal operation carried out with BRGM near the Vieux-Port of Marseille
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ORACLES
ORACLES is a multidisciplinary ANR project, set up to address the operational need to plan for coastal flooding. It is studying challenges relating to the production, interpretation and visualisation…
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