Simple download service (Atom) of the dataset: Surface wetland

In the legal sense, the Water Act of January 1992 defines wetlands as “land, whether or not exploited, usually flooded or engrown with fresh water, salted or brackish permanently or temporarily; vegetation, where it exists, is dominated by hygrophilic plants for at least part of the year”. They are also mentioned in articles 127 and 128 of Law 2005-157 on the development of rural territories (including the addition of an article L. 211-1-1 to the Environmental Code). In practice, their determination (also called “cartography” in terms of rendering) is carried out locally at the level of the basin, the region, or even the department under the supervision of the Agency, the DREAL or a departmental authority... Their suppliers and descriptions can therefore be diverse. The Ramsar areas are not taken into account here. The Sander has developed a dictionary “Wetland Inventorys” listing the elements of a common core of their description, allowing for information exchange and data sharing.