A NUMBER of regions in France are currently facing water use restrictions, so it may be worth checking with your mairie if you are in one of the areas.
Update June 2022: An online map on water shortages for different areas of France. And the Dordogne authorities have published a map with restrictions in the departement.
The Ministry of Ecology has a .pdf map you can download highlighting the different areas affected.
At present the regions concerned are: Ain (01), Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Côte-d’Or (21), Eure (27), Gers (32), Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Indre-et-Loire (37), Landes (40), Loire-Atlantique (44), Loiret (45), Maine-et-Loire (49).
Also: Marne (51), Mayenne (53), Rhône (69), Sarthe (72), Seine-Maritime (76), Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Deux-Sèvres (79), Vendée (85) Vienne (86) et Essonne (91).
There are different measures that departments can turn to including restricted watering of crops, to complete banning of watering including domestic use such as filling pools and washing cars.