Résumé
The word "event" is rarely used in geography and is never associated with theadjective "spatial". An event refers more often to time and is above all defined by its brevity, whichmakes it possible to date the occurrence. Linking the words "event" and "spatial" is unusual. However,to fully explore the dynamics of territories, we need to envisage linking time and space to take intoaccount the processes and events that change spatial organisation. Therefore, it seemed of interest toexamine the link between "event" and "spatial" by associating the two words in an expression, "spatialevent", and by discussing its definition and application.