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Blonay
Vaudvillage
Total population
4,695
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Vaud, Switzerland, Blonay is classified as a village in public datasets. Its coordinates of 46.465°, 6.895° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 4,695. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Blonay.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta6,120
- Eurasian beaverCastor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia4,311
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta3,388
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta3,353
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,117
- Dusky Large BlueMaculinea nausithous (Bergstrasser, 1779) · Insecta2,932
- common frogRana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia2,745
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis L. · Magnoliopsida2,625
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Vaud
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Blonay
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5881
- Population (Wikidata)
- 6,173
- Wikidata
- Q52266
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771