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Gimel

Vaudvillage

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Total population

1,921

Coordinates46.51°, 6.31°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Gimel is a municipality in the Swiss the canton Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.5088
Longitude
6.3071
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
494,054
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • gray wolf
    Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    6,334
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    5,340
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    4,308
  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,915
  • Small Heath
    Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3,814
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,783
  • Small Tortoiseshell
    Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2,615
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    2,493

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
180
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Vaud

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,309

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

common toadflax
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Seen 2026-09-24
Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed
Stellaria aquatica
Seen 2026-09-23
Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot
Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus trichophyllus
Seen 2026-09-23
prickly sowthistle
prickly sowthistle
Sonchus asper
Seen 2026-09-23
blue water-speedwell
blue water-speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Seen 2026-09-23
Bog Yellowcress
Bog Yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Seen 2026-09-23
Erucastrum supinum
Erucastrum supinum
Erucastrum supinum
Seen 2026-09-23
Opposite-leaved Pondweed
Opposite-leaved Pondweed
Groenlandia densa
Seen 2026-09-23
Uromyces valerianae
Uromyces valerianae
Uromyces valerianae
Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
5428
Population (Wikidata)
2,238
Wikidata
Q70245

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771