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Grandfontaine

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Total population

388

Coordinates47.39°, 6.94°

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

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City facts

Overview

Grandfontaine is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.3913
Longitude
6.9396
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)
140,095
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Geoffroy's Bat
    Myotis emarginatus (E.Geoffroy, 1806) · Mammalia
    8,059
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2,185
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    2,000
  • Common Toad
    Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
    1,437
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    1,162
  • Small Heath
    Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1,122
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,053
  • Helen's ragwort
    Tephroseris helenitis (L.) B.Nord. · Magnoliopsida
    969

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
139
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2023-03-22

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Eugène Lachat
Eugène Lachat
Swiss priest and catholic bishop (1819–1886)
E
Emilie Aubry
Swiss racing cyclist
C
Christian Schmid
Swiss linguist (1947-)
Mathilde Laigle
Mathilde Laigle
French historian, professor and writer
P
Pierre Jolissaint
Swiss lawyer (1830-1896)
J
Joseph Stockmar
Swiss politician (1851-1919)
G
Gabriel Theubet
Swiss politician
Patrick Sylvestre
Patrick Sylvestre
Swiss footballer
Étienne Dormoy
Étienne Dormoy
French engineer, aircraft designer
A
Albert Perronne
French chemist (1891-1982)
Armand Chouffet
Armand Chouffet
French politician (1895-1958)
Edmond Miellet
Edmond Miellet
French politician
F
François Peugeot
French politician
H
Henri Fertet
French resistance fighter (1926–1943)
Henri Renaud
Henri Renaud
Jean Pierre Mégnin
Jean Pierre Mégnin
French entomologist and veterinarian (1825–1905)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jura

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,254

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
0
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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
6792
Population (Wikidata)
395
Wikidata
Q67982

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

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