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Massonnens

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Massonnens

Total population

516

Coordinates46.70°, 6.98°

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

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City facts

Overview

Massonnens is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.6992
Longitude
6.9753
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)
276,654
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    4,877
  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,540
  • common frog
    Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia
    3,370
  • Eurasian beaver
    Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    3,069
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    2,826
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    2,547
  • hedgehog
    Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    2,458
  • Marbled White
    Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    2,270

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
187
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

Michel Corboz
Michel Corboz
Swiss conductor (1934-2021)
Ahmed Huber
Ahmed Huber
Swiss journalist (1927-2008)
D
Denise Voïta
Swiss painter (1928-2008)
C
Carol Rich
Swiss singer
Rodolphe Rubattel
Rodolphe Rubattel
Swiss politician (1896–1961)
H
Henri Chammartin
equestrian (1918-2011)
E
Eugène Dévaud
Swiss educationist (1876-1942)
C
Cyprien Ayer
Swiss geographer, romanist and grammarian (1825-1884)
C
Cédric Fragnière
Swiss bicycle racer
D
Denise Thiémard
Swiss javelin thrower
Pierre Rossier
Pierre Rossier
Swiss photographer (1829–1886)
J
Jeannot de Crousaz
Swiss politician (1822-1883)
John Bapst
John Bapst
Swiss missionary (1815-1887)
A
André Repond
Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1886-1973)
Augustin Macheret
Augustin Macheret
Swiss politician
B
Bernard Romanens
Swiss singer (1947-1984)

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

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)
24
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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
2086
Population (Wikidata)
527
Wikidata
Q70427

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