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Figueres

Total population

48,797

Air quality index

28Good
Coordinates42.27°, 2.96°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Figueres is the capital city of Alt Empordà County, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best-selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.2666
Longitude
2.9638
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
283,825
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,770
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    4,002
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,920
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,876
  • Cetti's Warbler
    Cettia cetti (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
    3,680
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,436
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,282
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,199

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
165
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,487

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
5,213
Avg daily Wikipedia views
174
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Figueres

El primer diari en llengua catalana
El primer diari en llengua catalana
Josep M. Figueres · 1999
Cultura i municipi
Josep M. Figueres · 2007
Les Bases de Manresa i el futur de Catalunya
Josep M. Figueres · 1992
Veus de l'exili
Veus de l'exili
Josep M. Figueres · 2007
Valentí Almirall
Valentí Almirall
Josep M. Figueres · 1990
El periodismo catalán
Josep M. Figueres · 2012
Valentí Almirall i Llozer
Josep M. Figueres · 1988
Entrevista a la guerra
Josep M. Figueres · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library