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les Preses

Total population

833

Air quality index

42Good
Elevation474 m
Land area9.4 km²
Coordinates42.15°, 2.46°

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City facts

Elevation
474 m
Area
9.4 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Albert Danés
Official website
www.lespreses.cat

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Les Preses is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 9.42 square kilometres (3.64 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 1,772.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.1451
Longitude
2.4592
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
42
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
58
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
111,400
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,449
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,425
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,364
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,345
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,338
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,334
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,322
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,163

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
230
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

Nearby places in Catalonia

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,526 ft (465 m)
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)
35
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about les Preses

Els mapes antics de les terres catalanes des del segle XI
Ignasi Maria Colomer Preses · 1967

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of les Preses, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Ermita de Sant Sebastià de Les Preses — les Preses, Spain0.1 mi19 Fageda d'en Jordà (Santa Pau) — les Preses, Spain0.2 miAntic Convent de les Germanes Carmelites de Les Preses — les Preses, Spain0.3 miEsglésia Parroquial de Sant Pere de Les Preses — les Preses, Spain0.3 mi20 Fageda d'en Jordà (Santa Pau) — les Preses, Spain0.3 miGegants de Les Preses 2025 — les Preses, Spain0.3 miJaume Arnella — les Preses, Spain0.4 miMasia de Verntallat al Mallol (SaP 072 04) (cropped) — les Preses, Spain0.4 miErmita de la Font de Sant Martí - panoramio — les Preses, Spain0.5 miLeche de yegua — les Preses, Spain0.9 miCastell del Mallol 2 — les Preses, Spain1 miCastell del Mallol 1 — les Preses, Spain1 miVall den Bas Mallol RI-53-0000487 3735 resize — les Preses, Spain1.1 miAgrobotiga Verntallat - panoramio — les Preses, Spain1.2 miEntrada Parc de la Pedra Tosca (agost 2010) - panoramio — les Preses, Spain1.3 miErmita de Sant Miquel del Corb de Bosc de Tosca, Les Preses (lateral) — les Preses, Spain1.3 miErmita de Sant Miquel del Corb de Bosc de Tosca, Les Preses (frontal) — les Preses, Spain1.3 miSant Miquel del Corb - panoramio — les Preses, Spain1.3 miSant Miquel del Corb (2) — les Preses, Spain1.3 miSant Miquel del Corb (4) — les Preses, Spain1.3 miSant Miquel del Corb (1) — les Preses, Spain1.3 miParasol Les Preses 20201013 001 — les Preses, Spain1.5 miParasol Les Preses 20201013 002 — les Preses, Spain1.5 miStPrivatBas esglPuigpardines IPA-10704 1337 — les Preses, Spain1.6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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