Terralocate

Browse / Spain / Catalonia / Òrrius

Òrrius

Cataloniavillage

Photograph of Òrrius
Featured view

Òrrius

Total population

814

Air quality index

35Good
Elevation259 m
Land area5.7 km²
Coordinates41.56°, 2.35°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Elevation
259 m
Area
5.7 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Xavier Masgrau González
Official website
www.orrius.cat

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Òrrius is a village and municipality in the comarca of Maresme in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality is delimited by La Roca del Vallès to the North, Vilassar de Dalt to the South East, Argentona to the south, and Cabrils to the southwest.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

History

Cited for the first time as vila de Orreos in documents from 974. This name, that has its origin in Latin, means "Barns". It formed part of the lands of the Lords of Burriac until in 1357 King Peter IV of Aragon conceded jurisdiction of the area to the Lords of Roca del Vallés.

Read full article on Wikipedia

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
41.5552
Longitude
2.3549
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
13

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
420,199
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11,244
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11,183
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10,249
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    9,962
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9,349
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,053
  • Monk Parakeet
    Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    8,902
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    8,284

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
138
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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)