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Aiton

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Total population

1,747

Air quality index

24Good
WeatherAvg high 63.3°F
Coordinates45.56°, 6.26°

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City facts

Overview

Aiton, a village in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. The settlement sits at 45.561°, 6.257°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 1,747 according to the open data we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,357 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 63.3°F and lows near 44.8°F, alongside about 66.9 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). The village belongs to the 84 administrative unit. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.5606
Longitude
6.2565
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
63.3°F
Avg low
44.8°F
Annual precipitation
66.9 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3
PM10 (µg/m³)
4
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
70,051
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    819
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    806
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    789
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    713
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    664
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    656
  • White-point
    Mythimna albipuncta Gaede, 1916 · Insecta
    510
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    508

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
282
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

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,357

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
17
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

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

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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
73007
Department
73
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
1,874

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr