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Arpajon

Île-de-Francetown

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Total population

11,281

Air quality index

28Good
Coordinates48.59°, 2.25°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Found in Île-de-France, France, Arpajon is classified as a small town in public datasets. Arpajon maps to 48.590°, 2.248° — squarely within the temperate belt. Population sits at roughly 11,281 according to the open data we track. The town belongs to the 11 administrative unit. That works out to roughly 4,700 residents per square kilometre — a markedly high population density. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,210 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. Town territory extends across a small area of about 2.4 km², with terrain very close to sea level (47 m). Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. 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
48.5903
Longitude
2.2477
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)
5.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
259,558
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,276
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,784
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,588
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,476
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,434
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,098
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,848
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,161

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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 Île-de-France

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,210

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
678
Avg daily Wikipedia views
23
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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
91021
Department
91
Region
11
Population (Wikidata)
11,698

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • 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