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Assieu
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
1,681
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Set in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Assieu is recorded in open geodata as a village. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 45.407°, 4.865°. It is home to roughly 1,681 residents. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,367 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 64.2°F and lows near 47.9°F, alongside about 31.2 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). It is grouped under the 84 province in national statistics. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Assieu.
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History & geography
Geography
Assieu is located some 30 km south by south-east of Givors and 8 km east by north-east of Saint-Maurice-l'Exil. Access to the commune is by the D131 road from the D134 in the south passing north then east in the commune to the town then north and continuing north-west to Route nationale 7. Apart from the town there is the village of La Charinaz in the east and Les Bruyeres in the west. The commune has large forests in the east as well as one in the west with significant residential areas and the rest of the land farmland. The Vareze river forms the northern border and gathers many tributaries rising in the commune as it flows west to join the Rhône at Saint-Alban-du-Rhône.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia4,411
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,721
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,599
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,418
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,355
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,089
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,022
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,010
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 4.8 — 2019-11-115 km WNW of Rochemaure, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-11-252 km N of Malataverne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-02-251 km ESE of Domène, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-01-247 km S of Le Cheylard, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-01-224 km NW of Cruas, France
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
- Roussillon3.4 mi away · pop. 8,589
- Anjou4.3 mi away · pop. 1,029
- Saint-Maurice-l'Exil4.4 mi away · pop. 6,555
- Salaise-sur-Sanne4.9 mi away · pop. 4,505
- Condrieu6.1 mi away · pop. 3,933
- Ampuis6.2 mi away · pop. 2,751
- Charnas7.6 mi away · pop. 907
- Anneyron9.5 mi away · pop. 4,136
- Brossainc10.4 mi away · pop. 252
- Lens-Lestang11.7 mi away · pop. 886
- Beauvoir-de-Marc12.9 mi away · pop. 1,112
- Beausemblant13.2 mi away · pop. 1,435
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 38017
- Department
- 38
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,726
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • 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