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Aurec-sur-Loire

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Aurec-sur-Loire

Total population

6,171

Air quality index

23Good
Elevation414 m
Land area22.44 km²
Coordinates45.37°, 4.20°

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City facts

Elevation
414 m
Area
22.44 km²
Official website
www.mairie-aurec.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Aurec-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.3698
Longitude
4.2009
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
65
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
39,630
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,263
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,262
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,045
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    931
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    848
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    661
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    657
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    635

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
57
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2019-11-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,367

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
59
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Variegated Lady Beetle
Variegated Lady Beetle
Hippodamia variegata
Seen 2026-06-07
Gorse Shield Bug
Gorse Shield Bug
Piezodorus lituratus
Seen 2026-06-07
Chloromyia speciosa
Chloromyia speciosa
Chloromyia speciosa
Seen 2026-06-07
musk mallow
musk mallow
Malva moschata
Seen 2026-06-07
Prostemma guttula
Prostemma guttula
Prostemma guttula
Seen 2026-06-07
Black Banded Bee Fly
Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes morio
Seen 2026-06-07
Lygistopterus sanguineus
Lygistopterus sanguineus
Lygistopterus sanguineus
Seen 2026-06-07
European Earwig
European Earwig
Forficula auricularia
Seen 2026-06-07
Tawny Cockroach
Tawny Cockroach
Ectobius pallidus
Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
43012
Department
43
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
6,164

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

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