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Authon

Centre-Val de Loirevillage

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Total population

746

Coordinates47.65°, 0.89°

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

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City facts

Overview

Set in Centre-Val de Loire, France, Authon is recorded in open geodata as a small village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 746. Its coordinates of 47.646°, 0.895° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. It is grouped under the 24 province in national statistics. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,258 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.6457
Longitude
0.8949
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,909
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    387
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    378
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    361
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    357
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    311
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    299
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    275
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    218

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
28
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2016-05-02

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

Browse all places in Centre-Val de Loire

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,258

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Authon, 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
41007
Department
41
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
753

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • 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