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Biol
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
1,520
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Biol is a village in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Biol maps to 45.491°, 5.387° — squarely within the temperate belt. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,520. It is grouped under the 84 province in national statistics. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,400
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,344
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,218
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,097
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,068
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,068
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves819
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves718
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 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.2 — 2017-11-1710 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
- M 3.4 — 2013-04-061 km SSW of Poisy, France
- M 4.3 — 2010-06-303 km NW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-12-304 km NW of Aime, 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
- Blandin3.4 mi away · pop. 154
- Châbons3.9 mi away · pop. 2,171
- Badinières4.2 mi away
- Chélieu4.7 mi away · pop. 741
- Cessieu5.2 mi away · pop. 3,244
- Bévenais6.4 mi away · pop. 1,045
- Ruy7.5 mi away · pop. 4,752
- Bilieu8.5 mi away · pop. 1,597
- Charancieu9.7 mi away · pop. 758
- Saint-Chef9.9 mi away · pop. 3,795
- Les Abrets10.3 mi away · pop. 6,576
- Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs10.6 mi away · pop. 3,279
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Biol, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 38044
- Department
- 38
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,594
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • 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