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Boën-sur-Lignon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Boën-sur-Lignon
Total population
3,029
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Boën-sur-Lignon, formerly Boën, is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune. Boën-sur-Lignon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Sixte to the north and northwest, Arthun to the northeast, Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse to the east, Trelins to the south, and Leigneux to the west and southwest.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 · Aves703
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves613
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves597
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves543
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves543
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves480
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves478
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves465
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-09-125 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-117 km SW of Aydat, France
- M 3 — 2008-09-104 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, 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
- Balbigny10 mi away · pop. 2,848
- Feurs10.5 mi away · pop. 8,338
- Saint-Galmier18.6 mi away · pop. 5,842
- Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez18.9 mi away · pop. 5,060
- Celles-sur-Durolle19.4 mi away · pop. 1,643
- Chazelles-sur-Lyon20 mi away · pop. 5,472
- Perreux21.1 mi away · pop. 2,099
- Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise23.1 mi away · pop. 3,712
- Tarare23.2 mi away · pop. 10,428
- Bourg-de-Thizy24.5 mi away
- Thizy24.6 mi away · pop. 6,036
- Pontcharra-sur-Turdine25 mi away · pop. 2,695
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Boën-sur-Lignon, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 42019
- Department
- 42
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,001
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • 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