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Bonson
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
4,363
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bonson is a village that lies in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 4,363. Its coordinates of 45.523°, 4.215° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,367 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Administratively it falls within the 84 province. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Bonson.
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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 · Aves1,750
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,660
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,415
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,298
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,211
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves944
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves929
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves880
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-05-046 km NE of Brioude, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-01-247 km S of Le Cheylard, France
- M 3 — 2008-01-052 km N of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-11-084 km ESE of Champeix, 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.
Geography & sun
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
Events
Gallery
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2 miPhotos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 42022
- Department
- 42
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 4,557
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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