Bourg-Argental

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Bourg-Argental

Total population

2,949

Air quality index

23Good

Elevation450 m

Land area20.15 km²

Coordinates45.30°, 4.56°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bourg-Argental is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet

French cardinal (1795-1882)

Charles-François Richard

French manufacturer

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Auguste de Montgolfier

French politician (1828-1899)

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Henri Menabrea

French historian and lawyer (1882–1968)

Jacques Esterel

French fashion designer (1917–1974)

Jean-Louis Richard

French politician

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Jean Guyotat

French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (1920-2017)

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Joseph Besset

French entrepreneur and business owner (1890–1959)

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Louis Bancel

French artist (1926–1978)

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Pierre Guyotat

French writer (1940–2020)

Émile Girodet

French politician (1849–1898)

Étienne Rouchouze

Missionary and bishop

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Henri Mathon de Fogères

French politician

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Jacques Ardaillon

French politician (1795-1873)

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Louis Vidon

French politician (1856-1925)

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Adrien Sénéclauze

French botanist and horticulturist (1802-1871)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Vanosc
  5 mi away · pop. 959
• Villevocance
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,182
• Brossainc
  6.2 mi away · pop. 252
• Le Monestier
  6.9 mi away · pop. 61
• Saint-Alban-d'Ay
  8.5 mi away · pop. 1,408
• Charnas
  9.3 mi away · pop. 907
• Quintenas
  9.6 mi away · pop. 1,729
• Satillieu
  10.4 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Dunières
  11.9 mi away · pop. 2,631
• Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
  12 mi away · pop. 6,563
• Lalouvesc
  12.3 mi away · pop. 377
• Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
  12.5 mi away · pop. 6,555

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Carabus auronitens

Carabus auronitens

Seen 2026-06-08

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-08

Large Red Damselfly

Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Seen 2026-06-08

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-06-08

Herophila tristis

Herophila tristis

Seen 2026-06-08

Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth

Hemaris fuciformis

Seen 2026-06-07

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-07

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-06-07

Black-veined Moth

Siona lineata

Seen 2026-06-07

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bourg-Argental, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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