Bouvesse

Geography

Bouvesse-Quirieu is a modest rural commune situated in a hilly region. The village stands at an altitude of 220 m and is located about 30 km north-east of Bourgoin-Jallieu, in the northern part of the Isère department. The "Oxfordian siliceous sponges of the Bouvesse quarry" are a remarkable geological site of 55.12 hectares located in the communes of Bouvesse-Quirieu and Montalieu-Vercieu. In 2014, this formation of bedded limestone of palaeontological interest was classified as "two stars" in the "[http://www.auvergne-rhone-alpes.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/resultats-les-sites-inventories-a10155.html Inventory of Geological Heritage]". Bouvesse-Quirieu is bordered by Montalieu-Vercieu, Charette, Courtenay and Creys-Mépieu, in Isère, and by Briord, Montagnieu and Serrières-de-Briord on the other side of the Rhône, in the Ain department. The northern part of the department of Isère is made up of plains with a temperate climate and low plateaus and hills with a slightly harsher climate. Due to the low relief, air masses from the north and south circulate easily. The territory also experiences a lot of persistent fog in the most rural areas in the Rhone valley, as well as in the water areas surrounding the towns and various hamlets.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,536
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,470
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,132
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,122
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,100
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  949
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  866
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  790

Most recent

• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France
• M 3.2 — 2017-11-17
  10 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
• M 3.4 — 2013-04-06
  1 km SSW of Poisy, France
• M 4.3 — 2010-06-30
  3 km NW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France
• M 2.8 — 2008-12-30
  4 km NW of Aime, France