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Briantes

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Briantes

Total population

603

Elevation207 m
Land area23.12 km²
Coordinates46.56°, 2.02°

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City facts

Elevation
207 m
Area
23.12 km²
Official website
www.briantes.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Briantes is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.5578
Longitude
2.0236
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
25,000
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    566
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    525
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    524
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    513
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    480
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    405
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    405
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    397

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
101
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2022-05-09

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Adolphe-Simon Neboux
French surgeon and naturalist (1806–1885)
Émile Acollas
Émile Acollas
French jurist (1826-1891)
Dominique Bijotat
Dominique Bijotat
French footballer
Guillaume de Marcillat
Guillaume de Marcillat
French painter (1470-1529)
Henri de Latouche
Henri de Latouche
French writer (1785–1851)
Jacques Auxiette
Jacques Auxiette
French politician (1940–2021)
Marcel Dussault
Marcel Dussault
French road bicycle racer (1926–2014)
V
Victor Judet
French politician (1871–1938)
A
Alfred Grand
French politician (1860–1937)
A
Alfred Laisnel de La Salle
A
Anselme Patureau-Mirand
French politician (1875–1958)
A
Armand de Buchepot
French politician (1765-1814)
A
Aymery de la Châtre
French librarian
Christian Jamet
Christian Jamet
French art historian
D
Daniel Bernardet
French politician (1927-2007)
Ernest Sourioux
Ernest Sourioux
French politician

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

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,290

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
23
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

tawny longhorn beetle
tawny longhorn beetle
Paracorymbia fulva
Seen 2026-06-20
Stenopterus rufus
Stenopterus rufus
Stenopterus rufus
Seen 2026-06-16
mock strawberry
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
Seen 2026-06-13
Heather crab spider
Heather crab spider
Thomisus onustus
Seen 2026-06-06
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Seen 2026-06-04
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
Seen 2026-06-01
Barred Grass Snake
Barred Grass Snake
Natrix helvetica
Seen 2026-05-25
Black Banded Bee Fly
Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes morio
Seen 2026-05-20
Agile Frog
Agile Frog
Rana dalmatina
Seen 2026-05-20

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Briantes, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Briantes (36) - Mairie — Briantes, France0 miBriantes (36) - Arrêt de bus — Briantes, France0 miBriantes (36) - Église Saint-Aignan - vue avant — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Monument aux morts — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Église Saint-Aignan - vue arrière — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Étang — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Rue du Château - bas — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Rue du Château - haut — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Rue de la Poste — Briantes, France0.1 miBriantes (36) - Carrefour rue du Château et rue de la Poste — Briantes, France0.1 miBrûlure au premier et second degré — Briantes, France0.5 miSur le GR 46 - sur la commune de Briantes — Briantes, France0.9 miSur le GR 46 - sur la commune de Briantes (1) — Briantes, France0.9 miPortrait de Jules Adrien Blanchet — Briantes, France1.4 miÉglise de Lacs — Briantes, France1.8 miLa chapelle de Vaudouan en 2022 — Briantes, France1.8 miLacs (36) - Église Saint-Martin - vue arrière — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - Église Saint-Martin - vue avant — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - Foyer rural — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - Mairie — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - École primaire — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - Salle des fêtes — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - Église Saint-Martin - vue au loin — Briantes, France1.9 miLacs (36) - Parc — Briantes, France1.9 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
36025
Department
36
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
589

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