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Bron

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown

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Bron

Total population

43,049

Air quality index

25Good
Elevation183 m
Land area10.3 km²
Coordinates45.73°, 4.91°

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City facts

Elevation
183 m
Area
10.3 km²
head of government
Jérémie Bréaud
Official website
www.ville-bron.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bron is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.7338
Longitude
4.9092
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
12.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
182,629
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,067
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,743
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,228
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,070
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,723
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,633
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,565
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,434

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
56
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2006-01-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Georges Charpy
Georges Charpy
French scientist (1865-1945)
L
Lionel Bah
Ivorian footballer
Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris
Gaulish poet, aristocrat and bishop (430-489)
A
Abascantus
French physician
A
Aegidius
Gallo-Roman general and ruler of the short-lived Kingdom of Soissons from 461 to 465
Marc Riboud
Marc Riboud
French photographer (1923–2016)
Charles Le Gendre
Charles Le Gendre
United States general (1830–1899)
Patrice Garande
Patrice Garande
French footballer
C
Claire Febvay
French diver
Clément Turpin
Clément Turpin
French football referee
Louis Charles Émile Lortet
Louis Charles Émile Lortet
French naturalist (1836-1909)
G
Georges Martin
French physicist
Patrick de Gayardon
Patrick de Gayardon
French skydiver and skysurfer (1960-1998)
Christophe Oriol
Christophe Oriol
French bicycle racer
Auguste Burdeau
Auguste Burdeau
French politician (1851-1894)
É
Éric Dall'Armelina
French bicycle racer

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,367

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
586
Avg daily Wikipedia views
20
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

Leopard Slug
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
Seen 2026-06-08
Melanotus punctolineatus
Melanotus punctolineatus
Melanotus punctolineatus
Seen 2026-06-08
Domestic Muscovy Duck
Domestic Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata domestica
Seen 2026-06-08
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
Seen 2026-06-08
Greenhouse Camel Cricket
Greenhouse Camel Cricket
Tachycines asynamorus
Seen 2026-06-08
broad-leaved sweet pea
broad-leaved sweet pea
Lathyrus latifolius
Seen 2026-06-08
Mint Moth
Mint Moth
Pyrausta aurata
Seen 2026-06-08
Napoleon Spider
Napoleon Spider
Synema globosum
Seen 2026-06-08
moth mullein
moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
Seen 2026-06-08

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

Events

Gallery

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

Bron - Rue Roger Salengro (juil 2024) — Bron, France0 miBron - Station Vélo'v 14004 (juil 2024) — Bron, France0 miBron - Arrêt tramway Hôtel de Ville (juil 2024) — Bron, France0 miCroix Bron Jubilé 1865 — Bron, France0.1 miBron - Place Baptiste Curial - Plaque sur l'église — Bron, France0.3 miBron - Avenue Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny - Plaque Mas de Pré Vieux — Bron, France0.3 miBron - Rue des Castors - Plaque — Bron, France0.3 miLUMIX GX7 — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Square Cumbernauld - Depuis la rue du Progrès — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Square Cumbernauld - Médiathèque Jean Prévost - Entrée — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Square du Frère Benoît - Totem — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Place Baptiste Curial - Plaque à Baptiste Curial — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Avenue Ferdinand Buisson - Plaque — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Square Paul Pic - Boîte à livres — Bron, France0.4 miBron - Église Saint-Denis — Bron, France0.4 miBornage terrain militaire Fort de Bron — Bron, France0.5 miEntrée fort de Bron 2014 gauche — Bron, France0.5 miEntrée fort de Bron 2014 — Bron, France0.5 miBorne de propriété militaire n°5 fort de Bron - détail — Bron, France0.5 miBorne de propriété militaire n°2 fort de Bron — Bron, France0.5 miBorne de propriété militaire n°5 fort de Bron — Bron, France0.5 miBorne de propriété militaire n°2 fort de Bron - détail — Bron, France0.5 miStade Pierre Duboeuf — Bron, France0.5 miBron - Square du Frère Benoît - Plaque de rue — Bron, France0.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
69029
Department
69
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
42,982

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • 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