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Bruère-Allichamps

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Bruère-Allichamps

Total population

566

Founded

1884

Air quality index

42Good
Elevation137 m
Land area13.9 km²
Coordinates46.77°, 2.43°

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City facts

Founded
1884
Elevation
137 m
Area
13.9 km²
Official website
www.bruere-allichamps.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bruère-Allichamps is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

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History & geography

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and a little light industry comprising the village and a couple of hamlets in the Cher valley south of Bourges at the junction of the D2144 with the D92 and D35 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the northern part of the commune's territory. The village is one of seven places claiming to be the geographical centre of France (excluding Corsica and Overseas France).

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Geography

Latitude
46.7678
Longitude
2.4313
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
42
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
18.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
97
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
47,653
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    961
  • Noctule Bat
    Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    904
  • Bechstein's Bat
    Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl, 1817) · Mammalia
    891
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    884
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    866
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    801
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    709
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    697

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
94
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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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
18038
Department
18
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
567

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • 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