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Buc
Île-de-Francevillage
Total population
5,920
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Buc, a small village in Île-de-France, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 5,920. The settlement sits at 48.774°, 2.126°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. It is grouped under the 11 province in national statistics. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,210 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves18,180
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves17,601
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves16,806
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves14,154
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,127
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,921
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves13,655
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,836
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Île-de-France
- Les Loges-en-Josas0.9 mi away · pop. 1,646
- Jouy-en-Josas2 mi away · pop. 7,928
- Versailles2 mi away · pop. 83,587
- Villiers-le-Bâcle3.3 mi away · pop. 1,097
- Vauboyen3.4 mi away · pop. 500
- Bièvres4.4 mi away · pop. 4,748
- Vauhallan4.5 mi away · pop. 2,066
- Vaucresson4.7 mi away · pop. 8,566
- Milon-la-Chapelle4.8 mi away · pop. 288
- Bailly4.9 mi away · pop. 3,650
- Bois-d'Arcy5 mi away · pop. 15,435
- Igny5 mi away · pop. 10,213
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Buc, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 78117
- Department
- 78
- Region
- 11
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,816
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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