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Buc

Île-de-Francevillage

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Total population

5,920

Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates48.77°, 2.13°

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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

Latitude
48.7739
Longitude
2.1259
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
8.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
540,634
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18,180
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17,601
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16,806
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14,154
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,127
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    13,921
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    13,655
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12,836

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,210

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
79
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
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

Events

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