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Cachan
Île-de-Francetown
Cachan
Total population
30,592
Founded
1922
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Cachan is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Val-de-Marne department, 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the center of Paris.
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History
Cachan was originally a hamlet within the commune of Arcueil, later renamed Arcueil-Cachan. The commune of Cachan was created on 26 December 1922 when it seceded from the commune of Arcueil-Cachan, which was renamed back to Arcueil. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1935.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves21,430
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves21,195
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves20,167
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17,609
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves17,207
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves16,610
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves16,443
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves15,011
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
- L'Haÿ-les-Roses1.1 mi away · pop. 31,392
- Villejuif1.3 mi away · pop. 57,753
- Bourg-la-Reine1.3 mi away · pop. 20,810
- Bagneux1.4 mi away · pop. 43,699
- Gentilly1.6 mi away · pop. 19,048
- Montrouge1.8 mi away · pop. 47,657
- Châtillon2.1 mi away · pop. 36,777
- Malakoff2.3 mi away · pop. 30,292
- Fresnes2.8 mi away · pop. 28,780
- Rungis3.2 mi away · pop. 5,647
- Paris4.1 mi away · pop. 2,133,111
- Choisy-le-Roi4.1 mi away · pop. 46,129
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
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 94016
- Department
- 94
- Region
- 11
- Population (Wikidata)
- 31,103
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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