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Chalamont
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Chalamont
Total population
2,559
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Chalamont is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Chalamont is located in the Dombes, north of Meximieux, and occupies the highest point on the Dombes plateau. The Veyle has its source in the western part of the commune, in the Magnenet pond.
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
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,795
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,700
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,275
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,219
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,194
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,178
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,059
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,007
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.4 — 2013-04-061 km SSW of Poisy, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-302 km NNE of Saint-Martin-Bellevue, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-06-021 km W of Épagny, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-03-039 km NW of Grésy-sur-Isère, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Ambronay9.1 mi away · pop. 2,833
- Dagneux10.9 mi away · pop. 4,753
- Saint-André-de-Corcy11.5 mi away · pop. 3,368
- La Boisse12.6 mi away · pop. 3,361
- Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne13.3 mi away · pop. 5,059
- Ceyzériat14.5 mi away · pop. 3,285
- Miribel15.9 mi away · pop. 10,225
- Charette16.1 mi away · pop. 439
- Meyzieu17.2 mi away · pop. 35,882
- Reyrieux17.3 mi away · pop. 5,098
- Annoisin17.6 mi away · pop. 717
- Bouvesse18.2 mi away · pop. 1,509
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
- 01074
- Department
- 01
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,533
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
- • 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