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Charancieu

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Charancieu

Total population

758

Elevation386 m
Land area5.53 km²
Coordinates45.53°, 5.58°

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City facts

Elevation
386 m
Area
5.53 km²
Official website
www.mairie-charancieu.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Charancieu is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.5264
Longitude
5.5817
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
50,785
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,200
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,174
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,002
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    943
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    942
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    899
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    605
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    596

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
124
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2022-03-12

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Michèle Jacot
Michèle Jacot
French alpine skier
S
Stéphane Brosse
French ski mountaineer (1971–2021)
Adolphe Pégoud
Adolphe Pégoud
French flying ace (1889–1915)
L
Louis de Revol
1st French foreign minister 1589-1594; considered world's 1st foreign minister, as emissary entrusted with all foreign relations
A
André Devaux
French Catholic priest, dialectologist (1845-1910)
H
Henri Coudray
French Catholic priest
Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie
Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie
Marshal of France (1775-1851)
François Guiguet
François Guiguet
French painter (1860-1937)
Michel Robert
Michel Robert
French equestrian
Charles Pravaz
Charles Pravaz
French surgeon (1791–1853)
A
Albert Bouffier
French politician (1835–1913)
A
Antoine Balland
French general (1751–1821)
A
Antoine Étienne Fantin-Desodoards
Bastien Auzeil
Bastien Auzeil
French athletics competitor
B
Bryan Cantero
French athletics competitor
C
Cécile Philippe
French journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,367

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
18
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

European Comma
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
Seen 2026-06-11
Ladybird Fly
Ladybird Fly
Gymnosoma rotundatum
Seen 2026-06-10
Carthusian Nun Snail
Carthusian Nun Snail
Monacha cartusiana
Seen 2026-06-10
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Seen 2026-06-10
Red Kite
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Seen 2026-06-10
hypericum rhopalid
hypericum rhopalid
Rhopalus subrufus
Seen 2026-06-10
Stenopterus rufus
Stenopterus rufus
Stenopterus rufus
Seen 2026-06-10
Six-spot Burnet
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
Seen 2026-06-10
Black Banded Bee Fly
Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes morio
Seen 2026-06-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
38080
Department
38
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
738

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • 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