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Charavines

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Charavines

Total population

1,982

Elevation440 m
Land area7.52 km²
Coordinates45.43°, 5.52°

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City facts

Elevation
440 m
Area
7.52 km²
Official website
www.mairie-charavines.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.4276
Longitude
5.5156
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
56,409
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,273
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,222
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,083
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,029
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    983
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    914
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    756
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    663

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
119
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2022-03-12

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée
French biathlete
Adolphe Pégoud
Adolphe Pégoud
French flying ace (1889–1915)
P
Paul Vial
French missionary (1855-1917)
L
Louis de Revol
1st French foreign minister 1589-1594; considered world's 1st foreign minister, as emissary entrusted with all foreign relations
Mélina Robert-Michon
Mélina Robert-Michon
French discus thrower
Christophe Bouchut
Christophe Bouchut
French racecar driver
Claude Terrasse
Claude Terrasse
French composer (1867–1923)
Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie
Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie
Marshal of France (1775-1851)
J
Jacques Christaud-Pipola
French bobsledder
Jean-Baptiste Guimet
Jean-Baptiste Guimet
French chemist (1795–1871)
A
Albert Crolard
French politician (1861–1935)
Bertrand Chavin
Bertrand Chavin
French writer
Claude Expilly
Claude Expilly
French poet
C
Claude Naime
French politician (1909-1987)
Dantes Dai Liang
Dantes Dai Liang
French singer
Eugène Chavant
Eugène Chavant
French resistance member

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)
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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Charavines, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Cadran solaire - mairie de Charavine — Charavines, France0.1 miCharavines - Place de l'Eglise - boîte à livres — Charavines, France0.1 miMusée face au lac de Paladru — Charavines, France0.2 miMuseeArcheologiqueLacPaladru-Interieur-3 — Charavines, France0.2 miFures, Charavines - 38 — Charavines, France0.4 miBRO melan Paladru 08 06 25 A — Charavines, France0.6 miSmart roadster Brabus — Charavines, France0.7 miChateau Fort - Clermont Tonnerre-Chirens-F38-11s-ruines — Charavines, France1.2 miVillages du Lac de Paladru - Route de la Grange Dimière - boîte à livres — Charavines, France1.9 miChartreuse de la Sylve-Bénite - Réfectoire des moins non cloîtrés — Charavines, France2.1 miISS043-E-78507 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS043-E-78508 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS044-E-47153 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS044-E-47154 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS057-E-11392 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS057-E-11393 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS062-E-114547 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS062-E-114548 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS042-E-183007 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS030-E-234866 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS031-E-94927 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS031-E-97718 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miISS031-E-100007 - View of Earth — Charavines, France2.1 miPlan géométral du chemin tendant de Charavine à la Murette et Rives, sur lequel le C.en Rivat-Bourgeaillon a entrepris un petit bâtiment - (Signé - 29 messidor an 5 Frachon, cadet) - btv1b53060725s — Charavines, France2.1 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
38082
Department
38
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,003

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • 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