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Châtillon-en-Michaille
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
3,985
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Châtillon-en-Michaille stands as a village. Located at 46.144°, 5.799°, Châtillon-en-Michaille occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 3,985. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,308 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,183
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia2,756
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia2,605
- European hareLepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 · Mammalia2,391
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,097
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,087
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia2,084
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,931
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.4 — 2020-06-2311 km ESE of Samoëns, France
- M 3.2 — 2017-11-1710 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Nantua9.2 mi away · pop. 3,449
- Epagny9.7 mi away
- Jonzier10.5 mi away · pop. 835
- Chaumont10.7 mi away · pop. 527
- Viry11.6 mi away · pop. 5,635
- Arbent11.8 mi away · pop. 3,409
- Contamine-Sarzin12.1 mi away · pop. 741
- Culoz20.5 mi away · pop. 3,426
- Vétraz-Monthoux22.1 mi away · pop. 9,874
- Divonne-les-Bains22.1 mi away · pop. 10,137
- Ceyzériat22.8 mi away · pop. 3,285
- Ambronay23.1 mi away · pop. 2,833
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
- 01091
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,923
- Wikidata
- Q182134
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • 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