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Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Total population
5,059
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The town takes its name from a castle built around 1000 AD. It was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.
Geography
The Chalaronne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. It flows into the Saône from the left, between Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne and Thoissey.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,156
- GudgeonGobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia1,085
- European chubSqualius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia1,036
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves992
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves924
- Topmouth GudgeonPseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) · Animalia882
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves847
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves844
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- 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 3 — 2008-01-052 km N of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
- M 2.7 — 2007-07-269 km SSE of Poligny, France
- M 3.1 — 2007-07-09France
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
- Montmerle-sur-Saône9.7 mi away · pop. 3,792
- Saint-André-de-Corcy13.2 mi away · pop. 3,368
- Replonges13.6 mi away · pop. 3,899
- Reyrieux14.2 mi away · pop. 5,098
- Anse17.1 mi away · pop. 7,947
- Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or17.9 mi away · pop. 2,978
- Ceyzériat18 mi away · pop. 3,285
- Dagneux19.2 mi away · pop. 4,753
- La Boisse19.5 mi away · pop. 3,361
- Miribel20.4 mi away · pop. 10,225
- Limonest21.5 mi away · pop. 3,838
- Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or22 mi away · pop. 5,900
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 01093
- Department
- 01
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,250
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • 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