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Chavanay

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Total population

2,889

Air quality index

21Good
Coordinates45.41°, 4.73°

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City facts

Overview

Chavanay is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.4141
Longitude
4.7297
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
21
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
86,605
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,791
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,653
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,452
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,348
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,068
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,052
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,999
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,978

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
61
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2019-11-11

Most recent

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

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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)
68
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Carabus auronitens
Carabus auronitens
Carabus auronitens
Seen 2026-06-08
Lesser Stag Beetle
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Seen 2026-06-08
Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Seen 2026-06-08
Oak Eggar
Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
Seen 2026-06-08
Herophila tristis
Herophila tristis
Herophila tristis
Seen 2026-06-08
Sweet Chestnut
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Seen 2026-06-07
Bronze Ground Beetle
Bronze Ground Beetle
Carabus nemoralis
Seen 2026-06-07
devil's-fingers
devil's-fingers
Clathrus archeri
Seen 2026-06-07
European Hornbeam
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Seen 2026-06-07

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

Events

Gallery

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

Chavanay-loire-france — Chavanay, France0 mi42056 CHAVANAY1 — Chavanay, France0 miChavanay - Place du Marronnier - boîte à livres — Chavanay, France0.1 miCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban depuis le Rhône, juillet 2020 — Chavanay, France0.9 miCentrale-nucléaire-de-saint-alban-1 — Chavanay, France1.3 miCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban Saint-Maurice — Chavanay, France1.4 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (3) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (2) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (1) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (5) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (4) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (6) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (8) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (7) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (9) — Chavanay, France1.5 miSaint Philip church in Verlieu (10) — Chavanay, France1.5 miISS042-E-255222 - View of Earth — Chavanay, France1.7 miISS042-E-255223 - View of Earth — Chavanay, France1.7 miISS065-E-186585 - View of Earth — Chavanay, France1.7 miISS065-E-186586 - View of Earth — Chavanay, France1.7 miISS065-E-191357 - View of Earth — Chavanay, France1.7 miISS065-E-191358 - View of Earth — Chavanay, France1.7 miCaliforniaCPH 1959 Château Grillet bottle — Chavanay, France1.9 miPélussin - Rue Professeur Voron - Croix — Chavanay, France2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
42056
Department
42
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,884

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • 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