Cheiron

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Cheiron

Coordinates43.88°, 6.51°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

In Greek mythology, Chiron, also Cheiron or Kheiron, was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs".

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Vergons
  4.7 mi away · pop. 111
• Le Bourguet
  6.5 mi away · pop. 45
• Blieux
  6.9 mi away · pop. 54
• Peyroules
  8 mi away · pop. 248
• Saint-Jacques
  9.1 mi away · pop. 76
• Ubraye
  9.6 mi away · pop. 99
• Saint-Auban
  11.1 mi away · pop. 213
• Valderoure
  11.5 mi away · pop. 495
• Méailles
  11.8 mi away · pop. 118
• Les Lattes
  11.8 mi away
• Séranon
  12.1 mi away · pop. 535
• La Roque-Esclapon
  12.2 mi away · pop. 245

Browse all places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-10-17

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus

Seen 2026-10-16

Euscorpius niciensis

Euscorpius niciensis

Seen 2026-10-16

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-15

Turkish Snail

Helix lucorum

Seen 2026-10-13

Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper

Calliptamus siciliae

Seen 2026-10-11

common fig

Ficus carica

Seen 2026-10-03

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Seen 2026-10-03

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

Seen 2026-10-02

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