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Chezal-Benoît
Centre-Val de Loirevillage
Chezal-Benoît
Total population
782
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Chezal-Benoît is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Mouzet, some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D18 with the D65 and the D115 roads. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.
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
- Noctule BatNyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia1,049
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia714
- Lesser noctuleNyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) · Mammalia434
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves380
- Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819)Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819) · Mammalia370
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves343
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves337
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves322
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2022-05-095 km SW of Villebret, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-054 km NNE of Mézières-en-Brenne, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-176 km WNW of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France
- M 2.6 — 2007-12-229 km SW of Chaillac, France
- M 3.4 — 2007-08-309 km NNE of Châtillon-sur-Indre, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-06-243 km WNW of Bussière-Dunoise, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire
- Pruniers4 mi away · pop. 502
- Ségry4.6 mi away · pop. 489
- Lignières6 mi away · pop. 1,341
- Bommiers6.4 mi away · pop. 312
- Primelles8.4 mi away · pop. 207
- Châteauneuf-sur-Cher9.9 mi away · pop. 1,394
- Issoudun10.2 mi away · pop. 10,992
- Thizay10.7 mi away · pop. 232
- Lapan11 mi away · pop. 223
- Chârost11.4 mi away · pop. 912
- Crézançay-sur-Cher11.6 mi away · pop. 63
- Vallenay12.6 mi away · pop. 700
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chezal-Benoît, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 18065
- Department
- 18
- Region
- 24
- Population (Wikidata)
- 765
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • 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