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Collonges

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Total population

2,249

Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates46.14°, 5.90°

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City facts

Overview

Within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Collonges stands as a village. Its coordinates of 46.138°, 5.903° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 2,249. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The village belongs to the 84 administrative unit. 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. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.1376
Longitude
5.9034
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
3
Ozone (µg/m³)
72
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
342,809
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,652
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,549
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,496
  • Great Crested Grebe
    Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,280
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    3,252
  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,051
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3,026
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,963

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
150
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

René-Édouard Claparède
René-Édouard Claparède
Swiss zoologist (1832-1871)
J
Joseph Duval
Catholic archbishop (1928–2009)
M
Marc Camoletti
architect (1857-1940)
L
Léon-Étienne Duval
Catholic cardinal (1903–1996)
Sándor Bonnaz
Sándor Bonnaz
bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Csanád (1812-1889)
Alphonse Chautemps
Alphonse Chautemps
French politician (1860–1944)
A
André Litaise
French politician (1901–1985)
B
Bernard Magnin
French basketball player (1943–2021)
C
Charles Duchemin
Swiss politician (1901-1986)
Eugène Bizot
Eugène Bizot
French politician (1855-1908)
François Buloz
François Buloz
French writer (1803-1877)
H
Henri Longeot
French politician (1917-2010)
J
Jacques Dessemme
French basketball player (1925–2019)
Jean-Irénée Depéry
Jean-Irénée Depéry
French bishop
J
Jean Delorme
French Bible scholar (1920-2005)
J
Jean Rosay

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,308

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
19
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Seen 2026-06-08
common poppy
common poppy
Papaver rhoeas
Seen 2026-06-08
bladder campion
bladder campion
Silene vulgaris
Seen 2026-06-08
Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Geranium pyrenaicum
Seen 2026-06-08
viper's-bugloss
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-08
Bee-eating Beetle
Bee-eating Beetle
Trichodes alvearius
Seen 2026-06-08
Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Seen 2026-06-07
Black Kite
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Seen 2026-06-07
Common Swift
Common Swift
Apus apus
Seen 2026-06-07

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

Events

Gallery

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

Eglise-Saint-Théodule-1 — Collonges, France0.1 miEglise-Saint-Théodule-3 — Collonges, France0.1 miEglise-Saint-Théodule-4 — Collonges, France0.1 miEglise-Saint-Théodule-5 — Collonges, France0.1 miEglise-Saint-Théodule-2 — Collonges, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52486943263) — Collonges, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52485900992) — Collonges, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52486675289) — Collonges, France0.1 miAutel à Église Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52485900927) — Collonges, France0.1 miClocher à Église Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52486943308) — Collonges, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52486864160) — Collonges, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52486942913) — Collonges, France0.2 miÉglise Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52485900622) — Collonges, France0.2 miConstruction à Église Saint-Théodule à Collonges (52486398481) — Collonges, France0.2 miSunflower field near Collonges - panoramio — Collonges, France0.3 miSunflower field near Collonges - panoramio (1) — Collonges, France0.3 miSunflower field near Collonges - panoramio (2) — Collonges, France0.3 miView on the Rhône - panoramio (6) — Collonges, France0.6 miFatema Aziz — Collonges, France0.7 miFatema Aziz (cropped) — Collonges, France0.7 miView on the Rhône - panoramio (5) — Collonges, France0.8 miPrimrose - Primula vulgaris - panoramio (1) — Collonges, France0.8 miLe Vuache mirrored in the Rhône - panoramio — Collonges, France0.8 miView on the Rhône - panoramio (7) — Collonges, France0.8 mi

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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
01109
Department
01
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,398

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • 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