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Crémieu
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Crémieu
Total population
3,490
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Crémieu is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. This medieval village of 3,536 inhabitants (2023) hosts a celebration called "Les Médiévales" every year in September, which reconstitutes the lifestyle of the Middle Ages. The seal of the région includes a dolphin. The inhabitants of this village are also called "les dauphinois" from the noun "dauphin" in French. The local dish is "le gratin dauphinois" which is a rich potato gratin.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Crémieu is located north-west of the county, 15 km north of Bourgoin, 12 km east of Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport and about 25 miles (40 km) east of Lyon. The surrounding communities are Leyrieu to the north, Annoisin-Chatelans, Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu, Dizimieu, Villemoirieu and Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas. According to the classification established by INSEE in 1999 Crémieu is an urban town, the city center of an urban unit of two municipalities (the other being Villemoirieu), part of the Lyon urban area. The city lies between a hilly area to the east and the flat land of the valley of the Rhone flowing 3 miles (5 km) north.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,465
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,252
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,238
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,148
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,123
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves975
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves934
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves792
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.2 — 2017-11-1710 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
- 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
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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Annoisin3.1 mi away · pop. 717
- Chavagneux4.9 mi away
- Charette8.3 mi away · pop. 439
- Saint-Chef8.4 mi away · pop. 3,795
- Arandon8.7 mi away
- Bouvesse9.4 mi away · pop. 1,509
- Ruy10 mi away · pop. 4,752
- Bonnefamille10.5 mi away · pop. 1,096
- Morestel11.3 mi away · pop. 4,454
- Creys11.6 mi away · pop. 1,538
- Dagneux12.2 mi away · pop. 4,753
- Meyzieu12.3 mi away · pop. 35,882
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
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 38138
- Department
- 38
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,536
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • 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