Crouy-sur-Cosson

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Crouy-sur-Cosson

Total population

534

Air quality index

42Good

Elevation77 m

Land area28.37 km²

Coordinates47.65°, 1.61°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Crouy-sur-Cosson is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

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).

Notable people from here

É

Étienne Lenoir

Scientific instrument maker of the 18-19th centuries (1744–1832)

Daniel Brottier

Catholic priest and beatus (1876-1936)

Pierre Jurieu

French theologian

R

René de Saint-Périer

French archaeologist and prehistorian (1877-1950)

P

Philippe de Félice

French historian of religion (1880–1964)

Alexandre Bigot

French artist (1862–1927)

A

André Duclos

French poet

Dié Gendrier

French engineer

Gilbert Poillerat

master ironworker (1902–1988)

J

Jean-Baptiste d'Étampes

J

Jean Berteault

French poet (1932–2023)

J

Jean Le Harivel

British spy

J

Jeanny Lorgeoux

French politician

R

René Fournier

French businessman

R

Roger André

(1914–1999)

V

Vincent Caillard

French industrialist

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

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

• Thoury
  1.5 mi away · pop. 417
• Lailly-en-Val
  9.2 mi away · pop. 3,098
• Jouy-le-Potier
  11.5 mi away · pop. 1,567
• Cléry-Saint-André
  13.7 mi away · pop. 3,520
• La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
  16.3 mi away · pop. 7,318
• Chaingy
  17.9 mi away · pop. 4,047
• Contres
  18.1 mi away · pop. 6,719
• Ouzouer-le-Marché
  18.4 mi away · pop. 3,393
• Feings
  18.8 mi away · pop. 708
• Lamotte-Beuvron
  19.7 mi away · pop. 4,565
• Landes-le-Gaulois
  19.8 mi away · pop. 733
• Olivet
  20.2 mi away · pop. 22,855

Browse all places in Centre-Val de Loire →

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

Blue Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes

Seen 2026-06-19

Fencepost jumping spider

Marpissa muscosa

Seen 2026-06-19

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-19

White-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus lucorum

Seen 2026-06-19

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Seen 2026-06-18

common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Seen 2026-06-18

French stick insect

Clonopsis gallica

Seen 2026-06-16

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-06-16

Great Banded Grayling

Brintesia circe

Seen 2026-06-16

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Crouy-sur-Cosson, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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