Dagneux

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Dagneux

Total population

4,753

Founded

1829

Air quality index

25Good

Elevation189 m

Land area6.65 km²

Coordinates45.85°, 5.07°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dagneux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern 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

J

Jean Reverzy

French physician (1914–1959)

A

André d'Arbelles

French journalist (1767-1825)

C

Claude-Antoine Dussort

French painter (1855-1922)

C

Claude André

prelate (1743-1818)

C

Claude Bréghot du Lut

French lawyer

C

Claudius Four

French military personnel

Gérard Simonian

French sports journalist

H

Henri Grobon

French politician (1822-1893)

Joseph Crétin

first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1799-1857)

J

Juste Guérin

(1578-1645)

Marie-Anne Martinet

Martin Dumollard

French serial killer (1810-1862)

P

Philippe Tassier

French painter and photographer (1873–1947)

P

Pierre Ménard

French psychotherapist

Joël Sternheimer

physicist, independent researcher and singer (1943–2023)

Marius Lardière

French jurist

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• La Boisse
  2.2 mi away · pop. 3,361
• Miribel
  6.2 mi away · pop. 10,225
• Meyzieu
  6.3 mi away · pop. 35,882
• Saint-André-de-Corcy
  7.8 mi away · pop. 3,368
• Chavagneux
  9.4 mi away
• Hières-sur-Amby
  11.2 mi away · pop. 1,149
• Crémieu
  12.2 mi away · pop. 3,490
• Annoisin
  12.5 mi away · pop. 717
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  12.7 mi away · pop. 5,900
• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
  13.3 mi away · pop. 2,978
• Reyrieux
  13.4 mi away · pop. 5,098
• Charette
  14.5 mi away · pop. 439

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

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

Oak Marble Gall Wasp

Andricus kollari

Seen 2026-06-09

Striped Pea Gall Wasp

Cynips longiventris

Seen 2026-06-09

Dropwort

Filipendula vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-07

Mountain Germander

Teucrium montanum

Seen 2026-06-07

Horse Mint

Mentha longifolia

Seen 2026-06-07

purple crownvetch

Securigera varia

Seen 2026-06-07

Norfolk Hawker

Isoaeschna isoceles

Seen 2026-06-07

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Seen 2026-06-07

Sainfoin

Onobrychis viciifolia

Seen 2026-06-07

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

Gallery

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

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