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Désertines
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
4,387
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Désertines is a village. Around 4,387 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 46.356°, 2.616°. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Administratively it falls within the 84 province. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 62.8°F and lows near 46.3°F, together with about 30.1 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,290 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Désertines.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves541
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves526
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves488
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves458
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves428
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves421
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves399
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves347
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 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-09-125 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-129 km SSW of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-117 km SW of Aydat, France
- M 3 — 2008-09-104 km E of Mont-Dore, 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
- Domérat3.8 mi away · pop. 8,667
- Saint-Éloy-les-Mines17 mi away · pop. 3,486
- Bourbon-l'Archambault26.4 mi away · pop. 2,554
- Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule32.3 mi away · pop. 4,997
- Gannat33 mi away · pop. 5,759
- Aigueperse36.3 mi away · pop. 2,736
- Riom39.9 mi away · pop. 18,736
- Sayat42 mi away · pop. 2,519
- Abrest43.5 mi away · pop. 2,919
- Royat45.8 mi away · pop. 4,403
- Orcival47.7 mi away · pop. 245
- Saint-Genès-Champanelle48.1 mi away · pop. 3,883
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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 Désertines, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 03098
- Department
- 03
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 4,259
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • 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