Dunières

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Dunières

Total population

2,631

Elevation711 m

Land area34.75 km²

Coordinates45.22°, 4.34°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dunières is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

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

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

Marcellin Champagnat

French priest and Catholic saint

Jean-Yves Riocreux

French bishop

F

François Peyrard

French mathematician, librarian, historian of mathematics and translator

Gabriel Tyr

French painter (1817-1868)

J

Jacques-Marie Muthuon

French engineer (1757-1830)

J

Jean-Baptiste Brunon

J

Jean-Marc Schaer

French football player

Urbain Jean Faurie

French missionary and botanist (1847-1915)

Paul Durieu

French Catholic missionary bishop (1830–1899)

L

Louis Régis de Boissy de Bannes

French general (1744–1811)

A

Adrien Michel

French politician

P

Pierre Malartre

French politician

P

Pierre-Marie Durieux

French archbishop

J

Jean-Louis Descours

L

Laurent Touyeras

French General in Second World War (1910–1980)

F

François Robert

French racing cyclist

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Saint-Pierre-sur-Doux
  8.8 mi away · pop. 112
• Le Monestier
  9.2 mi away · pop. 61
• Vanosc
  10 mi away · pop. 959
• Rochepaule
  10.9 mi away · pop. 238
• Lalouvesc
  11.4 mi away · pop. 377
• Yssingeaux
  11.8 mi away · pop. 7,345
• Villevocance
  11.9 mi away · pop. 1,182
• Lafarre
  12.4 mi away · pop. 43
• Fraisses
  12.6 mi away · pop. 3,779
• Mars
  13.4 mi away · pop. 251
• Satillieu
  13.9 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Pailharès
  14.3 mi away · pop. 266

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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

Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth

Hemaris fuciformis

Seen 2026-06-07

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-07

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-06-07

Keeled Skimmer

Orthetrum coerulescens

Seen 2026-06-07

Oak Spider

Aculepeira ceropegia

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Seen 2026-06-07

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

Seen 2026-06-07

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Seen 2026-06-06

heath spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Seen 2026-06-05

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

Gallery

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

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