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Échalas
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
1,927
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Échalas, a village in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Population sits at roughly 1,927 according to the open data we track. Located at 45.552°, 4.716°, Échalas occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. It is grouped under the 84 province in national statistics. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,367 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
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 · Aves2,404
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,241
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,010
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,820
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,749
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,587
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,467
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,414
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 2.5 — 2008-02-251 km ESE of Domène, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-01-247 km S of Le Cheylard, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-01-224 km NW of Cruas, France
- M 3 — 2008-01-052 km N of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-10-183 km SE of Arlanc, 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.
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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Échalas, 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
- 69080
- Department
- 69
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,994
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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