Échenevex

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Échenevex

Total population

2,127

Founded

1833

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation490 m

Land area16.44 km²

Coordinates46.31°, 6.04°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Échenevex is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. As of 2020, it is the commune with the fifth highest median per capita income in France.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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

Aga Khan IV

49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims

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Anton Depauly

Austrian artist (1798-1866)

Jacques-André Emery

Sulpician Superior General

J

Joseph-Alexander Martigny

French archaeologist (1808–1880)

Jacques Benoit-Gonnin

French bishop

Marcel Naville

Swiss banker and president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1919-2003)

A

Adolphe Fraisse

Swiss architect (1835-1900)

A

Albert Fouilloux

French politician (1870-1953)

Amédée Girod de l'Ain

French politician (1781–1847)

A

André-Marie Trémeaud

French diplomat (1903-1993)

E

Ernest-Henri David

H

Henri-Gustave Lengellé dit Tardy

French writer (1901-1971)

J

Jacqueline Porel

French actress (1918–2012)

Jean-Louis Girod de l'Ain

French politician (1753-1839)

Jean-Pierre David

French physician (1737-1784)

J

Jean Millet

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Divonne-les-Bains
  5.9 mi away · pop. 10,137
• Viry
  13.3 mi away · pop. 5,635
• Vétraz-Monthoux
  14 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Saint-Cergues
  14.4 mi away · pop. 3,714
• Epagny
  16.5 mi away
• Jonzier
  16.7 mi away · pop. 835
• Arbent
  17.2 mi away · pop. 3,409
• Chaumont
  19.4 mi away · pop. 527
• Contamine-Sarzin
  19.9 mi away · pop. 741
• Allinges
  20.4 mi away · pop. 4,853
• Nantua
  23.4 mi away · pop. 3,449
• Thorens-Glières
  23.8 mi away · pop. 9,547

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

Common Striped Woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum

Seen 2026-06-09

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-09

common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Seen 2026-06-08

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-08

Hedgerow Crane's-bill

Geranium pyrenaicum

Seen 2026-06-08

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-08

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes alvearius

Seen 2026-06-08

Violet Bird's-nest

Limodorum abortivum

Seen 2026-06-08

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Seen 2026-06-07

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

Gallery

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

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