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École-Valentin
Bourgogne-Franche-Comtévillage
École-Valentin
Total population
2,662
Founded
1973
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
École-Valentin is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
The town, located north of Besançon, is crossed by the National Road 57. It is part of the Besançon urban area. The toll of the "Besançon North" exit of the A36 motorway is located in the village of Ecole-Valentin. École-Valentin station has rail connections with Besançon and the TGV station Besançon Franche-Comté. A major shopping area is located in the town of École-Valentin (as well as the neighboring towns of Miserey-Salines and Châtillon-le-Duc).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 · Aves3,173
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,870
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,868
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,551
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,530
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves2,183
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,777
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,693
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-12-242 km WSW of Blamont, France
- M 4.1 — 2016-12-032 km SE of Damparis, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-07-223 km N of Devecey, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-02-213 km S of Longchamp, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-02-054 km ENE of Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Miserey-Salines1.2 mi away · pop. 2,659
- Champvans-les-Moulins3.4 mi away · pop. 318
- Geneuille3.6 mi away · pop. 1,282
- Franois3.8 mi away · pop. 2,260
- Chaucenne4.1 mi away · pop. 517
- Chevroz4.3 mi away · pop. 136
- Thise4.6 mi away · pop. 3,000
- Cussey-sur-l'Ognon4.9 mi away · pop. 1,056
- Arguel5.2 mi away · pop. 238
- Montfaucon5.3 mi away · pop. 1,582
- Braillans5.7 mi away · pop. 206
- Larnod5.9 mi away · pop. 795
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
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
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 25212
- Department
- 25
- Region
- 27
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,579
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • 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