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Fougères
Total population
20,653
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Fougères is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, located in Brittany, northwestern France. As of 2023, Fougères had 20,307 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises approximately 88,000 inhabitants and is currently growing, unlike the town centre.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,531
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,092
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves837
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves715
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves482
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves474
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves262
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves252
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2017-09-281 km WNW of Tresbœuf, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-192 km NNE of Montigné-le-Brillant, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-283 km E of Mauron, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-05-255 km ESE of Saffré, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-01-312 km SE of Saint-Berthevin, France
- M 2.9 — 2007-12-182 km NE of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc, 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 Bretagne
- La Chapelle-Janson4.4 mi away · pop. 2,409
- Parigné5.4 mi away · pop. 1,315
- Combourtillé5.9 mi away · pop. 613
- Montreuil-des-Landes7.2 mi away · pop. 234
- La Bazouge-du-Désert7.7 mi away · pop. 1,065
- Villamée7.7 mi away · pop. 294
- Montours8.2 mi away · pop. 2,256
- Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon8.4 mi away · pop. 517
- Baillé8.5 mi away
- Poilley8.5 mi away · pop. 367
- Saint-Brice-en-Coglès8.8 mi away · pop. 5,097
- Saint-Christophe-des-Bois8.9 mi away · pop. 559
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Fougères, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 35115
- Department
- 35
- Region
- 53
- Population (Wikidata)
- 20,307
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • 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