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Gaillard

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Gaillard

Total population

10,175

Founded

1843

Elevation392 m
Land area4.02 km²
WeatherAvg high 60.7°F
Coordinates46.18°, 6.21°

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City facts

Founded
1843
Elevation
392 m
Area
4.02 km²
Official website
www.gaillard.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gaillard is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.1838
Longitude
6.2112
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
60.7°F
Avg low
45.9°F
Annual precipitation
45.6 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
502,479
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,876
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    5,648
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,203
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,013
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,956
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,884
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    4,728
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,670

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
217
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Zep
Zep
Swiss comic book creator, film director and writer
Loïc Perizzolo
Loïc Perizzolo
Swiss racing cyclist
François Fournier
François Fournier
French stamp dealer, philatelist and forger of Swiss origin (1846–1917)
L
Lionel Pizzinat
Swiss footballer
X
Xavier Hochstrasser
Swiss footballer
N
Nelly Buntschu
Swiss politician
Louis Babel
Louis Babel
Swiss Catholic priest, missionary with Natives in Canada
E
Eric Loder
Swiss cyclist
André Lasserre
André Lasserre
Swiss sculptor (1902-1981)
C
Claude Nisson
French writer
J
Jean-Claude Milani
Swiss association football player
J
Jean-Vincent Verdonnet
French poet (1923–2013)
M
Maurice Chomat
French motorcycle racer (1953-2013)
R
Raymond Meylan
Swiss musicologist, flautist and composer (1924–2022)
O
Olivier Long
Swiss diplomat (1915-2003)
U
Ulrich K. Lämmli
Swiss biochemist

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,309

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
290
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

European Stag Beetle
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
Seen 2026-06-08
Aesculapian Snake
Aesculapian Snake
Zamenis longissimus
Seen 2026-06-08
Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Seen 2026-06-07
Black Kite
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Seen 2026-06-07
Common Swift
Common Swift
Apus apus
Seen 2026-06-07
Pumpkinseed
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
Seen 2026-06-07
Inlaid Grass-veneer
Inlaid Grass-veneer
Crambus pascuella
Seen 2026-06-07
Lesser Stag Beetle
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Seen 2026-06-07
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Common Carder Bumble Bee
Bombus pascuorum
Seen 2026-06-07

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

Events

Gallery

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

A411 Gaillard — Gaillard, France0.2 miSignal tricolore R13b arrêt Collège J. Prévert Gaillard, zoom — Gaillard, France0.2 miA411 panneau B0 panonceau M6k2 sauf covoiturage — Gaillard, France0.2 miA411 panneau B0 panonceau M6k2 sauf covoiturage (2) — Gaillard, France0.2 miGen232ve--genf-tram-12-897249 — Gaillard, France0.4 miA411 douane Thônex-Vallard — Gaillard, France0.4 miA411 panneaux B4 J11 B1 SC3 SC13 SC14 SC15 — Gaillard, France0.4 miA411 panneaux A15b M2 signalisation Suisse France — Gaillard, France0.4 miRed Fiat 126 produced between 1972 and 1978 — Gaillard, France0.5 miGaillard panneau KD69b en carton zoom — Gaillard, France0.5 miBanks of the Arve - panoramio (3) — Gaillard, France0.5 miBridge across the Arve - panoramio — Gaillard, France0.5 miGaillard panneaux B40 M3a2 — Gaillard, France0.5 miRecovering bee (49725601222) — Gaillard, France0.5 miPanneau suisse 2.64 douane Thônex-Vallard 02 — Gaillard, France0.5 miPanneau suisse 2.64 douane Thônex-Vallard 01 — Gaillard, France0.5 miBeige Fiat 126 produced between 1972 and 1978 — Gaillard, France0.6 miTrams de Genève (Suisse) (6249072070) — Gaillard, France0.6 miTrams de Genève (Suisse et France) (5533773049) — Gaillard, France0.6 miTrams de Genève (Suisse et France) (5534359394) — Gaillard, France0.6 miFrance Switzerland border 2 — Gaillard, France0.6 miFrance Switzerland border — Gaillard, France0.6 miRue de Geneve - Rue Emile Millet — Gaillard, France0.6 miPanneau B0 sur barrière — Gaillard, France0.6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
74133
Department
74
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
11,423

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