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Garches

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Garches

Total population

17,898

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation98 m
Land area2.69 km²
Coordinates48.84°, 2.19°

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City facts

Elevation
98 m
Area
2.69 km²
head of government
Jacques Gautier
Official website
garches.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Garches is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.9 km (7.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.8437
Longitude
2.1854
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
8
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
645,694
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    20,611
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19,708
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19,644
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17,044
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    16,378
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    15,888
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    15,863
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,398

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.1
Largest event
2005-06-01

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

viper's-bugloss
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-11
common yarrow
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Seen 2026-06-11
Meadow Sage
Meadow Sage
Salvia pratensis
Seen 2026-06-11
bittersweet nightshade
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
Seen 2026-06-11
Wild Basil
Wild Basil
Clinopodium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-11
oxtongue broomrape
oxtongue broomrape
Orobanche picridis
Seen 2026-06-11
common soapwort
common soapwort
Saponaria officinalis
Seen 2026-06-11
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Seen 2026-06-11
Asian Lady Beetle
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Seen 2026-06-11

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

Events

Gallery

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

Plaque Impasse Source - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Impasse Source - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Passage Clos - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Passage Albert Lanoë - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Passage Albert Lanoë - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Passage Clos - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Rue Abreuvoir - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Rue Abreuvoir - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Rue Regard - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPlaque Rue Regard - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miImpasse Source - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miPassage Albert Lanoë - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPassage Albert Lanoë - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miPassage Clos - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miPassage Clos - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miRue Abreuvoir - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miRue Abreuvoir - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miRue Regard - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 1 — Garches, France0 miRue Regard - Garches (FR92) - 2023-09-02 - 2 — Garches, France0 miAvenue Maréchal Leclerc - Garches (FR92) - 2023-02-18 - 1 — Garches, France0.1 miAvenue Maréchal Leclerc - Garches (FR92) - 2023-02-18 - 2 — Garches, France0.1 miMonument Morts - Garches (FR92) - 2023-02-18 - 1 — Garches, France0.1 miMonument Morts - Garches (FR92) - 2023-02-18 - 3 — Garches, France0.1 miMonument Morts - Garches (FR92) - 2023-02-18 - 2 — Garches, France0.1 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
92033
Department
92
Region
11
Population (Wikidata)
17,743

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • 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