Gleizé

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Gleizé

Total population

7,614

Elevation181 m

Land area10.46 km²

WeatherAvg high 63.4°F

Coordinates45.99°, 4.70°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gleizé is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Geography

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

Climate

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

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

Claude Bernard

French physiologist (1813-1878)

Auguste-Jean-Marie Vermorel

French journalist (1841-1871)

Rudy Molard

French road bicycle racer

Antonin Rolland

French cyclist

Charles Lapicque

French painter, lithographer and engineer (1898–1988)

J

Jean Plattard

French university teacher (1873-1939)

Étienne Carjat

French artist (1828–1906)

M

Michel Gandoger

French botanist and mycologist (1850-1926)

Jean Chaffanjon

French explorer, photographer and botanical collector (1854-1913)

Claude Brossette

French lawyer and writer

C

Claude Mondésert

French Jesuit

E

Eugène Bussy

French politician

Fatih Atik

Turkish-French association football player (born 1984)

Francine Lefebvre

French politician (1908-1979)

H

Humbert Frèrejean

French entrepreneur (1914-2001)

J

Jacques Badet

French politician

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Limas
  1.1 mi away · pop. 4,790
• Jassans-Riottier
  2.9 mi away · pop. 6,355
• Anse
  3.7 mi away · pop. 7,947
• Trévoux
  4.9 mi away · pop. 6,947
• Reyrieux
  7 mi away · pop. 5,098
• Montmerle-sur-Saône
  7.3 mi away · pop. 3,792
• Ternand
  8.7 mi away · pop. 724
• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
  8.9 mi away · pop. 2,978
• Neuville-sur-Saône
  10.3 mi away · pop. 7,721
• Limonest
  11.2 mi away · pop. 3,838
• Pontcharra-sur-Turdine
  12.7 mi away · pop. 2,695
• Saint-André-de-Corcy
  13 mi away · pop. 3,368

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

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-06-08

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-08

Lizard Orchid

Himantoglossum hircinum

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-07

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-07

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-07

Fennel-leaf Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Seen 2026-06-07

Indian-Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Seen 2026-06-06

Blue Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes

Seen 2026-06-06

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

Gallery

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

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