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Grignon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
2,085
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Grignon sits in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and is identified as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (45.646°, 6.372°). It is home to roughly 2,085 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,357 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The village belongs to the 84 administrative unit. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves942
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves881
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves871
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves831
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves779
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves699
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves619
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves525
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-10-0510 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland
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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Gilly-sur-Isère1.4 mi away · pop. 3,076
- Ugine7.5 mi away · pop. 7,148
- Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny11.8 mi away · pop. 4,170
- Aime14.9 mi away · pop. 4,421
- Saint-Jorioz16.3 mi away · pop. 6,287
- Thônes16.4 mi away
- Montmélian18.2 mi away · pop. 4,058
- La Ravoire20.6 mi away · pop. 9,042
- Tresserve23.1 mi away · pop. 2,945
- Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard24.6 mi away · pop. 3,389
- Thorens-Glières24.9 mi away · pop. 9,547
- Magland28.5 mi away · pop. 3,251
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
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 73130
- Department
- 73
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,099
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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