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Houx

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Houx

Total population

749

Air quality index

46Good
Elevation102 m
Land area6.24 km²
Coordinates48.57°, 1.62°

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City facts

Elevation
102 m
Area
6.24 km²
Official website
www.ville-houx.com

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Houx is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France, located 79 km from Paris and 20 km from Chartres.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.5671
Longitude
1.6163
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
83
NO₂ (µg/m³)
8.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
96,901
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    4,495
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,464
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,427
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,262
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,242
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,182
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,176
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,759

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

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Public attention

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Events

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
28195
Department
28
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
746

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Sources

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