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La Roche-Blanche
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
3,436
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, La Roche-Blanche is classified as a village in public datasets. Coordinates of 45.709°, 3.128° situate La Roche-Blanche in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 3,436 residents. The village belongs to the 84 administrative unit. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,328 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,580
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,408
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,767
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,703
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,619
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,591
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,202
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,179
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2022-05-095 km SW of Villebret, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 3 — 2008-11-042 km NE of Chaudes-Aigues, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-09-125 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-129 km SSW of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-117 km SW of Aydat, France
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
- Romagnat1.9 mi away · pop. 7,869
- Le Cendre2.9 mi away · pop. 5,494
- Les Martres-de-Veyre3.5 mi away · pop. 3,863
- Saint-Genès-Champanelle5.2 mi away · pop. 3,883
- Royat5.4 mi away · pop. 4,403
- Vic-le-Comte7.2 mi away · pop. 5,242
- Riom12.8 mi away · pop. 18,736
- Murol12.9 mi away · pop. 640
- Orcival13.9 mi away · pop. 245
- Mont-Dore17.9 mi away · pop. 1,237
- La Bourboule20.4 mi away · pop. 1,752
- Aigueperse21.9 mi away · pop. 2,736
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of La Roche-Blanche, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 63302
- Department
- 63
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,311
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • 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