Terralocate

Browse / France / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / La Roche-sur-Foron

La Roche-sur-Foron

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown

Photograph of La Roche-sur-Foron
Featured view

La Roche-sur-Foron

Total population

11,263

Air quality index

28Good
WeatherAvg high 60°F
Coordinates46.07°, 6.31°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

La Roche-sur-Foron est une commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie, dans la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elle fait partie de l'agglomération transfrontalière du Grand Genève. Centre urbain de la communauté de communes du pays Rochois, la commune comptait 11 348 habitants en 2023, ce qui en fait la quatorzième ville haut-savoyarde pour le nombre d'habitants.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.0672
Longitude
6.3122
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
60°F
Avg low
43°F
Annual precipitation
48.8 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
199,934
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,570
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    3,478
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,945
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,698
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,650
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,505
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,318
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,153

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
225
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
74224
Department
74
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
11,348

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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