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La Rochelle
Nouvelle-Aquitainetown
La Rochelle
Total population
78,535
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
La Rochelle is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 78,535 inhabitants in 2021, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fourth in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges and Poitiers.
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
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,587
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,297
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves2,293
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,261
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,963
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,925
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,771
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,643
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2023-06-172 km WSW of Marans, France
- M 4.8 — 2023-06-165 km WNW of Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
- M 4.1 — 2018-02-123 km SSE of La Meilleraie-Tillay, France
- M 3.9 — 2016-04-286 km WSW of Châtelaillon-Plage, France
- M 3.9 — 2013-03-060 km E of Ars-en-Ré, France
- M 4.2 — 2010-09-289 km W of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Marsilly5 mi away · pop. 3,194
- Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis7.3 mi away · pop. 2,083
- Sainte-Marie-de-Ré7.7 mi away · pop. 3,372
- Croix-Chapeau7.7 mi away · pop. 1,337
- La Flotte8.5 mi away · pop. 3,017
- Fontpatour9.4 mi away · pop. 250
- Angliers10.2 mi away · pop. 1,285
- Île-d'Aix10.3 mi away · pop. 207
- Saint-Martin-de-Ré10.8 mi away · pop. 2,263
- Nuaillé-d'Aunis11.5 mi away · pop. 1,228
- Ballon11.9 mi away · pop. 821
- Forges12.7 mi away · pop. 1,328
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of La Rochelle, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 17300
- Department
- 17
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 79,851
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • 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