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Le Bourg-d'Oisans

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Total population

3,063

Coordinates45.05°, 6.03°

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

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City facts

Overview

Le Bourg-d'Oisans is a village in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Around 3,063 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The settlement sits at 45.055°, 6.031°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,357 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. The village belongs to the 84 administrative unit. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.0547
Longitude
6.0307
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
56,356
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    842
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    777
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    745
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    718
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    684
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    616
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    514
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    464

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
456
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2014-04-07

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Fabienne Serrat
Fabienne Serrat
French alpine skier
C
Christelle Guignard
French alpine skier
R
Robert Lelièvre
French singer, songwriter and guitar player (1942-1973)
B
Bernard Orcel
French alpine skier
O
Odile Chalvin
French alpine skier
A
Alix Berthet
French politician (1907-1973)
Henri Jules Bataille
Henri Jules Bataille
French general
J
Joseph Martin
French businessman (1923–2005)
Jules Girard
Jules Girard
physician
É
Étienne Félix Berlioux
French geographer (1828-1910)
R
Roland Roche
French alpine skier
A
Antoine Jean Chabert
Y
Yves Berlioux
French cyclist
M
Marcel Ravel
French resistance fighter
R
Romain Molina
French sports writer
F
François Viennay-Pachot
(1634-1698)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,357

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
716
Avg daily Wikipedia views
24
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Asian Lady Beetle
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Seen 2026-06-08
Maple gall wasp
Maple gall wasp
Pediaspis aceris
Seen 2026-06-08
Sweet William Catchfly
Sweet William Catchfly
Atocion armeria
Seen 2026-06-07
White Asphodel
White Asphodel
Asphodelus albus
Seen 2026-06-07
Western Green Lizard
Western Green Lizard
Lacerta bilineata
Seen 2026-06-07
Black-veined White
Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi
Seen 2026-06-06
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt
Mesotriton alpestris
Seen 2026-06-06
Speckled Yellow
Speckled Yellow
Pseudopanthera macularia
Seen 2026-06-04
White Mullein
White Mullein
Verbascum lychnitis
Seen 2026-06-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Le Bourg-d'Oisans, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Bikes, condom vending machine, and pharmacy in France (-mcalps @missioncycling) — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0 miZomermarkt in Le Bourg-d'Oisans — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0 miPanneau Lumineux Avis d'enquête publique Bourg d'Oisans 2025-04-23 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0 miÉglise Saint-Laurent, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0.1 miCanal de Bourg d'Oisan — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0.1 miLe Bourg d'Oisans - panoramio — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0.2 miL'Alpe d'Huez sur la montagne au loin - panoramio — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0.2 miAlpe D'Huez from bottom - France (177725013) — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0.3 miLe Bourg-d'Oisans - boite à livres - mapillary 510070083705880 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France0.9 miPlan et profils des mines d'or de la Gardette dép(artemen)t de l'Isère - levés par Mr Schreiber, ingénieur en chef des mines - btv1b530877268 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1 miCadran solaire de l'église Saint-Pierre, La Garde-en-Oisans, France — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.1 miÉglise Saint-Pierre, La Garde-en-Oisans, France — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.1 miPaysage vers le Bourg d'Oisans - panoramio — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.2 miQuartz oisan — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.3 miEspace de loisirs des Petites Sources — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.4 miEspace de loisirs des Petites Sources 2 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.4 miLa Sarenne - Rue d'en Bas - La Garde -2021-02-27- P2322903 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.5 miCascade de la Piche - La Sarenne depuis la commune de La Garde -2021-02-27- P2322768 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.5 miLa Sarenne - Rue d'en Bas - La Garde -2021-02-27- P2322904 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.5 miMobeye-ÉtéDesVilles-Ornon-354 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.7 miIMG Grand glacier octobre 2023 1 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.8 miLe Bourg-d'Oisans @ Pas de la Confession 01 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.8 miLa Paute @ Pas de la Confession — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.8 miÉglise Saint-Ferréol, Huez, France — Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France1.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
38052
Department
38
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,617

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • 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