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Le Chambon-Feugerolles

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Le Chambon-Feugerolles

Total population

12,066

Air quality index

28Good
Elevation498 m
WeatherAvg high 62.4°F
Coordinates45.40°, 4.32°

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City facts

Overview

Le Chambon-Feugerolles is a commune in the French department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.3966
Longitude
4.3248
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
62.4°F
Avg low
44.8°F
Annual precipitation
32.1 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
7
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
52,895
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,419
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,409
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,173
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,062
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,003
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    769
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    756
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    714

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
58
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2019-11-11

Most recent

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.

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,634 ft (498 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,367

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
64
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Events

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
42044
Department
42
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
12,314

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

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