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Le Cheylas

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Le Cheylas

Total population

2,424

Air quality index

26Good
Elevation240 m
Land area8.44 km²
WeatherAvg high 65.1°F
Coordinates45.37°, 5.99°

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City facts

Elevation
240 m
Area
8.44 km²
Official website
www.ville-le-cheylas.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Le Cheylas is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.3703
Longitude
5.9927
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
65.1°F
Avg low
47.2°F
Annual precipitation
61.8 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
89,976
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,286
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,237
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,235
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,015
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    991
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    891
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    642
  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    615

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
215
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

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Geography & sun

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)
47
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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Le Cheylas, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
38100
Department
38
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,389

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • 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