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Le Gua
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
1,838
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Le Gua occupies its own corner of the country. Located at 45.022°, 5.645°, Le Gua occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,838. It is grouped under the 84 province in national statistics. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,367 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,272
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,221
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,129
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,005
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves880
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves849
- Yellow GentianGentiana lutea L. · Magnoliopsida663
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus L. · Magnoliopsida648
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 4.8 — 2019-11-115 km WNW of Rochemaure, France
- M 3.2 — 2017-11-1710 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
- M 4.8 — 2014-04-077 km SE of Guillestre, France
- M 4.1 — 2013-01-077 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Vif2.6 mi away · pop. 8,584
- Château-Bernard4.6 mi away · pop. 278
- Avignonet5 mi away · pop. 202
- Claix6.9 mi away · pop. 7,859
- Vizille7.2 mi away · pop. 7,293
- Cholonge7.5 mi away · pop. 347
- Saint-Julien-en-Vercors9.8 mi away · pop. 240
- Saint-Martin-en-Vercors9.9 mi away · pop. 409
- Vaulnaveys-le-Haut10.6 mi away · pop. 4,000
- Engins11.1 mi away · pop. 433
- Autrans11.7 mi away
- La Chapelle-en-Vercors11.8 mi away · pop. 748
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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 Le Gua, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 38187
- Department
- 38
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,928
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • 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