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Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

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Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

Total population

1,762

Elevation752 m
Land area39.39 km²
Coordinates44.94°, 3.99°

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City facts

Elevation
752 m
Area
39.39 km²
Official website
lemonastiersurgazeille.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.9399
Longitude
3.9946
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)
30,276
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    494
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    487
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    417
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    413
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    407
  • Giant Noctule
    Nyctalus lasiopterus (Schreber, 1780) · Mammalia
    404
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    345
  • Beech
    Fagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida
    308

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
57
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

H
Henri Louis Augustin de Boissieu
French general (1741-1795)
Jacky Darne
Jacky Darne
French politician
A
Auguste Foulhy
French politician (1858-1931)
Chantal Robillard
Chantal Robillard
French poet
H
Henri Crohas
Joseph Antier
Joseph Antier
French politician (1868–1943)
Laurent Eynac
Laurent Eynac
French politician (1886–1970)
Philibert Besson
Philibert Besson
French politician (1898–1941)
Reine Antier
Reine Antier
French Roman Catholic nun (1801–1883)
R
Robert Mazoyer
French film director, writer and screenwriter (1929-1999)
R
Régis Ploton
French politician (1936-1998)
J
Jacques Joseph Émile Badiou de la Tronchère
French sculptor
H
Hubert de Maximy
French television producer and film director
M
Marcel Raffier
French politician (1923-1996)
L
Louis-Henri de Rochefort d’Ally
French Catholic bishop
R
Régis Gervaix
French catholic priest (1873-1940)

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,401

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
76
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
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

Common Cardinal Beetle
Common Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Seen 2026-06-08
Burnt-tip Orchid
Burnt-tip Orchid
Neotinea ustulata
Seen 2026-06-08
Blue Jacob's Ladder
Blue Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium caeruleum
Seen 2026-06-08
European Peacock Butterfly
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
Seen 2026-06-08
Speckled Yellow
Speckled Yellow
Pseudopanthera macularia
Seen 2026-06-06
Large Skipper
Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
Seen 2026-06-05
Round-headed Rampion
Round-headed Rampion
Phyteuma orbiculare
Seen 2026-06-04
Scotch Broom
Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Seen 2026-06-04
viper's-bugloss
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-03

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Abbey of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille panorama — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France0 miGR70 west of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.5 miMarie Firmin Descours de Soleilhac — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.6 miISS044-E-6837 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miISS044-E-6838 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miISS044-E-6840 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miISS044-E-6839 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miISS057-E-11354 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miISS057-E-11355 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miISS059-E-114854 - View of Earth — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France2.8 miSuc de Montchamp 2017-08 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France3.4 miÉglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Laussonne 2017-08 n01 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France3.5 miÉglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Laussonne 2017-08 n02 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France3.5 miÉglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Laussonne 2017-08 n03 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France3.5 miChadron - La Loire 1 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4 miChadron - La Loire 3 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4 miChadron - La Loire 2 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4 miChadron - La Loire 5 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4 miChadron - La Loire 4 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4 miChadron - Pont sur la Loire — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4 miOccupation du site de Serre de la Fare — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4.1 miOccupation du site de Serre de la Fare 2 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4.1 miOccupation du site de Serre de la Fare 3 — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4.1 miSaone gelée perrache lyon 12 fevr 2012 A — Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France4.2 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
43135
Department
43
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
1,784

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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