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Le Palais
Bretagnevillage
Le Palais
Total population
2,552
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Le Palais is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle Île.
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Geography
Le Palais is one of the four communes of Belle île en Mer. It is the most populated. It houses the administrative center and the main port of the island. The town centre is located northeast of Bangor, southeast of Sauzon and northwest of Locmaria.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum L. · Magnoliopsida447
- Herring GullLarus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves346
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves245
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta218
- Northern GannetMorus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves205
- European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) · Aves184
- ThriftArmeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. · Magnoliopsida170
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves168
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2013-11-211 km WSW of Plescop, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-2152 km S of Guilvinec, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-231 km W of Glomel, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-113 km NW of Péaule, France
- M 2.9 — 2008-07-233 km SW of Caden, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-04-1229 km SW of Le Croisic, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bretagne
- Locmaria5 mi away · pop. 964
- Quiberon9.8 mi away · pop. 4,688
- Plouharnel17.5 mi away · pop. 2,261
- Port Navalo17.8 mi away
- Larmor-Baden20.5 mi away · pop. 865
- Sarzeau21.9 mi away · pop. 8,977
- Suscinio23 mi away
- Kerguet23.1 mi away
- Saint-Cado23.3 mi away
- Auray23.5 mi away · pop. 14,222
- Penvins24.6 mi away
- Arradon24.8 mi away · pop. 5,685
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Le Palais
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 56152
- Department
- 56
- Region
- 53
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,599
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
- • Open Library
- • 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