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Lecques

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Lecques

Total population

456

Elevation26 m

Land area5.2 km²

WeatherAvg high 68.8°F

Coordinates43.84°, 4.06°

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City facts

Elevation

26 m

Area

5.2 km²

Official website

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lecques is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

43.8363

Longitude

4.0632

Water area

—

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

Climate

Avg high

68.8°F

Avg low

50.6°F

Annual precipitation

36.3 in

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

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

200,497

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
4,108
Great Tit
Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
3,698
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
3,600
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
3,372
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
3,215
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
3,067
Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
2,909
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
2,892

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

27

Largest magnitude

4.8

Largest event

2019-11-11

Most recent

M 4.8 — 2019-11-11
5 km WNW of Rochemaure, France
M 4.3 — 2011-08-03
4 km ESE of Barjac, France
M 2.8 — 2008-11-25
2 km N of Malataverne, France
M 2.6 — 2007-08-03
1 km NE of Jonquières-Saint-Vincent, France
M 2.5 — 2007-01-20
16 km NW of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France
M 2.6 — 2007-01-04
2 km W of Sorgues, France

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Eugène Rouché

French mathematician (1832-1910)

Jean Pierre Joseph Bruguière

Jean Pierre Joseph Bruguière

French soldier and officer (1772-1813)

Claude-Henri Vic

French composer

British historian & pastor

Frédéric Gaussorgues

French politician

Guillaume Viger

French politician, lawyer and magistrate (1792-1849)

French physician

Jacques Jac

French politician (1745-1803)

Jacques Louis Vialla

Jacques Louis Vialla

French jurist (1764-1849)

Jean-Baptiste Fabre

Jean-Baptiste Fabre

French Catholic priest and Occitan writer (1727–1783)

Marthe Borély

French literary critic (1880-1955)

Numa Gilly

French politician (1834–1895)

Raymond Jacques Marie de Narbonne-Pelet

French diplomat and politician

René Bremer

Belgian soldier

René Domergue

French sociologist and essayist (1949–2022)

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

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code: 30144
Department: 30
Region: 76
Population (Wikidata): 473

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Sources

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