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Lentilly

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Lentilly

Total population

6,508

Air quality index

22Good
Elevation240 m
Land area18.39 km²
Coordinates45.82°, 4.66°

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City facts

Elevation
240 m
Area
18.39 km²
Official website
www.mairie-lentilly.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lentilly is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.8179
Longitude
4.6634
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
22
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
150,520
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,583
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,544
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,655
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,338
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,176
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,099
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,037
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,976

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
39
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2006-01-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Antoine Guillaumont
French archaeologist and Syriac scholar (1915–2000)
Barthélemy Thimonnier
Barthélemy Thimonnier
French inventor who invented the first sewing machine (1793–1857)
Blaise Sonnery
Blaise Sonnery
road bicycle racer
Claude Terrasse
Claude Terrasse
French composer (1867–1923)
Pierre Rebut
Pierre Rebut
French botanist
A
Agnès Capri
French actress and singer (1907–1976)
A
Alain Mayoud
French politician (1942–1993)
A
Antoine Ponteille
French politician (1867-1918)
Antonin Dubost
Antonin Dubost
French politician (1844–1921)
E
Eugène Guibaud
French soldier (1909–2001)
G
Georges Villiers
French business owner, politician and trade unionist
Jean-Marie Degoutte
Jean-Marie Degoutte
French general (1866-1938)
Jean Balmino
Jean Balmino
French engineer
J
Joseph Vialatoux
French philosopher (1880–1970)
Louis Seguin
Louis Seguin
French engineer (1869–1918)
Marcel Roux
Marcel Roux
French painter and engraver (1878-1922)

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

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)
56
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

Leopard Slug
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
Seen 2026-06-08
Sweet Chestnut
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Seen 2026-06-08
broad-leaved sweet pea
broad-leaved sweet pea
Lathyrus latifolius
Seen 2026-06-08
moth mullein
moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
Seen 2026-06-08
enchanter's-nightshade
enchanter's-nightshade
Circaea lutetiana
Seen 2026-06-08
Asian Lady Beetle
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Seen 2026-06-08
princess tree
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
Seen 2026-06-08
Mallard
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Seen 2026-06-08
common fig
common fig
Ficus carica
Seen 2026-06-08

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

Events

Gallery

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

Lentilly - Rue de la Mairie - boîte à livres — Lentilly, France0 miGare de Lentilly - Quai direction Sain-Bel — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Ancien bâtiment voyageurs — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Quai direction Lyon — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Téléphone de sécurité — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Quai direction Lyon (2) — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Marquage altitude — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Panneau aire de covoiturage — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly - Batîment — Lentilly, France0.3 miGare de Lentilly-Charpenay - Voie direction Lyon (avr 2019) — Lentilly, France0.9 miGare de Lentilly-Charpenay - Abri (avr 2019) — Lentilly, France0.9 miGare de Lentilly-Charpenay - Téléphone (avr 2019) — Lentilly, France0.9 miGare de Lentilly-Charpenay - Panneau (avr 2019) — Lentilly, France0.9 miGare de Lentilly-Charpenay - Vue 1 (avr 2019) — Lentilly, France0.9 miGare de Lentilly-Charpenay - Vue 2 (avr 2019) — Lentilly, France0.9 miCompteur kilométrique odomètre à 222 222 km (Peugeot 407, France) — Lentilly, France1.3 miFour a pain morillon arriere — Lentilly, France1.3 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Rue de la Cotelière — Lentilly, France1.4 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Mairie — Lentilly, France1.4 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Route de Bel Air (mairie) — Lentilly, France1.4 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Fleuribus — Lentilly, France1.4 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Place Benoit Dubost — Lentilly, France1.4 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Défibrillateur — Lentilly, France1.4 miFleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle - Médiathèque municipale — Lentilly, France1.4 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
69112
Department
69
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
6,623

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • 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