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Liergues

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Liergues

Total population

1,973

Air quality index

28Good
Elevation201 m
Land area5.32 km²
WeatherAvg high 63.6°F
Coordinates45.97°, 4.66°

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City facts

Elevation
201 m
Area
5.32 km²

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Overview

Liergues is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Porte des Pierres Dorées. Its population was 2,413 in 2022.

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History & geography

Geography

The commune is crossed from south to north by the Merloup (or Merloux) which has its source in Theizé and flows into the Morgon, a tributary of the Saône (and therefore sub-tributary of the Rhône) at Gleizé.

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Geography

Latitude
45.9697
Longitude
4.6630
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
63.6°F
Avg low
46.4°F
Annual precipitation
33 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
77
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
62,353
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,994
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,938
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,505
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,436
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,409
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,310
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,213
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,164

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
34
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2006-01-11

Most recent

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

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

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Events

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
69114
Population (Wikidata)
2,147
Wikidata
Q1637072

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • 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