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Loisin

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Loisin

Total population

1,687

Air quality index

28Good
Elevation2 m
Land area7.86 km²
Coordinates46.29°, 6.31°

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City facts

Elevation
2 m
Area
7.86 km²
Official website
www.loisin.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Loisin is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It has approximately 1500 inhabitants.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.2922
Longitude
6.3100
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
61
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
452,592
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    7,136
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,925
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,642
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,110
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,659
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,401
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,212
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,838

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
217
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,309

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
29
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Events

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
74150
Department
74
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
1,768

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • 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