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Messimy
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Total population
3,543
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Messimy stands as a village. Messimy maps to 45.699°, 4.674° — squarely within the temperate belt. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 3,543. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The village belongs to the 84 administrative unit. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,367 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,719
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,549
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,891
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,688
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,403
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,397
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,337
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,288
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-01-247 km S of Le Cheylard, France
- M 3 — 2008-01-052 km N of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-10-183 km SE of Arlanc, France
- M 3.1 — 2007-07-09France
- M 2.6 — 2007-05-233 km W of Jasseron, France
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
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Messimy, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 69131
- Department
- 69
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,546
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • 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