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Mont-de-Lans

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Mont-de-Lans

Total population

1,933

Elevation732 m
Land area31.66 km²
Coordinates45.04°, 6.13°

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City facts

Elevation
732 m
Area
31.66 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mont-de-Lans is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Les Deux Alpes.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.0353
Longitude
6.1297
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
56,907
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow Gentian
    Gentiana lutea L. · Magnoliopsida
    561
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    477
  • Marbled White
    Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    467
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    450
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    421
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    410
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    365
  • Yellow-billed Chough
    Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    356

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
478
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2014-04-07

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Fabienne Serrat
Fabienne Serrat
French alpine skier
C
Christelle Guignard
French alpine skier
R
Robert Lelièvre
French singer, songwriter and guitar player (1942-1973)
B
Bernard Orcel
French alpine skier
O
Odile Chalvin
French alpine skier
A
Alix Berthet
French politician (1907-1973)
Henri Jules Bataille
Henri Jules Bataille
French general
J
Joseph Martin
French businessman (1923–2005)
Jules Girard
Jules Girard
physician
É
Étienne Félix Berlioux
French geographer (1828-1910)
Pierre Gaspard
Pierre Gaspard
French mountaineer and Alpine guide
R
Roland Roche
French alpine skier
A
Antoine Jean Chabert
Y
Yves Berlioux
French cyclist
M
Marcel Ravel
French resistance fighter
F
François Viennay-Pachot
(1634-1698)

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,357

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
47
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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
38253
Population (Wikidata)
1,097
Wikidata
Q1154596

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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