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Montréal-la-Cluse

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Montréal-la-Cluse

Total population

3,541

Elevation473 m
Land area12.83 km²
Coordinates46.19°, 5.57°

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City facts

Elevation
473 m
Area
12.83 km²
Time zone
Central European Summer Time
head of government
Patrick Dufour
Official website
www.montreal-lacluse.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Montréal-la-Cluse is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is located in the historical region of Bugey and its inhabitants are known as the Montréalais.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.1866
Longitude
5.5705
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)
49,050
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    2,597
  • Noctule Bat
    Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    1,394
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    590
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    582
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    580
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    471
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    439
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    434

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
83
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2022-03-12

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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)
3.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,308

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
115
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
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
01265
Department
01
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
3,568

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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