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Orcines
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Orcines
Total population
3,566
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Orcines is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Located at the foot of the Chaine des Puys, Orcines is an important village for the hikers who come visiting the natural heritage in Auvergne. The town belongs to the rural area of Clermont-Ferrand.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Apart from Orcines proper, the commune also includes fifteen villages : Ternant, Sarcenat, La Fontaine du Berger, Chez Vasson, Le Gressigny, Solagnat, La Baraque, Villars, La Font de l'Arbre, Montrodeix, where the small river Tiretaine originates, Enval, Le Cheix, Bonnabry, Bellevue et Fontanas, one of the most sizeable.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,402
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,290
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,749
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,612
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,578
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,571
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,155
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,137
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2022-05-095 km SW of Villebret, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-09-125 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-129 km SSW of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-117 km SW of Aydat, France
- M 3 — 2008-09-104 km E of Mont-Dore, 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.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Royat2.3 mi away · pop. 4,403
- Saint-Genès-Champanelle4.6 mi away · pop. 3,883
- Romagnat5.8 mi away · pop. 7,869
- La Roche-Blanche7.7 mi away · pop. 3,436
- Riom8.9 mi away · pop. 18,736
- Le Cendre9.5 mi away · pop. 5,494
- Orcival10.8 mi away · pop. 245
- Les Martres-de-Veyre11.1 mi away · pop. 3,863
- Vic-le-Comte14.9 mi away · pop. 5,242
- Murol15 mi away · pop. 640
- Mont-Dore17.5 mi away · pop. 1,237
- Aigueperse18.7 mi away · pop. 2,736
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
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
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 63263
- Department
- 63
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,609
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • 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