Orliénas

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Orliénas

Total population

2,590

Elevation206 m

Land area10.42 km²

Coordinates45.66°, 4.72°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Orliénas is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

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Sébastien Grimaldi

French footballer

Camille Vallin

French politician (1918-2009)

Djamel Bouras

French judoka

Anthony Lopez

Portuguese footballer

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Lucien Bénière

French sculptor (1922–2012)

Étienne Blanc

French politician

Sylvain Marconnet

French rugby union player

Khaled Lemmouchia

Algerian footballer

José Sellier

French photographer and filmmaker (1850-1922)

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Claudius Delorme

French politician

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Cédric Desbrosse

French rugby union footballer

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César Dufournel

Daniel Parrochia

French philosopher

François Chaize

French Catholic bishop in Vietnam

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Georges Nétien

French botanist (1907-1999)

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Gérard Jodar

French trade unionist

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Montagny
  2.5 mi away · pop. 3,200
• Messimy
  3.4 mi away · pop. 3,543
• Ternay
  5.7 mi away · pop. 5,503
• Vaugneray
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,571
• Communay
  6.7 mi away · pop. 4,508
• Chasse-sur-Rhône
  7.1 mi away · pop. 6,372
• Saint-Martin-en-Haut
  7.7 mi away · pop. 3,891
• Écully
  8.5 mi away · pop. 18,361
• Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
  9.9 mi away · pop. 3,784
• Chaponnay
  10.7 mi away · pop. 4,465
• Genilac
  11 mi away · pop. 3,843
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  11.8 mi away · pop. 5,900

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-06-08

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Seen 2026-06-08

Mint Moth

Pyrausta aurata

Seen 2026-06-08

Napoleon Spider

Synema globosum

Seen 2026-06-08

Phytoecia caerulescens

Phytoecia caerulescens

Seen 2026-06-08

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-06-07

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-06-07

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Seen 2026-06-07

tawny longhorn beetle

Paracorymbia fulva

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Orliénas, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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