Panissières

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Panissières

Total population

2,862

Air quality index

45Good

Elevation426 m

Land area26.71 km²

WeatherAvg high 59.6°F

Coordinates45.79°, 4.34°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Panissières is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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).

Photos

Buse (222192599)

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Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Notable people from here

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Léon de Poncins

French journalist and writer (1897–1975)

Pierre Coton

French Jesuit priest (1564-1626)

Denis Foyatier

French sculptor (1793–1863)

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Jean-André Delorme

French sculptor (1829–1905)

Jean-Benoît Chouzy

French Roman Catholic missionary in China (1837-1899)

Jean-Marie Bonnassieux

French sculptor (1810–1892)

Jean-François Berthelier

French opera singer (1830-1888)

Jean Cottraux

French psychiatrist

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Joseph Colomb

French philosopher (1902–1979)

Gontran de Poncins

writer (1900–1962)

Étienne Fougère

French politician

Gilles Laurendon

French novelist

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Jean-Baptiste Cony

sculptor from France (1828-1873)

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Laurent de Jussieu

French apothecary (1651-1718)

Jean-Pierre Laÿs

French painter

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Alexis Douce de la Salle

French painter

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Feurs
  6.6 mi away · pop. 8,338
• Balbigny
  7.7 mi away · pop. 2,848
• Tarare
  8.5 mi away · pop. 10,428
• Pontcharra-sur-Turdine
  9.2 mi away · pop. 2,695
• Chazelles-sur-Lyon
  11 mi away · pop. 5,472
• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise
  12.5 mi away · pop. 3,712
• Ternand
  13.9 mi away · pop. 724
• Saint-Galmier
  14 mi away · pop. 5,842
• Saint-Martin-en-Haut
  14 mi away · pop. 3,891
• Vaugneray
  15.9 mi away · pop. 5,571
• Thizy
  16.4 mi away · pop. 6,036
• Bourg-de-Thizy
  16.8 mi away

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

Pale Toadflax

Linaria repens

Seen 2026-06-07

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

Seen 2026-06-01

Common Rock-rose

Helianthemum nummularium

Seen 2026-05-31

Xylocopa

Xylocopa

Seen 2026-05-30

Black-veined White

Aporia crataegi

Seen 2026-05-30

pink trailing iceplant

Delosperma cooperi

Seen 2026-05-30

Common Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Seen 2026-05-27

common columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

Seen 2026-05-25

Morimus asper asper

Morimus asper asper

Seen 2026-05-23

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

Gallery

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

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