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Pierre-Bénite

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Pierre-Bénite

Total population

10,493

Elevation155 m
Land area4.48 km²
WeatherAvg high 64°F
Coordinates45.70°, 4.82°

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City facts

Elevation
155 m
Area
4.48 km²

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Overview

Pierre-Bénite is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

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History & geography

Geography

Pierre-Bénite, a suburb around south of Lyon, extends over on the right bank of the river Rhône, alongside the A7 motorway. It is limited to the north by Lyon, to the west by Oullins, to the southwest by Saint-Genis-Laval, to the south by Irigny, and to the east by the Rhône, across from Saint-Fons.

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Geography

Latitude
45.7028
Longitude
4.8241
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
64°F
Avg low
47.7°F
Annual precipitation
34.1 in

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

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,367

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
456
Avg daily Wikipedia views
15
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
69152
Population (Wikidata)
10,515
Wikidata
Q1617042

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • 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