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Pierres

Centre-Val de Loirevillage

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Total population

2,780

Coordinates48.59°, 1.57°

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

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Overview

Pierres, a village in Centre-Val de Loire, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 2,780. Located at 48.590°, 1.567°, Pierres occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. It is grouped under the 24 province in national statistics. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,208 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.5904
Longitude
1.5667
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)
98,632
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    4,843
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,495
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,416
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,274
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,237
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,188
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,157
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,766

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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 Centre-Val de Loire

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,208

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
15
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

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

Events

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

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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
28298
Department
28
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
2,788

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • 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