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Prissac

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Prissac

Total population

579

Air quality index

45Good
Elevation105 m
Land area62.83 km²
Coordinates46.51°, 1.31°

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City facts

Elevation
105 m
Area
62.83 km²
Official website
www.prissac.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Prissac is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Gaston Chérau (1872–1937), a writer and member of the Académie Goncourt is buried in Prissac.

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History & geography

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne. The river Abloux flows west through the southern part of the commune, then flows into the Anglin, which forms all of its southwestern border.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
46.5100
Longitude
1.3086
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
13.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
26.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
39,759
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    365
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    345
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    340
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    315
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    310
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    300
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    295
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    279

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
50
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2016-05-02

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Hervé Faye
Hervé Faye
French astronomer (1814–1902)
Étienne Tardif de Pommeroux de Bordesoulle
Étienne Tardif de Pommeroux de Bordesoulle
French general (1771–1837)
I
Isidore Denizot
French politician
Fernand Alamichel
Fernand Alamichel
French military personnel
A
Antoine Butaud-Dupoux
constitutional bishop
G
Georges Daudet
S
Suzanne Allen
writer (1920-2001)
G
Gaston Pigeaud
French civil engineer and teacher
H
Henri Jouve

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)
3.55
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,297

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
38
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

Events

Gallery

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

ISS061-E-132764 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS061-E-132763 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS062-E-145157 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS028-E-42081 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS029-E-5517 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS030-E-193887 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS030-E-279584 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS034-E-12869 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miISS065-E-428765 - View of Earth — Prissac, France0.8 miLay depuis le pont du Gué-de-Noailles (vue 1, Éduarel, 20 mars 2016) — Prissac, France1.2 miBrenne - Prissac (36) - Bocage — Prissac, France1.8 miBrenne - Prissac (36) - Bocage - 1 — Prissac, France1.8 miPrissac (36) - RD 10 - vue vers Sacierges-Saint-Martin — Prissac, France1.9 miPrissac (36) - RD 10 - vue vers Chalais — Prissac, France1.9 miPrissac (36) - Pont RD 10 - panneau Sonne — Prissac, France1.9 miSonne - Prissac (36) - Pont RD 10 - vue vers Sacierges-Saint-Martin — Prissac, France1.9 miSonne - Prissac (36) - Pont RD 10 - vue vers le confluent - 1 — Prissac, France2 miSonne - Prissac (36) - Pont RD 10 - 1 — Prissac, France2 miSonne - Prissac (36) - Pont RD 10 — Prissac, France2 miSonne - Prissac (36) - Pont RD 10 - vue vers le confluent — Prissac, France2 miSonne - Prissac (36) - Pont RD 10 - Pancarte catégorie pêche — Prissac, France2 miAnglin - Dunet (36) - Vue vers Prissac — Prissac, France2.1 miPrissac (36) - Pont de l'Abloux - RD 55 — Prissac, France2.1 miAbloux - Prissac (36) - Vue vers le confluent - pont RD 55 — Prissac, France2.1 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
36168
Department
36
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
576

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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