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Roanne

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Roanne

Total population

34,762

Air quality index

24Good
Elevation257 m
Land area16.12 km²
WeatherAvg high 62.6°F
Coordinates46.03°, 4.07°

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City facts

Elevation
257 m
Area
16.12 km²
head of government
Yves Nicolin
Official website
www.aggloroanne.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Roanne is a commune in the Loire department, central France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.0346
Longitude
4.0729
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
62.6°F
Avg low
46.6°F
Annual precipitation
32.5 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
7
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,387
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    534
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    455
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    409
  • European chub
    Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
    394
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    385
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    383
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    336
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    332

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
83
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2003-08-19

Most recent

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

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,308

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,232
Avg daily Wikipedia views
41
Attention level
Quiet

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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
42187
Department
42
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
35,409

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • 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