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Roanne
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Roanne
Total population
34,762
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Roanne is a commune in the Loire department, central France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
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).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves534
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves455
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves409
- European chubSqualius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia394
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves385
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves383
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves336
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves332
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-05-046 km NE of Brioude, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-04-235 km NNE of Manzat, France
- M 2.9 — 2008-03-126 km WSW of Ébreuil, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-03-124 km SW of Ébreuil, France
- M 2.9 — 2008-03-014 km NNW of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Bourg-de-Thizy10.9 mi away
- Thizy11.5 mi away · pop. 6,036
- Tarare20 mi away · pop. 10,428
- Feurs21.3 mi away · pop. 8,338
- Ternand22.8 mi away · pop. 724
- Pontcharra-sur-Turdine22.9 mi away · pop. 2,695
- Celles-sur-Durolle24.3 mi away · pop. 1,643
- Lapalisse25.8 mi away · pop. 3,137
- Abrest30.4 mi away · pop. 2,919
- Chazelles-sur-Lyon31.4 mi away · pop. 5,472
- Anse31.7 mi away · pop. 7,947
- Saint-Galmier32.9 mi away · pop. 5,842
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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
Gallery
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