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Ruoms

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Ruoms

Total population

2,284

Elevation80 m
Land area12.14 km²
Coordinates44.45°, 4.34°

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City facts

Elevation
80 m
Area
12.14 km²
Official website
www.ruoms.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ruoms is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.4537
Longitude
4.3406
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)
83,620
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Scarce Swallowtail
    Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1,023
  • Blue Aphyllanthes
    Aphyllanthes monspeliensis L. · Liliopsida
    880
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    704
  • Mediterranean Spurge
    Euphorbia characias L. · Magnoliopsida
    644
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    638
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    595
  • Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)
    Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761) · Insecta
    587
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    579

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
36
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2019-11-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
André Reboullet
French romanist (1916–2010)
Anne de Joyeuse
Anne de Joyeuse
Admiral of France
Auguste Sabatier
Auguste Sabatier
French theologian and academic (1839-1901)
Alphonse Thibon
Alphonse Thibon
French politician (1887–1973)
A
Antoine Maurice Tardy de Montravel
French politician
E
Edmond Boulle
French association football player
F
Franck Chante
French politician (1892-1989)
François André
François André
F
François Boissel
French philosopher, lawyer and writer
G
Gaston Jacquet
French actor
J
Joseph Allauzen
French politician (1890–1969)
L
Louis Antoine Fleury Tardy
Louis de Montravel
Louis de Montravel
Lucien Barrière
Lucien Barrière
French businessman (1923-1990)
Paul Brenot
Paul Brenot
French engineer (1880-1967)
Pierre Chabert
Pierre Chabert
French soldier and officer (1770-1839)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.02
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,468

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
120
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
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

Lacy phacelia
Lacy phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Seen 2026-06-08
Perennial Yellow-woundwort
Perennial Yellow-woundwort
Stachys recta
Seen 2026-06-08
viper's-bugloss
viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-08
Birthwort
Birthwort
Aristolochia clematitis
Seen 2026-06-08
pellitory-of-the-wall
pellitory-of-the-wall
Parietaria judaica
Seen 2026-06-08
maidenhair spleenwort
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
Seen 2026-06-08
European Mantis
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
Seen 2026-06-08
Weasel's-snout
Weasel's-snout
Misopates orontium
Seen 2026-06-08
Spiny Toad
Spiny Toad
Bufo spinosus
Seen 2026-06-08

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

Events

Gallery

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

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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
07201
Department
07
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,311

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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