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Saclay

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Saclay

Total population

4,323

Elevation108 m
Land area13.65 km²
Coordinates48.73°, 2.17°

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City facts

Elevation
108 m
Area
13.65 km²
head of government
Christian Page
Official website
www.saclay.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saclay is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.7 km (11.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.7305
Longitude
2.1726
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
568,608
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17,913
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17,382
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17,143
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,634
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    14,197
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,033
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14,000
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    13,204

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,210

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
253
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
91534
Department
91
Region
11
Population (Wikidata)
4,437

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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