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Saint-Chinian
Occitanievillage
Saint-Chinian
Total population
1,740
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Saint-Chinian is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The town was the birthplace of the great tenor Agustarello Affre (1858–1931). He is commemorated by a plaque on the house where he was born, on the Avenue de Saint Pons.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European SerinSerinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,210
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,108
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves972
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves896
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves869
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves869
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves830
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves809
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-261 km WSW of Creissan, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-08-2714 km S of Quillan, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-09-029 km ESE of Gruissan, France
- M 2.7 — 2006-11-238 km NW of Espéraza, France
- M 2.5 — 2006-07-261 km W of Laurens, France
- M 2.7 — 2006-07-019 km NW of Le Bousquet-d'Orb, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Occitanie
- Babeau2.1 mi away · pop. 305
- Villespassans3.2 mi away · pop. 182
- Cazedarnes4.2 mi away · pop. 628
- Creissan4.7 mi away · pop. 1,371
- Pardailhan5.4 mi away · pop. 173
- Saint-Jean-de-Minervois6.2 mi away · pop. 137
- Roquebrun6.9 mi away · pop. 604
- Vieussan8.4 mi away · pop. 269
- Aigues-Vives8.7 mi away · pop. 467
- Riols9.7 mi away · pop. 721
- Maureilhan9.8 mi away · pop. 2,376
- Mailhac10.1 mi away · pop. 581
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
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Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 34245
- Department
- 34
- Region
- 76
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,811
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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